A tip of the Hat to Bill McKibbon, founder of 350.0rg, for placing this great op ed piece in the Washington Post today. “A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never!”
This is how it begins.
“Caution: It is vitally important not to make connections. When you see pictures of rubble like this week’s shots from Joplin, Mo., you should not wonder: Is this somehow related to the tornado outbreak three weeks ago in Tuscaloosa, Ala., or the enormous outbreak a couple of weeks before that (which, together, comprised the most active April for tornadoes in U.S. history). No, that doesn’t mean a thing. …. “
In the book, Touch the Ocean: The Power of Our Collective Emotions, after the scenes with the Obi Wan Kenobi wiseman character, the protagonist is drawn into a discussion about Climate Change as a form of trauma. Trauma occurs with a puncture wound, a broken bone, hemorrhage, and so on. Just as our bodies have to adapt to physical trauma, so does the Earth. Hence, “Climate Change.” What the very few are getting now (God Bless Congress) however, is that just as our bodies have to adapt to our own emotions and emotional reactions about and around Trauma, so does the Earth.
Please visit the book, Touch the Ocean, to learn more of this phenomenon in particular and what you can do.
(Everything is connected in more ways than we have previously dared to imagine. With this book, you can check it out for yourself … provided you take the time.)
For more on Bill McKibbon and 350.0rg, check out the Democracy Now Interview with way cool Amy Goodman. It’s always been kind of a Hippie show, but the now it’s the best real News show in America now (endorsed by Bill Moyers who wants to see it on PBS) and she is such a dear heart – and somebody please give Amy Goodman her Pulitzer Prize now?
Good news! The New Audio Book for Touch the Ocean: The Power of Our Collective Emotions is available now as a download on Audible.com
Thank you for your visit.
