We need this hard hitting interweaving of harsh present time truths and their embodied reality by the people of Gaza to blast through all the mentalized abstractions, lies and propaganda we are being flooded with.
As this horrifying genocide gets worse by the days, weeks, months, and the unspeakably barbaric details emerge that crush and …
We need this hard hitting interweaving of harsh present time truths and their embodied reality by the people of Gaza to blast through all the mentalized abstractions, lies and propaganda we are being flooded with.
As this horrifying genocide gets worse by the days, weeks, months, and the unspeakably barbaric details emerge that crush and numb our hearts, our will to act and our humanity itself, there sometimes comes the desire to look away from the unimaginable suffering being endured by the Gazans/Palestinians (and so many more as in Yemen and Syria happening right now). It's hard to stay present 24/7 to the terrorizing, the unimaginable losses, grief, pain and relentless fear they are being forced to endure night after day after night. I don't experience this as indifference, but as emotional exhaustion in my heart, sometimes evoking my own past traumas.
I know I am blessed to have the luxury of taking little breaks, even if only for a few moments with my beloved cats, feeding the hummingbirds, taking a walk with a friend or lover, connecting with community... the little human things that renew inner strength and replenish the soul. In the midst of war it is that necessity called R&R (which the Gazans are completely denied, not even a brief ceasefire!), and we are in the midst of war, even if at a distance. The internet has shortened and altered time and space in ways we hardly know. But, if we are deeply committed to truth and justice, I've come to feel those breaks can also help our witnessing and compassion to go deeper and steadier, to last longer, so that even as we walk or connect with the other kingdoms offering to help us, our witnessing and prayers for these beloved Gazans, truly our brothers and sisters and children, will increasingly stay more continuously within us and with them.
I can't thank you enough for your courage and commitment to speak out, your strength, endurance, unflagging devotion and love of truth. Your gift of clear seeing and speaking is such a gift to us all.
Wishing Craig Murray the very best outcome in his race for Parliament!
We need this hard hitting interweaving of harsh present time truths and their embodied reality by the people of Gaza to blast through all the mentalized abstractions, lies and propaganda we are being flooded with.
As this horrifying genocide gets worse by the days, weeks, months, and the unspeakably barbaric details emerge that crush and numb our hearts, our will to act and our humanity itself, there sometimes comes the desire to look away from the unimaginable suffering being endured by the Gazans/Palestinians (and so many more as in Yemen and Syria happening right now). It's hard to stay present 24/7 to the terrorizing, the unimaginable losses, grief, pain and relentless fear they are being forced to endure night after day after night. I don't experience this as indifference, but as emotional exhaustion in my heart, sometimes evoking my own past traumas.
I know I am blessed to have the luxury of taking little breaks, even if only for a few moments with my beloved cats, feeding the hummingbirds, taking a walk with a friend or lover, connecting with community... the little human things that renew inner strength and replenish the soul. In the midst of war it is that necessity called R&R (which the Gazans are completely denied, not even a brief ceasefire!), and we are in the midst of war, even if at a distance. The internet has shortened and altered time and space in ways we hardly know. But, if we are deeply committed to truth and justice, I've come to feel those breaks can also help our witnessing and compassion to go deeper and steadier, to last longer, so that even as we walk or connect with the other kingdoms offering to help us, our witnessing and prayers for these beloved Gazans, truly our brothers and sisters and children, will increasingly stay more continuously within us and with them.
I can't thank you enough for your courage and commitment to speak out, your strength, endurance, unflagging devotion and love of truth. Your gift of clear seeing and speaking is such a gift to us all.
Wishing Craig Murray the very best outcome in his race for Parliament!