I posted this off list to Kasey initially and I have decided to post it
to the "big" list too, for reasons which I hope become obvious as you
read. Mostly I want to raise awareness or a reminder or something to
that effect, what this list has come to mean to me and to the countless
others whose lives are truly touched, changed, altered, affected by the
community of loving souls who join hearts and hands with a view to
living into the place of peace and love we often philosophize about.
This is in no way meant to be disrespectful to Kasey either. I feel
that she may be grappling with her opinions which have been informed by
her world, her experience(s) which are different than mine perhaps, and
yet no less important to her as she struggles to see other's ideas,
visions, wisdom.
here is what i wrote to Kasey off list:
in my opinion, the world didnt get worse after the 60's .. the world
has been at war or potentialy at war for many, many years before
that.Love has been around, as part of human life for longer than we
know. the powerful element about love is that it fortifies us as
people, as humans who care, individually and together, as a community .
You may not realize how much the jmdlers reach out to one another all
in the name of love and peace and help those in need financially,
spiritually, and through physical need for those who have faced serious
illness. It is the unfailing, repeated, giving for the sake of giving
that i have shared in, felt, been a part of, been on the receiving end
of that is evidence enough for me that love and peace can and do work
in this world. The friendships and relationships formed here are life
altering. They just are.
Violence and war are not the only part of life/ the world today..just
because the media chooses to flaunt it, does not mean it is all there
is or should be. Just because we havent found a way with peace
prevailing does not mean we should stop looking or hoping to find that
way.
I still believe in peace as the alternative way. Love is a healer on
small scales as well as big ones. And if we as a community live into
that notion of love, and choose loving peaceable ways, in small ways,
then, much like the ripples in water where even the tiniest stone has
fallen, the effects move out from the centre and are long lasting. they
become part of that main stream within which we all thrive.
Mags, always seeking peace and love.
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You open my heart, you do.
Yes you do.
- JM
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