tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post3209343709710567541..comments2023-08-28T03:19:34.617-07:00Comments on It's Nelly's World: Duplex MeMelissa Holbrook Piersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617752678155038816noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-79537302104944434082011-01-01T13:49:51.234-08:002011-01-01T13:49:51.234-08:00Ronald, thank you for the illumination--in all sen...Ronald, thank you for the illumination--in all senses.<br /><br />This time of year does feel driven by deep, ancient impulses. I am glad I survived another year, and am planting the psychic seeds of hope that I will make it through the dark and cold season.<br /><br />I echo your wishes, and send them out to all.Melissa Holbrook Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617752678155038816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-23843162105101849602010-12-30T17:28:55.720-08:002010-12-30T17:28:55.720-08:00Winter solstice rituals are much more than acknowl...Winter solstice rituals are much more than acknowledgment of divinity - they come as much from a deep longing to affirm our survival for another year, past the darkness of the deep winter into a lustrous spring. The Mithraic festival appropriated by Christianity in the fourth century celebrated December 25th both as the birthday of Mithra and the victory of Sol Invinctus over the bull of darkness. It was a festival of lights, evergreens, and the hope for illumination. A model in many ways for civic rites that affirm positive values that seem so paseé in our frenetic media-driven world.<br /><br />Our use of resources should give us less pause, for we are a species on the planet as well. The problem is simply the tempo of their use, and that is beyond the ability of anyone person to adjust. <br /><br />Let us all wish each other vitality and blessedness in the coming year.ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432632664347237710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-10129147362961282072010-12-30T07:04:32.921-08:002010-12-30T07:04:32.921-08:00It's hard to be a conservationist and justify ...It's hard to be a conservationist and justify motorcycle riding.<br /><br />So I don't. I just do it. <br /><br />Happy, happy. True, that.Melissa Holbrook Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617752678155038816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-29645869384893896982010-12-26T08:57:40.210-08:002010-12-26T08:57:40.210-08:00if it stops raining, i will try to consume a littl...if it stops raining, i will try to consume a little gas, a little motorcycle tire, and a little oil. happy happycstatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217901395454107751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333594380363882958.post-69674343701708061752010-12-25T08:54:34.487-08:002010-12-25T08:54:34.487-08:00I'm a hypocrite too.
As to the relentless con...I'm a hypocrite too.<br /><br />As to the relentless consumption, I don't think there's much we can do besides refuse to participate, which doesn't have much impact. It just goes on without us. <br /><br />I'm also an atheist. I no longer have a desire to go to church, but I do have fond memories of growing up Catholic.Mark McGlonenoreply@blogger.com