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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sometimes it's a form of love
just to talk to somebody
that you have nothing in common with
and still be fascinated by their presence.
- David Byrne
posted by Carol at 9:50 AM
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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
5 Comments:
I clicked the link just to make sure it was the David Byrne I thought it was. I'm happy to report that it was. :)
Yessirreee! THE David Byrne
I agree with David Byrne. When I was able to get out more, I enjoyed talking with people I met, from store clerks to people just standing around. I met a lot of neat folks that way and often learned a lot, too.
I didn't thik it would be the footballer.
I love David Byrne. (Uh-Oh is one of my fave albums... ever)
Where I live, in NE England we are known for our friendly nature. Of course the quote is very fitting for blogging... I've enjoyed 'meeting' and 'talking' with some amazing people who, I may not have if it wasn't for this medium. (Amazing people, Carol, Thomas and Nick! ) ;o)
Nick,
I remember reading a post of yours where you talked about the people you would meet as you walked Muffin. You're still doing it, just in a different form, with your blog.
daffy,
I'm a David Byrne fan, also. I own the movie "Stop Making Sense" and I could watch it over and over if I had the time.
Yep, I'm not moving to Kentucky or Texas or England anytime soon, so I'm glad to live in Bloggerville where I can know people like you and Nick and Thomas and others (Talking Heads' song, "People Like Us", starts playing in my mind as I write this.)
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