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Why Do I Write This Blog???

The easiest (and probably the most honest) answer to that question is: I don't know. It all started in the summer of 2005, when I went to Crawford, Texas ( a.k.a. the home of the prez's ranch, a.k.a. the home of Camp Casey) to support Cindy Sheehan. I wanted the world to know that, contrary to what one could read in the mainstream media, the peace movement was alive and well and large numbers of Americans did not support the war in Iraq. I wanted people to know that thousands of Americans were willing to travel to Texas and tolerate the heat, humidity, and bugs in order to support a grieving mother whose new purpose was to shine a light on the lies that led to the war and to bring home our troops so that no other mother would have to know the pain that she felt.

Over time, this blog has become more of an exploration of who I am, my spirituality, and how life works. I love life's complexities, exploring the shades of gray. I want to, as Rainier Maria Rilke said,

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."

Maybe my blog is just one big question about what is needed in order for people to take the time to love and cherish each other and our earth. Maybe someday, I will "live along some distant day into the answer."

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on my journey. I welcome you to share yours with me

 

Thursday, December 15, 2005

No Time for Sleepin'

Here's a blog for ya: Talkleft.com I just found it in an article on the Denver Post. A criminal defense lawyer writes it, so it is very informative and educational. For instance, today's blog post informs us that the Patriot Act renewal that the House has passed includes a "Meth Act" that says that Sudafed and other drugs would have to be kept under lock and key in stores. It goes on to tell what hoops you would have to jump through in order to purchase these drugs. And this has what to do with protecting our borders?

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I am in the midst of working on all things media for the January Arvada Peace & Justice MLK event. I am so excited!

We will have two guest speakers. One is a rookie Denver Bronco Cornerback - Domonique Foxworth. He graduated early from both high school and college, and he scored B averages in both. Don't know what he will talk about yet, but I've seen video of an interview with him and he carries himself well.

Our other speaker is doing important work in the world. Curtis May is the director of the Offices of Reconciliation Ministry. He gives workshops such as the racial reconciliation meeting in Pasadena, CA where he brought together police officers and members of the minority community.

He uses four steps for the process:

1) acknowledge the issues;
2) be willing to change to a different way of interacting;
3) reach out and reconcile with former enemies, and begin doing things together;
4) and love one another.



posted by Carol at 7:20 AM


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