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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, August 25, 2006

It's Been a Year...

Sixteen-year-old Ava Lowery has a new video (PeaceTakesCourage.com) about Hurricane Katrina, out now as the one-year anniversary of the flooding of New Orleans and areas of Mississippi approaches. It brings back emotional memories about the storm and breeching of the levees that caused almost 1500 people to perish in Louisiana alone.

We have killed hundreds of thousands of people in retribution for the 3000 deaths on 9-11. We have yet to hold anyone accountable for the flooding that caused half that many deaths in New Orleans.

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I forgot to commemorate the one-year anniversary of CarolForPeace.com. This blog began on August 16, 2005 after I returned from my first trip to Camp Casey. What a year! During this time, I have posted 413 times, baring my soul to strangers who rarely let me know what they think of my adventures. I have more bravery than I give myself credit for. ;-)

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I spent last night in the hospital with my friend who had surgery two days ago. I doubt if I got more than 2 1/2 hours of sleep, so I have functioned in an altered state today.

It is easy to focus on what is wrong in the world, but in the last couple of days, in every person that I have come in contact with, I have witnessed compassion and a willingness to help.

Tired smiles...



posted by Carol at 8:27 PM

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