Tis the season to be jolly, and offer up goodwill towards men...
but I'm not really feeling it,
even though I'm trying.
My first response when I heard about Sandy Hook
was to ask why anyone would be surprised?
Just take a look at the world we live in.
It took me a couple of days
before I allowed myself to feel the horror of what happened there.
And then I cried.
Not just for the children of that little American town and those who loved them.
Those poor families...the empty space in their heart.
I slipped into crying for all the children who go to bed at night with fear in their hearts
before I allowed myself to feel the horror of what happened there.
And then I cried.
Not just for the children of that little American town and those who loved them.
Those poor families...the empty space in their heart.
I slipped into crying for all the children who go to bed at night with fear in their hearts
because of war,
or because they live in violence,
the sound of guns ALL the time.
Bombs even, drones.....
children are called collateral damage in other countries.
children are called collateral damage in other countries.
Or ''gang related'' deaths here in the USA.
Or they become victims of domestic violence.
Child abuse.
Or suicide...suicide is rampant among our children.
I was listening to two teenage boys talk about Sandy Hook...
about the guns,
they said they had friends who think war is fun,
and can't wait to join one.
To my surprise they brought up the violence of video games...
they even see it.
Do you think we might be desensitizing our children to violence?
We pay a great deal to have
violence brought into our homes via, games, movies, music and tv...
If violence is part of our entertainment
why are we so stunned
when it comes to one of our own neighborhoods in a very real way.
There are many mentally ill out there, add guns, fear, hate and disconnect and...
well, is it really surprising that we need to turn our schools
into armed encampments?
Is it true?
We reap what we sow..
Is it true?
We reap what we sow..
When are we really going to demand a more caring society?
And I ask myself this.
And I ask myself this.
When are we going to create a society that honors our children
by truly working to come together in peace?
by truly working to come together in peace?
When will we stop the US and THEM?
This is the season of love and magic yet there is so much fear and sorrow, why?
I don't have the answers.
We, the ''greatest'' nation,
need to take a look at what we perpetuate here,
and all over the world.
Look at how we are seen...are we truly the Ugly Americans?
We rain bombs down on children every day..
Turn our backs on starvation, here and ''over there''.
It feels like a real shift in our perspective
about what is important is desperately needed...
and
and
more love...
more reaching out...
more awareness...
more listening deeply to each other...
more working for change..
more action..
more action..
more hugs..
I think we need BIG changes...
we say we want to protect the children...
we say we want to protect the children...
but we are doing a terrible, terrible, job.
Children all over the world are dying and aren't they all our children?
Posts
.jpg){kind=small}
