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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

 

Friday, April 21, 2006

Peace Salaam Shalom






















Here are photos of some of the entertainment at Camp Casey.

First photo: The Djembabes African Drumming group from Austin got us movin' and groovin' with their drumming, singing and dancing.

Second photo: Emma's Revolution. You can hear them at CDBaby.com and buy their Salaam Shalom Peace shirts and CD's at Emma's Revolution.com. They were moving out of NY as the events of 9-11-01 were happening, and the words "peace, salaam, shalom" kept going through Pat's head. They printed the words on their t-shirts and now the song by that name is sung at peace events around the country - probably around the world. I hope so. All of their songs have important messages and speak from the heart. On the way home from Crawford, we Colorado women played the CD at least twice, but we kept rewinding Peace, Salaam, Shalom over and over again and belted it along at the top of our lungs. Ahhhhh.

posted by Carol at 1:01 PM

2 Comments:

Blogger Robert Rouse said...

Carol,

I only wish I could write about my experiences at Camp Casey as well as you have done.

Well done!

Your Brother in Peace!
Robert

7:03 PM  
Blogger Carol said...

Oh my God! I have a draft of a post (that I haven't finished yet to post) that talks about your blog! Thank you for contacting me! I will post your blog address now. We all give our experience different flavors. See ya in August???

8:22 PM  

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