We Are Indigo

In Your Image

Under the sun, you shine like the incarnation of youth

At nightfall you glow, like you just made love to the moon
You are elegance, you are patience, you are reflection, you are still

In your image I will teach my children to grow
Through your eyes, I will show them the world
With your hands I will build their home

This is one of my favorite poems/spoken word arrangements. Enjoy

Being Human

by Haima

I wonder if the sun debates dawn

Some mornings
Not wanting to rise
Out of bed
From under the down-feather horizon

If the sky grows tired
Of being everywhere at once
Adapting to the mood swings of the weather

If the clouds drift off
Trying to hold themselves together
Make deals with gravity
To loiter a little longer

I wonder if rain is scared
Of falling
If it has trouble letting go

If snow flakes get sick
Of being perfect all the time
Each one trying to be one-of-a-kind

I wonder if shadows long
To once feel the sun
If they get lost in the shuffle
Not knowing where they’re from

I wonder if sunrise and sunset
Respect each other
Even though they’ve never met

If volcanoes get stressed
If storms have regrets
If compost believes in life after death

I wonder if breath ever thinks
About suicide
I wonder if the wind just wants to sit
Still sometimes
And watch the world pass by

If smoke was born knowing how to rise
If rainbows get shy back stage
Not sure if their colors match right

I wonder if lightning sets an alarm clock
To know when to crack
If rivers ever stop
And think of turning back

If streams meet the wrong sea
And their whole lives run off-track
I wonder if the snow wants to be black

If the soil thinks she’s too dark
If butterflies want to cover up their marks
If rocks are self-conscious of their weight
If mountains are insecure of their strength

I wonder if waves get discouraged
Crawling up the sand
Only to be pulled back again
To where they began

I wonder if land feels stepped upon
If sand feels insignificant
If trees need to question their lovers
To know where they stand

If branches waver in the crossroads
Unsure of which way to grow
If the leaves understand they’re replaceable
And still dance when the wind blows

I wonder where the moon goes
When she is hiding
I want to find her there
And watch the ocean
Spin from a distance
Listen to her
Stir in her sleep

Effort give way to existence

I confess, I cried a bit when we watched this video in my Black & Green class on environmental justice. If you haven’t heard of Majora Carter, consider yourself officially introduced. What an inspiring individual.

There is a quote I have always liked… it goes something like, “love is an environment which you surround someone with in order for them to grow to their fullest potential.”

In our lifetime, we are constantly moving through different environments. Our moods are affected by so many different factors, both external and internal. I am what you would call a “highly sensitive person.” My mood depends greatly on those of the people around me. It is exhausting living with our emotions day in and day out, our ever changing moods clashing with others. This is where love comes in. It’s like our immune system, fighting off infections and disease. There is no big plastic bubble to step into to protect ourselves from the world around us. But when love is present, somehow the fight seems to fade away and become less important. When someone loves us fully and entirely with all of our flaws, it gives us courage. We are surrounded with an environment which allows us to thrive and grow.

Moment of truth – I haven’t been inspired much on the subject of love lately, but I was looking back in my journal, and I had written this a couple years back. I still think it holds true and not just in romantic relationships.

In romantic love you want the other person. In real love you want the other person’s good.
-    Margaret Anderson

Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
-    Robert Heinlein

Keep your heart and mind open always!