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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, April 20, 2006

For the Soul from South Carolina

I took this photo outside of the Crawford Peace House. I didn't know what I would do with it. But now I know that it is for the Soul from South Carolina.

On April 15th, while I was in Crawford, I received this email from a total stranger in South Carolina:

"Our friend LH suggested that I check out your blog. Fear and pessimism silence too many. NOT YOU! Thank you very much for your efforts for peace. S... South Carolina"

On that same day, S wrote to his friend, LH, saying:
"I am so glad that Carol and others are trying to teach that course...Remedial Humanity 099. But I suspect that George missed some of the prerequisite material along the way."

LH just notified me that the following day, April 16th, Easter Sunday, S died in his sleep at the age of 54.

We don't know when we will die. We don't know what impact we make on others' lives. It is so important to live each moment supporting others and creating the world that we wish to live in and leave for our children. Fear silences me too often. I will put S's email on my computer and on my altar, so that I don't forget to live up to his comment.

I'm so glad that I found the time to respond to S the day he emailed me. Living life with no regrets...

S, I wish you a blessed journey...

posted by Carol at 5:03 PM

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Carol,

Thanks for posting this reminder that life is short. I am so glad you are living yours to the fullest. You're an inspiration.

Liz (way out west)

9:59 PM  

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