Happy Friday!

So Silk Soymilk (owned by Dean Foods) is no longer certified organic. But they put the word "natural" on there, which people like. It's pretty ridiculous and shows the danger of organics going mainstream. It would be a good thing if it wasn't owned by companies accountable to their shareholders (thus putting profit first). But the way it is going, they are doing everything they can to oppose organics, as long as it gets in the way of their profits (Whole Foods and their anti-organic lobbying is a great example of this).
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Meditation is getting more interesting. I have taken greater pains to rest afterward and let everything I dug up during the session dissolve. I always *should* have done this, but didn't have the patience. Now I am, because I feel the difference (I have more inner silence--just a bit). And in doing so, I feel more clear in my daily life. It is all self-reinforcing. I have more frequent glimpses of the "witness" state--every few days, for sure. They are integrating more with my daily life.

I am reading more and it seems that at some point, you can get to where thoughts are not very intrusive and meditation is blissful. It varies from person to person, all our circumstances are different. A few times now I have felt not bliss, but a mild endorphin rush similar to what I feel after a good workout. I have experienced greater bliss from workouts; this was very mild. But it was nice to get a glimpse of quiet. I do know better than to expect to expect anything from meditation.

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Next week I go to Indiana for a weeds contest. I am cramming my brain with names of weeds and pesticides (yes, pesticides. Know thy enemy, I say ;)) and modes of actions and scientific names. Tons and tons of info! But I will retain most of it for the weeds themselves, and it will be good to be informed about pesticides. There are better and worse pesticides, no doubt. I love weeds. Many have edible or herbal uses, and the way they fit into ecological niches is fascinating. I had no idea of this when I started... but they are my favorite type of plants now, after trees.