the great pacific garbage patch

i've heard/read about this garbage patch numerous times in the last year. it came across my path again this morning.....

....a garbage "soup" that has accumulated in the pacific and that basically extends from hawaii to japan!

part of me has simply not wanted to admit its possible or true. i have more than my fair share of cynicism tucked tightly into my psyche that would typically make me more than willing to entertain such a reality, but when this meets with one's inclination for illusion when it comes to matters that feel beyond your control, sometimes denial wins out.

i think i have been in denial.

having to face this reality feels heavy. and even if pessimistic, somewhat hopeless. what is more, this floating garbage heap in the pacific, with any insight, should lead us to a number of worse conclusions yet with regard to where and what garbage is doing globally.... both in water and on land. which is why this isn't really about the pacific garbage heap in particular, but just garbage specifically.... and the amount that we produce for our landfills everyday.

i have very little to say constructively this morning. at this point i'm simply venting. acknowledging. admitting to myself that there is a real problem here. i'm not sure what to do about it. my meager attempts to lessen the amount of plastic and other centuries-long-landfill-clogging refuse that i use feels so inadequate.