Time, money, etc... are human-made constructs. They are not real. They are completely made up. Julia Hill More Quotes by Julia Hill More Quotes From Julia Hill The question is not 'Can you make a difference?' You already do make a difference. It's just a matter of what kind of difference you want to make during your life on this planet. Julia Hill differences inspirational life For millennia the two-million acre redwood ecosystem thrived and sheltered myriad species of life. In the last 150 years, 97 percent of the original redwood forests have been destroyed by timber corporations. ... Big business cut-and-run logging operations have instilled a false dichotomy: jobs versus the environment. Julia Hill cutting running jobs Every moment brings a choice; every choice has an impact. Julia Hill impact moments choices You have to hold yourself accountable for your actions, and that's how we're going to protect the Earth. Julia Hill environmental earth action I wake up in the morning asking myself what can I do today, how can I help the world today. I believe in what I do beyond a shadow of a doubt. I gave my word to this tree and to all the people that my feet would not touch the ground until I had done everything in my power to make the world aware of this problem and to stop the destruction. Julia Hill feet morning believe I wake up in the morning asking myself what can I do today, how can I help the world today. Julia Hill earth-day wake-up morning Why is everything that's good for our bodies, our communities, our world, and our planet called the 'alternative'? That means everything bad for us is the accepted norm. Julia Hill our-world community mean Every day we, as a species, do so much to destroy Creation's ability to give us life. But that Creation continues to do everything in its power to give us life anyway. And that's true love. Julia Hill ability creation giving It hurts to care; the courage to care is the profoundest courage there is. Julia Hill it-hurts care hurt True transformation occurs only when we can look at ourselves squarely and face our attachments and inner demons, free from the buzz of commercial distraction and false social realities. We have to retreat into our own cocoons and come face-to-face with who we are. We have to turn toward our own inner darkness. For only by abandoning its attachments and facing the darkness does the caterpillar's body begin to spread out and its light, beautiful wings begin to form. Julia Hill light beautiful reality I also became a vegetarian when I was 14 because I realized eating animals was cruel. Julia Hill vegetarian eating animal Those things of real worth in life are worth going to any length in love and respect to safeguard. Julia Hill real beauty peace The reality is that in much of industrialized societies, we are completely addicted to comfort. We are a society of addicts. Julia Hill addict comfort reality Tree sitting is a last resort. When you see someone sitting in a tree trying to protect it, you know that every level of our society has failed. Julia Hill failure tree trying As one of us transforms we activate transformational energies in others, which enables them to more readily reconnect with the wisdom of their innate creative source. Julia Hill transformation energy creative One day, through my prayers, an overwhelming amount of love started flowing into me, filling up the dark hole that threatened to consume me. I suddenly realized that what I was feeling was the love of the Earth, the love of Creation. Every day we, as a species, do so much to destroy Creation's ability to give us life. But that Creation continues to do everything in its power to give us life anyway. And that's true love. Julia Hill prayer dark life To me, love, spirituality and life are all the same thing. To me they're all about honoring the circle, and they're just different ways of defining the same understanding. Our society as a whole, because we have placed our love for money above our love for life, has devalued the sacred and devalued love. Julia Hill circles god love
