Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Who's Thinking It Through?



Hmmm


The craziness of war
gave Sophie's Choice, no choice
her choice, that choice
such a war, the war before

 this war

some who fled
more did not
could not

are the wars today
are they better
are they worse
in the helix of our spines
in our dust
in our veins
will we ever have a reason
that is right 
that is just
as the balance of the scales
as they tip, crash & fall
to a civil war within
where we crumble
where we die
all war is genocide


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On Blogging




Regarding A Conversation With Estaban-



I think therefore I am

I blog therefore I think

I am therefore I blog

I am

you are

he, she, it are

here today

&

 gone tomorrow~

think

think

think

think

think




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*Once  again- Poetry A Muse In Motion is back, I second that emotion!


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Musings From The Garden



     This past weekend after finding a home for our newest addition to the Peace Garden it was time to forge forward. Our son M had just moved to D.C. over the weekend to attend medical school in the fall, and after some recent back and froths into Cambridge where he had been living, it was now time for me to settle down.

     It has always been a rewarding experience for us as parents to support each and every one of our three sons as they worked towards their goals and dreams. M of course will be very busy over the next few weeks settling into his new environment. Presently I am staying focused on what it is I'm intended to do. Today's intentions are very clear, to visit with dear friends who are in the midst of a serious illness. Our friendships go back some 38 years. Friends are truly chosen family, and will always be the true flowers in any peace garden.








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Saturday, July 26, 2014

A Re Visit To: A Dove In The Woods


     

The following essay was posted several days ago. This afternoon I reposted it with fuller and more detailed explanations-


      As far back as our kindergarten days we learned about the United Nations through our fundraising efforts for UNICEF.  Each and every October 31st the magic words were Pennies for UNICEF! All of us wanted to help the impoverished children of the world. I grew up in a traditional Jewish family. We were post WWII and part of the experience of those early years was learning about the atrocities, pain and suffering and the lives lost of the six million Jewish men, women and children. People just like our family, who's lives were forever snuffed out, taken away. The cry that our generation came forward with, was clear in the seemingly simple phrase of-  never again! 

     We were also taught about the forming of Israel in 1948, and the reasons why. This too we supported in our homes, and in our religious classes. Learning of the founding of a Jewish State was a thrill! We supported Israel in our years growing up with our fundraising efforts of planting trees there, and joining groups from a far that helped to raise monies for hospitals, and youth organizations that provided social services.

     By the mid 60's I was in high school, and Abraham Ribicoff had become a U.S. Senator representing our home state of Connecticut. As a teenager my view of the world wasn't all that vast, but we were all living through the Cold War, and besides the post WWII stuff our generation was still processing, to add to that I read an article that the U.S. was considering selling arms, and Israel was the country mentioned. So naive at sweet sixteen, and not wanting our country to sell arms to anyone, nonetheless I sent off my very first letter to a politician. Abe Ribicoff replied in record time to the concerns I had expressed in my letter. He assured me that the U.S. would not sell arms to Israel.

     Since that time we have all come of age. Things are not as simple as they had seemed back then. We've had time to mature and to think, and to ask more complicated questions. Meanwhile in the mid 90's a dear close friend, and her entire family were relocating to Israel. During their preparatory time for this big move she was the president of a local Hadassah chapter. Hadassah is a worldwide organizaion, and has built two hospitals and provides outstanding healthcare in Israel of which all Peoples are admited and cared for. No one, I was assured is ever turned away. With that information under my belt I became a lifetime Hadassah member~!

     It has been a long time since I've reacquainted myself with what Zionism is. There are many forms. Which does makes sense, for in any group of people, the citizens of the U.S., as an example- everyone in a population group is never going to think the same way. Political parties, and various religions are just a few of those examples. On the topic of Israel and Zionism I found the term Liberal Zionism listed in Wikipedia-  Liberal Zionism advocates democracy and adherence to human rights, and advocates for equal rights for Arab citizens of Israel. Hence the issue and unresolved conflict that the Palestinian people face, the Israeli people face. How do these two peoples solve this? How do they refrain from doing harm to one another?

     Liberal Zionism meshes well with my perspective for world peace, affirming most clearly that Israel has a right to exist. For each side to do no harm is my view which comes from a long ago exposure to UNICEF and the message of the UN. Every nation has had it's share of growing pains, none are exempt. It is up to the citizens of each and every nation to do their best to question their officials, and to be certain that they the people are heard. The world population has grown, yet the world is getting smaller. Living in peace, is a basic human right. I will always be hopeful that we as a specie can find a way to restore this path, and if and when problems breakout that we somehow are able to learn from the past. To never tire, to try, try, try...

     There are quite a few from my roots background who don't agree with the policies of those with the decission making power. They say the Israeli government's decisions are putting Israel on the wrong side of history. Less than an hour ago it was posted that both sides in this conflict are violating one an other's basic human rights. No argument on this page. I love the Land of Israel, as I love the Jewish People. Let us not forget the Arab People. They are our cousins. We are family. The humanity in my heart entends to all. I do not approve of what the ruling factors on both sides of this conflict have chosen to decree, and do to one another. The toll in this war is horrific. I believe in Nonviolent Resistance, it has worked in other world conflicts. That and an olive branch could prove most effective for all involved~xo~.



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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Where "DO" The Children Play~ ?




          It's been a challenging time for many. So many tragic situations in the world recently, and due to all the media one can't help but feel connected. O our hearts do ache for the people of~ the Netherlands, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. Tonight before calling it a day Cat Stevens' song, Where Do The Children Play began to run through my mind. Have decided to share it in hopes that you would enjoy it too. The creative process, and the effects of music. Gotta love it, it sooths the soul~.







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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

In Israel, Palestine, & In Europe Our Hearts Are With You


      In efforts to find a meaningful way to express what is going on in today's world-  north, south, east and west, all I can say is that my words don't get far enough in any conversation before it's... tears, tears, tears, tears, tears...
     Many of us may have friends, or family in Israel, Palestine, Europe and other various locations. We do, and our concerns are real regarding the safety of our loved ones. The tragedy of violence and war is far reaching. The innocents become part of the causality. Never is it justified. Never.
     Some would say I'm an idealist, and don't truly see the world for what it is. The problem is is that I do. I've seen it, and in my own lifetime have experienced it, and bore wittiness to many a vignette. Such episodes I would have chosen to avoid, but depending on one's time and place a choice isn't always available. That's my view, no matter if it's called impractical. The lessons we've all learned from childhood remain with us a lifetime. Choosing to retain the better lessons, the ones that embody the golden rule, for me are the rules I take literally. They enable me to face each and ever day.
     I take no sides, my support is for each and every innocent no matter the location on the map. It all matters in many of our hearts. All, so very much.








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Monday, July 21, 2014

Every Day In Every Way With The Passage Of Time


This beautiful day called out late this morning. I can't say why, only that the sunshine had a gentle yet forceful glow. It radiated my mind's heart. The weeds are present, they are what they are. Just as I am a mix of it with my own questions, thoughts, and feelings. That's what it is after all, the thinking, the doing... One could even say What is it we do? Each question particular to it's individual thinker. 


We are certainly action figures with some more sedentary than others. But think we we do, and do we do, for better and for worse. After all we're only human, and the day is still young, and I have yet some more, ongoing thoughts...
  

 It still surprises me that the inner conflicts of the human being continues to spill over centuries upon centuries. One person upon the other, one nation upon it's neighbor. Such are the tides of time breaking upon the shoreline receding, melting, burying it's self to depths unknown.
     In the midst of all this; we do, we feel, we engage, we help. For thousands of years we have walked upon this earth. What have we learned? What is our purpose? What have we left behind?
   Each individual comes upon these great questions, be it in a village, a city, or atop a distant peak. Will our specie ever fully evolve beyond our reptilian brains? Will the masses of us obtain a level of consciousness of being able to think before we do? Will we ever be smart enough to not be duped? To not be tricked into allowing others to make poor decisions on our behalf?
     When we think it through clearly the answer is simple. Our minds are open to new ways of thinking. Compassionate possibilities are doable. The horizon is clear. In healing our hearts we continue to help heal the world. It is all part of our planet's journey, it is in our hands. We are all one.

~Peace~

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