People ask me to share lessons from northern Ireland for the US - I don’t take that request lightly, but one of the ways that manifests is that I find it as difficult to start a response as to finish one.
Thank you for this extremely meaningful And Timely post. I've been feeling despairing about the prospects for peace when we have a rogue government that doesn't care what the people want or value human rights. And it's not just one person at the top. We have a lot of people in government who prefer War to peace apparently. But everything is change and we can be a conscious part of aiding piece
“such poetry is the equivalent of having endless talks about talks that never lead to the talks themselves.” - very well illustrated by this quote and the example of enjoying poems without living into their invitations … much like participating in therapeutic conversation without actually implementing the insights that one gets through the process. Thank you for this post.
Thank you for this extremely meaningful And Timely post. I've been feeling despairing about the prospects for peace when we have a rogue government that doesn't care what the people want or value human rights. And it's not just one person at the top. We have a lot of people in government who prefer War to peace apparently. But everything is change and we can be a conscious part of aiding piece
I love this invitation into poetry — “let them become seeds of practice”
“such poetry is the equivalent of having endless talks about talks that never lead to the talks themselves.” - very well illustrated by this quote and the example of enjoying poems without living into their invitations … much like participating in therapeutic conversation without actually implementing the insights that one gets through the process. Thank you for this post.