I reflect that had I been on the West Coast yesterday, my son and I would have stood on different sides of the street - he fed up with the noise outside his window and me in support of the truckers (as they remind us of the unlawful and cruel nature of these mandates).
Both this essay and Charles Eisenstein’s this morning have me turning to the Bhagavad Gita- when loving family members meet across a dividing line..and find themselves confused as to how they got there. Ultimately each has to heal the divide in their own soul.
Thanks for the thought-provoking and morally edifying reflections, Annabelle--and also for mentioning Charles Einsenstein's "Reunion." I do believe that we can always choose kindness and human interconnectedness. This does not mean that we cannot peacefully fight for a particular position--but that we have to do so while remembering our common humanity and indeed the vulnerability of our souls.
I wanted to thank you for the 2 insightful comments that you recently posted. For some reason, Substack sent them to my email but did not post them on the blog. I emailed them to ask how to fix this technical problem.
Hopefully I hear back from them soon, but I did see that your most recent comment was posted on the blog (so for now there is only one comment "missing in action" on the blog. I did enjoy reading it by email). Best, Gefen
Beautiful, thank you.
I reflect that had I been on the West Coast yesterday, my son and I would have stood on different sides of the street - he fed up with the noise outside his window and me in support of the truckers (as they remind us of the unlawful and cruel nature of these mandates).
Both this essay and Charles Eisenstein’s this morning have me turning to the Bhagavad Gita- when loving family members meet across a dividing line..and find themselves confused as to how they got there. Ultimately each has to heal the divide in their own soul.
Thanks for the thought-provoking and morally edifying reflections, Annabelle--and also for mentioning Charles Einsenstein's "Reunion." I do believe that we can always choose kindness and human interconnectedness. This does not mean that we cannot peacefully fight for a particular position--but that we have to do so while remembering our common humanity and indeed the vulnerability of our souls.
I wanted to thank you for the 2 insightful comments that you recently posted. For some reason, Substack sent them to my email but did not post them on the blog. I emailed them to ask how to fix this technical problem.
Thanks for passing that on - had no idea that was happening
Hopefully I hear back from them soon, but I did see that your most recent comment was posted on the blog (so for now there is only one comment "missing in action" on the blog. I did enjoy reading it by email). Best, Gefen