Creatures at the Oakland zoo.. by (me!) sandra, tvgp
I am forever grateful to my son for putting the suggestion out there.. -its been a good, I dont know how long time, since I've been to the zoo.. and,
I'm pretty confident it was the most beautiful, perfect climate day of the year for the sky ride! -I mean, my good God.. even if there were not such an awe inspiring variety of creatures to observe
Just to go on the sky ride and take in that panoramic... to see San Francisco so clearly in the distance.. awesome!
someone should create a sky ride across the globe...
anyway.. how utterly creative our God is! from the zebra, to the elephant, to the giraffe, to the sea otter, alligator, tiger, monkeys, goats, turtoises, bugs, birds, bears.. each with their very own look and purpose..
and each info plaque I read -think I stopped to read three or four.. And each one explained that the given animals life span was extended by several years in captivity vs. In the wild..
and we all agreed, that given the human analogy.. we'd all rather live shorter lives in the wild, than longer lives in captivity.
quality of life over quantity of years..
and it sure did seem to me,
well, it was hard to tell if some of the animals were napping/sleeping vs. just bored to near death.
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same subject/different subject: Frickin' links..
on our way to the zoo, I'm on 580.. I pass a memory trigger. And out pops the memory.. I start telling my son and niece the story:
"I broke down write about here.. no big deal, except I had called my husband (at the time) and told him I had a meeting and didnt know what time I'd be home.. 'Don't worry about me being late'
So! this is pre-cell phone, and post trauma.. Its late. Its dark. I'm alone. And my husband doesn't know to worry about me...
no way I can let just anyone who pulls over -help me. In fact, I was certain that if anyone did pull over, it would be to kidnap and rape me.. So I was all PTSD'd out.. in major fear
-turns out, a police officer.. !... was the first to pull over behind my car.. and the sight of that police officers car, and his uniform!
and not having to guess whether or not I was going to be helped or hurt..
-wow!! and I dont remember many details after that.. But I sure do remember the fear, followed by the relief..
moments/experiences for which you cannot say " thank you!" enough.
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and all that being true.. the thing I most want to accomplish in my life write now.. as I am so overloaded with memories and memory triggers..
is to just stop responding on automatic pilot..
it is much harder than people think... same trigger/same story; ad nauseum..
I want to be fresh! unpredictable! new...
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so, if someone says, "russell crowe" -for example..I am NOT going to repeat the...
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