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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
7 Comments:
One of THE best moments of my life.
I borrowed your picture to post it on my blog. I also loved your assessment of how you are making a difference while marching. Nice job! So glad you got to be there!
It was a pleasure to get to know you better. Thanks for the company.
It felt like family, didn't it Mary?
Hey Sheri,
Thanks for visiting. I'm glad that you put the photo on your blog. I will go visit it in a little while.
Robert,
Thank YOU for your help while I was an orphan in the big city! I am glad that I got to know you better, also. And it was fun to reconnect with my CC chauffeur. ;-) Please give him my best.
Great looking protestors. And I guess Robert's all right too. HA!HA!
Chuck,
The Three Blogeteers rocked D.C.!
I yam what I yam, Chuckie! LOL
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