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Thanks so much to everyone who had something to say about what I posted yesterday. There are so many discussions that I would love to carry forward with in the different threads, and it is reassuring to hear that the sentiments which I gave voice to are shared. Something is definitely "up". The question is - what to do about it.
I haven't been out of the country in a long time, and I wonder if similar things are happening in other parts of the world. I read an observation in a friend's weblog this morning that said, "We deserve all the hatred the world has for us." and it got me thinking, are we being bombarded in this country with negative energy from around the world? Is that what's causing this disturbance? and if so, how do we counter this? I know that ending the war in Iraq would be a good start. But even if we were successful in removing ourselves from the situation in the middle east, what then? How do we repair the damage? and is there time?
I had thought that the place to start was in my own small circle, within my own body even. And yet, if the forces acting upon me are external, how do I shield myself from them long enough to gain the strength to address countering them. I have known for many years, deep down inside, that each of us is capable of accomplishing absolutely anything. It’s a lesson I learned from Donald Shimoda in a cornfield in the somewhere in the Midwest when I was a teenager(read the book). At this point, my problem is, I don't know what I need to do in order to accomplish this.
I haven't been out of the country in a long time, and I wonder if similar things are happening in other parts of the world. I read an observation in a friend's weblog this morning that said, "We deserve all the hatred the world has for us." and it got me thinking, are we being bombarded in this country with negative energy from around the world? Is that what's causing this disturbance? and if so, how do we counter this? I know that ending the war in Iraq would be a good start. But even if we were successful in removing ourselves from the situation in the middle east, what then? How do we repair the damage? and is there time?
I had thought that the place to start was in my own small circle, within my own body even. And yet, if the forces acting upon me are external, how do I shield myself from them long enough to gain the strength to address countering them. I have known for many years, deep down inside, that each of us is capable of accomplishing absolutely anything. It’s a lesson I learned from Donald Shimoda in a cornfield in the somewhere in the Midwest when I was a teenager(read the book). At this point, my problem is, I don't know what I need to do in order to accomplish this.