Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Sunday, February 12, 2017

“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard



     Be who you are.  Don't let the times change you.  Don't normalize the horrible.  Call politicians on their lies....every time.  Speak out against injustice.  Don't normalize. Don't lose yourself.

     Here are a couple of well-written articles.

     A proud republican on why he is joining the resistance.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/im-a-proud-republican-and-im-joining-the-resistance_us_589ca0b6e4b0985224db5e53


     An open letter to Jason Chaffetz from someone who attended his town hall.
https://medium.com/@jonogden/an-open-letter-to-jason-chaffetz-from-someone-who-attended-his-town-hall-41d3ff348c9f#.85cq2i5g8


     Someone suggested "The Sound of Silence" remix by Disturbed as a protest song.  I absolutely love this version but wouldn't have thought of it as a protest song.
      A couple of lyrics do jump out at me, though:

"Fools" said I,
"You do not know, silence like a cancer grows

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4&feature=share

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