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Wild world

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Just a crazy appreciation that the world is wild and out of control.y. husband staff member held hostage. Gun shot in our neighborhood tonight. Possibility of WiFi at our remote home negligible and do we want it. Listening to a podcast on whether it is more ethical to feed kittens destined for euthanasia because they are homeless or bred rats to pet snakes. Mars has signs of methane and hence life. People starve while humans support fast food outlets that package food in wasteful containers. Passive humans too afraid to stand for anything. Escapism on a screen. Religion and rules all muddled up. Rescued penguins released to get caught in an oil slick after a week in the wild. Bad driver cutting us off on the way home.

A lot of judgement and projection and anxiety.

Big breath. There is goodness inside us. We all know it. I look forward to a time where we pitch forward in a rediscovered a garden of eden. It is within our reach. It is everywhere. Behind picket fences. In zoos and aquariums. In fenced game parks and cities. On this amazing planet.

It is within us

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