There was a story in the St. Pete Times from Palm Harbor that the Witch's Brew (a coffee and ice cream store) and Oak Trail Books (a metaphysical bookstore) are hosting a green-oriented event called "Heal the Gulf: Paths to Sustainability".

The event will feature a variety of local eco-friendly vendors and presentations on green technology, clean renewable energy alternatives to oil and ways to heal the Gulf of Mexico after the oil spill.

Presentations will include:

1. a water blessing for the gulf (this should help)




2. a poetry reading focusing on the oil spill (this could make the biggest difference of all. I hope BP is listening)




3. an art therapy session using art to process emotions related to the catastrophe (it is ALWAYS productive to finger paint your feelings and make a tongue depressor picture frame for your art)




4. a talk by a psychotherapist on ways to deal with the stress related to the spill. (I am going to go out on a limb and guess the person giving this talk has received their degree from a very prestigious online institution of higher learning. In the words of the late Billy Mays...."HERE'S HOW TO ORDER")

This all sounds very productive but this type of event is not new. They used to hold these events at least as far back as the 1960s (and I am sure well before). I am trying to remember...I don't recall what they called them 50 years ago but I recall hearing something about a bunch of guys sitting in a circle... hmmm.... circle something....dang....I don't remember. I bet they were all jerks though.