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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

 

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

How 'Bout We Do Lunch?

I think that it is very telling that W and Ahmadinejad will both be at the U.N., but W will not even meet nor speak with Ahmadinejad in person. He will be at the same place at the same time, he has issues with the man, and he won't even meet with him to talk about it! That's the kind of behavior that got us where we are.

The Arizona Republic says it succinctly: Bush, who speaks at 8:30 a.m., says he will use his talk to warn Iran that it must obey a Security Council resolution calling on it to suspend its nuclear-fuel program. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tonight will say its nuclear program is peaceful. Bush says he has no intention of meeting with Ahmadinejad.

Talk about some amazing communication skills! Talk about triangulation! Talk about not even trying to see the human being in the man you disagree with! Talk about a role model for all American kids to emulate!

Kids, don't do this at home! It is hazardous to your safety.

When I observe the president of my country refusing to have dialogue in person with someone whom he considers a threat to my country, I feel disheartened and scared - more scared than I do of the possible threat of said nuclear program - because I need to know that the pres of my country is doing whatever he can for my safety and the safety of the rest of the world, and that he is doing it through working with those he disagrees with, not through force.

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posted by Carol at 9:02 AM


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