will i see you in september?

so, my boyfriend and i have been planning a trip to mexico....the yucatan peninsula...for awhile now. i'm in need of a nice beach vacation, and we both want to spend some time outdoors enjoying the sun!! it's time to relax.... :)

the yucatan is an especially good destination for us right now. first because it's cheap. and second, because i'm incredibly fascinated with the mayan culture that is prevalent there. i want to see chichen itza, tulum, the cenotes!! and it'd be nice to get there before the year 2012. i worry that the area will lose alot of it's mysticism, in the event that the mayan calendar, predicting the end of the world, proves to be false. on the other hand, if the earth does decide to give up on the human race, i want to have at least experienced the energy of this mysterious place before meeting my demise. either way, i'd like to visit soon...

our goal is september. but i worry... is the end of the world already on the horizon? at least for mexico, the rest of the caribbean, and the southern US? there's oil in the gulf. black blood. how long until it reaches further shores? maybe the mayans were right. animals are dying. eco-systems are dying. and if we, on this planet, are all ONE, as i believe, then we are ALL dying. i hope somebody with the right kind of power finally figures out a way to fix the whole mess. greed ruins everything. the oil spill needs to be a wake-up call, or we're all going to end up ASLEEP! just as the mayans predicted...

i hope mexico is never affected by this catastrophic event. i hope sea turtles lay lots of eggs and many baby turtles make their way to the oceans. i hope dolphins continue to play in their blue home. i hope the cenotes stay crystal clear with their other-worldly beauty. i hope the sandy and rocky shores of the yucatan remain pristine. and i hope i get to visit in september.

if the mayans were wrong, as i hope they were, i plan on visiting many more places before i die. i want to appreciate this planet for all of it's beauty. i want to take care of it and it's inhabitants. i want more people to understand that what we give to this planet is what we get, as a whole earth. everything living is affected by all that surrounds it.

so let's surround this planet (and all that dwell here) with some love and positivity. let's make conscious earth-loving decisions every day. not just for ourselves, but for future generations. it's time to make some changes!! it's time to raise our awareness as a whole!!! it begins with each of us taking responsibility for ourselves. it's time to step out of our bubbles and realize our connectedness. only then will we start to really take care of our planet. we need to see ourselves in each other!! we need to see ourselves in the earth, in the oceans, in the animals with which we coexist. we are all so intricately linked. it's time to recognize this and take actions that resonate with this truth. we need to come together as a whole, if we are ever going to survive!

i hope the yucatan survives.

and i hope to breath in it's energy this fall. :)