Something to be said for getting really clear on where your energy comes from. I hear the invitation to be more intentional about our consumption choices in recognizing something else has died for us.
(And at minimum, a moment of deep gratitude before eating.)
I read a story of bowing to life. Your process of questioning and working hard to craft a bow for killing is a bow to life. I appreciate how you are slowing down your research process by taking an approach of hands on making with the earth in order to learn and reflect, on earth time, which path is right for you.
Thanks Joshua! It is really fascinating to sit with the idea that taking I am taking life of a tree, to take the life of animal, to sustain my life, all while trying to put my ego aside and remember that in the grand scheme of things, my life is not more important than either of those. All three of us (tree, animal, and me) have a role.
Something to be said for getting really clear on where your energy comes from. I hear the invitation to be more intentional about our consumption choices in recognizing something else has died for us.
(And at minimum, a moment of deep gratitude before eating.)
When you think about how many people touch even something as simple as an apple before we eat it, I think gratitude is so important.
I read a story of bowing to life. Your process of questioning and working hard to craft a bow for killing is a bow to life. I appreciate how you are slowing down your research process by taking an approach of hands on making with the earth in order to learn and reflect, on earth time, which path is right for you.
Thanks Joshua! It is really fascinating to sit with the idea that taking I am taking life of a tree, to take the life of animal, to sustain my life, all while trying to put my ego aside and remember that in the grand scheme of things, my life is not more important than either of those. All three of us (tree, animal, and me) have a role.