Beloved,
Well, the migration has begun. I went out in my kayak and noticed
that several pontoon boats have been taken out of the water and
prepared for winter. This is a beautiful time of the year but it
is also sad for me as I truly love the activity around the lake and
the people you see only for 3 months a year. My favorite bird, the
Oriole had already left and now the hummingbirds have begun their
migration so they are no longer around.
When I went to the beach to launch my kayak, I noticed a lot of dead
fish on the shore. I had not seen that many fishermen around who
usually throw the fish back and these were white perch about
3-4 inches long. As I went around the lake, I ran into a man who had
been in the cove and he said there was probably 150 – 200 dead perch
in there.????? He was going to check with people he knew and when I
came back, I called the Fish and Wildlife Assoc to report it and to
get info.
It turns out that occasionally this happens and the two year old
perch seem to be the most vulnerable and it is probably a bacteria
that only that size of white perch fish are vulnerable
to this particular bacteria. They will check it out but they
assured me that for 200 fish there are probably 2,000 or more still
alive and well. I know the Lake Association was around the lake
checking things out and also the Health Department was called.
It takes ALL in a community to make a difference.
Ecology is a balance and to keep the lake healthy, we all need to
pay attention and report it to people who are in the know and who
can help if there is a problem. This brings to mind the tragedy
of our Embassy in Libya where the Ambassador and others were killed.
Most of Libya is still pro-Anerican but it only takes a few to spoil
the broth as we say. When something that unusual happens, it certainly
comes to our attention
We Americans like to think of ourselves as good guys and Saviors of
the world. Yet, mixed in with those of us that prefer to do good,
there are a few that do not have the compassion and wisdom to use
our great gift of free speech to do good. Our men and women die
for these people to have the freedom to think and say what they feel
yet I doubt that the few bad eggs have any conception of the gift
they inherit by living in the USA. This author is now in protective
custody because of death threats.
When I heard of this atrocity, I got angry at the author for being
so unfeeling about another person’s faith as to write and defame
Someone Else’s beliefs. Yet, aren’t we all guilty of saying things
that are not beneficial to someone else? It is called spreading
a rumor.
Then after a few minutes and some deep breaths, I needed to see the
good in this tragedy. The victims gave up their lives so that the
whole world would see what hatred does, what bigotry does, what mob
mentality does, and also what INDIFFERENCE does. Why are we so blind
to what is happening to our neighbor? When are we each individually
going to spread compassion and compromise to our families, our
neighborhood, our state, our country and then to the entire planet?
WE ARE ONE SPECIES ON ONE PLANET!
It took only one person to start this ball rolling, the author. YOU
too, can make a difference. I wonder if just ONE person took the time
to speak to this author, to help him understand what freedom really
means, to use his gift to spread Love instead of bias, to actually
be an example of tolerance that the author could emulate, would it
have made a difference? We will never know now. Let us
offer now compassion for his ignorance and refrain from making
hate and revenge go viral.
Our emotions spread like a virus, let us offset the anger with
compassion and love for all that are involved in this scenario.
E-motions are E-energy in Motion. Your emotions are felt at a heart
level clear across the planet just like telephone waves and the web
waves reach anyone you wish to contact. I do not condone what was
done, yet you can help all affected by having your loving feelings
of compassion go viral.
What is it that YOU can do? What is that saying? “For evil to
flourish, it only takes a good person do nothing”.
Speaking of what one person can do. Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyjuLA5qlw
Love and Light
Mary Grace
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html
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Wales, MA 01081, USA
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