The Year Of The Bear: Reflections On The Daunting Realities of 2008 (Carla Royal)

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Something new is emerging. This something new is unlike anything we humans who live now have ever seen.

by Carla Royal -- Speaking Truth To Power

On New Year's Eve I went to a friend's house. A few of us gathered in the middle of the afternoon to bring in the New Year with quiet contemplation, ritual, deep thought and intention.

OK, so we were really there to watch football. What can I say? I was raised in a football family, and it is still in my blood. As I don't own a television, I went to a friend's house to watch the game. Truth is, I was there in an attempt to avoid thinking about the New Year altogether.

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I read the news. I see what's happening to the economy. I know climate change is speeding up. I know that water is becoming scarcer. I know food supplies are going down while prices are climbing. From everything I can see oil production has already peaked. The housing bubble has burst. Our political arena is in shambles. As Richard Heinberg points out, everything seems to be peaking. So I'm scared. Really scared. I comment on this to Karen. No time to talk or contemplate these things right now. Right now it's time to get the groceries and get back to our friends.

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Something new IS emerging. This something new is unlike anything we humans who live now have ever seen. But maybe the Boulders have seen something like it. Maybe the Streams have. Maybe the Mountains have. Maybe if we listen they will awaken us and remind us.

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