This is a picture of me and my Grandpa, SuperForester John. Rather, this is me and the box that SuperForester John’s ashes are now being housed in.
A little piece of paper on the front of the box reads:
JOHN JOSEPH SENNETT III
Born September 2, 1923 Died December 4, 2009
Age 86 years
I’ve been SuperForesting for several years now and I have learned much. I would like to share one little thing with you.
On the top of the box that my Grandpa’s remains now rest in, written in the plastic are the words “Temporary Container”
That sums it up perfectly to me.
Temporary Container.
My body, this life, this situation, my status as SuperForester Jackson, my youth, my brain… These are all just temporary containers. All that I am and have been and hope and dream will one day be gone. But a good idea can last a long time. I can use the time I have to share my ideas, in the hopes that the good ones will outlive me.
I have used SuperForest as a catalogue of uplifting thoughts and ideas, and when I am feeling down, or uninspired, a visit to good ol’ SF cheers me up, surprises me, teaches me something new, gladdens my heart. My goal has been to have SuperForest grow and multiply, so that everyone can feel that way I do inside. (Joy and inspiration are in short supply.) With enough good ideas on the net, we can overcome any obstacle.
I am but a temporary container, and while I am here (temporarily) I will spill gladness and joy like a pitcher of water.
I have come to terms with the fact that I am an infinite consciousness housed in a finite container, and while I’m not totally sold on dying, I have made peace with the fact that it will one day happen. I will use every day to smile and be glad and to learn, and to share that gladness and the lessons learned.
Not because I expect to have an impact, simply out of the joy of sharing with humans as fabulous as yourselves!
One day I will die, until then I will be happy.
I will dance and sing. Create art and share it. Fall into and out of love. Learn from those that would teach and teach those that would learn. Create ideas and share them with the world to see which ones live on outside of me. Communicate peace and joy and love. Work for equal rights and justice. Communicate abundance. These are my goals.
I used to get down on myself for not being able to craft magic words that would fix everything. That was sort of a dead end. Instead of that, I am going to focus on being happy, and communicating happiness.
There is a world of abundance all around me. I will use it to make art. I am so grateful for this opportunity.
Thank you, SuperForest, for the opportunity to share these thoughts and feelings. Thank you for reading these words and this site. Thank you for thinking that the ideas here are worthy of your attention.
Thank you to everyone who has ever commented on a post. Thank you for every email I’ve gotten from SuperForesters around the world. I have yet to get a nasty or unpleasant email about the work that goes on here at SF.
Thank you to Team SuperForest! For the continual surprises! For the growth and learning! For the interrobang! For the energy that you contribute to this project! I am humbled by your generosity and greatness. Thank you for being you.
And especially thank you to SuperForester Carla, who leadership and giving have inspired me endlessly. Carla, you are a source of strength when I feel weak, and you are the rock when I am the frothy sea. Thank you for your abundant love and energy.
Thank you to my lovely family, in your temporary containers, everywhere.
Love to All,
SFJ
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