Creations Magazine

Talking Our Walk

Nature will reveal itself if only we will look.

~Thomas Edison

Like most of you, I am really glad Spring is here – although my reason may differ somewhat. Certainly, I love the warmth of the sunshine, playing competitive baseball, and the freedom to flash my favorite attire – shorts. But the thing that particularly gladdens me is that I won’t have to hear the incessant moaning about the weather – at least not until the summer heat arrives, anyway.

I do enjoy the seasonal changes the Northeast offers. I like the snow. It brightens an otherwise colorless landscape. And I like to ski and hike in the snowy woods, which is why New Hampshire is my other home. My predilections notwithstanding, it strikes me a bit incredulous that people living in this climate for 50+ years seem to be genuinely surprised that, come December, we get Winter! I understand individual preferences, and that for a variety of reasons, most folks are not able to relocate. However, why constantly complain about something we have no control over? This strikes me as a negative and wasteful expenditure of one’s time and energy. Focus on the “misery” and chances are pretty good you’ll make yourself miserable.

I’m thinking we could be better served by focusing on the significant areas of our lives that we do have some degree of control over – namely our health, and the health of our planet. Quelle surprise! Our April/ May issue (in honor of Earth Day and Mother’s Day), just “happens” to focus on Mother Earth, the Environment, and the Divine Feminine.

As referenced in the February-March Issue, the greatest threat to our collective health is, quite probably, the proliferation of GMO (genetically modified organism) crops. I met and spoke with consumer health advocate and author, Jeffery Smith this past January. His extraordinary, fully illustrated, three-page report is vital information for everyone on this planet. Smith convincingly links the consumption of GMOs with the skyrocketing incidences of many debilitating and fatal disorders since the time GMOs were introduced in the U.S. in the mid 1990s. Among the many conditions illustrated are: Celiac Disease/ Gluten Intolerance, Autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Diabetes and Obesity. (FYI, GMOs are banned in the EU).

Regular readers of Creations Magazine know that our Editorial staff both live and advocate a Vegan lifestyle. The following quote echoes our sentiments that we could not have more aptly articulated. To honor all life, and in the name of plain common sense, we offer you David Coats (Old MacDonald’s Factory Farm):

Isn’t man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife – birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes and dingoes – by the million in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billion and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative – and fatal – health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year, sends out cards praying for “Peace on Earth.”

In Peace & Gratitude,
Neil & Andrea

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