I watched Survivor on TV on Wednesday night. It’s a program I follow sporadically and there I was watching it that day. On Thursday I heard about Mandela’s death. These two things made strange bedfellows in my brain. On Wednesday night there was tribal council and the vote to eliminate a member from a tribe. … Continue reading Mandela’s Legacy
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I went on a silent retreat. I was surrounded by stillness, quiet, and peace. I felt very calm. On the fifth night I had a dream. A close friend of mine is in the dream. She’s in her early seventies. In the dream she has a small dog. She irritates teenagers in the neighborhood when … Continue reading Violence
Through nonviolence training I've gotten the impression that letting go of enemy images is a productive thing to do if I am to live a nonviolent life. I struggle with this. Some things that people have done are just wrong. I don't have pleasant thoughts about Hitler, for instance, or about others closer to my … Continue reading Enemy Images