Contents: light, air, water, greens, warm campfires
Do not use if the seals have been broken or have perished.
Suggested use:
Take one breath 18,000 times per day, with or without food.
Consume considerable amounts of clear water.
Bow in gratitude with each meal.
Find modest shelter, cultivate
extravagant attentiveness.
Take naps as needed.
Sleep at night.
Gentle on the stomach (may also be used as a poultice), helps build strong bones and teeth, and taken as directed will prevent incivility, degenerate moods while promoting clarity and stewardship.
May cause sweet drowsiness, a sunny disposition along with moments of extreme happiness, hilarity and fits of unselfishness.
Never operate large noisy machinery, at any time, regardless, ever.
If symptoms of disquiet persist, simplify; or consult your physician or mystic or safe sister or huggable friend; or fall in love.
Other ingredients: mystery, wonder, beauty, sorrow, loss, hemp, corn starch.
May contain: stormy days, bad faith, occasional bitchiness, buskers, poets, traces of lavender, swaying wheat fields, cliches, aloes, cassia, beer, barmy breezes, grapes.
Store anywhere and within easy reach of children — keeping the lid wide open.
Manufacturer’s note: As part of a well-balanced week, walking, planting something, weeding your garden, shovelling your neighbour’s walk, shopping at Thrift stores for outrageously colourful clothes, and one day of complete rest, may reduce the risk of recidivist glumness.
Lot #: 1 (and only)
Expiry date: Unfortunately latest medical research concludes that without ameliorative action, it is potentially within your great-grandchild’s lifetime.
Stephen, I can’t tell you how much I love this. Every single word and thought!
Thank you Diane! That means much to me!
I am constantly thinking about the rising cases of mental health problems, especially among youth, and the growing concern for their future due to environmental degradation (e.g. see https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/02/03/eco-anxiety-is-overwhelming-kids-wheres-line-between-education-alarmism/?arc404=true). While your prescription here doesn’t solve those grand challenges, I do believe that we all need to take this prescription so that we come together to try to positively address the problems.
Yes! And thanks for the link Diane.
‘Never operate large noisy machinery, at any time, regardless, ever.’
Haha! BRILLIANT. As always.
Thanks Laurie!
Rarely found in urban areas; more likely at “the cabin” near some bush trails where
wild blueberries grow!
Ah yes, right you are Ike. Thanks!
Great picture – a scene from the Whitesand River bank could also have provided the inspiration for this, methinks!
Thanks Sam, possibly true. The Whitesand river is forever with me.
Love this Steve! I agree with you it assessment that the earth (beauty) has the ability to heal and bring us back to our best selves.
Thank you so much Sue!