Notes, Thoughts, and Poetry

I would like to talk about Alicia’s quest for a sustainable coexistence with Earth.  Let’s think about that for a second.  Sustainable. Coexistence. With. Earth.  That’s not really the path we’re all on at the moment…

Many of you may know that Alicia was Vegan.  She had a kindred spirit with all living things from the smallest of insects, to the largest of all wildlife.  In 2015, she chose to eat a plant-based diet as a respectful action in her life that would not exploit nor kill animals.  She was a beekeeper. She talked to all her bee-beauties as if she knew them.  She hand-fed the deer at her home and eventually convinced the Roadrunner, Roady, to eat meal worms from her cup.  She believed in sustainability.  Again; coexisting with the Earth.  

And, she supported Fair Trade companies.  She gave what little she had to organizations that cleaned up oceans or start-up companies developing innovative ways for nature conservation.  Her quest for finding grass-roots companies was incessant and anyone within her circle knew that Shea Butter from Ghana was the best choice for all things skin related.  Initially, vegan choices were hard to find.  But as with most things with Alicia, she was ahead of the game.  Vegan is now encouraged and mainstream. 

As a result of Alicia’s beliefs, she was not embalmed.  We were only graced by her presence at her memorial for far shorter than we would have liked, just as in her life.  Her box is bamboo and inside that box she is wrapped in a cotton cloth from Ghana and then a cotton blanket. She’ll become part of the Earth.  She’ll truly coexist with the Earth as long as the Earth exists.  That is a fitting and admirable homage to her quest.