It seems pretty clear that it's gonna take me a little while to get back into the swing of the blog thing. But I'm keeping on keeping on, and that's all I can do.
My cousin just graduated from basic training. Which I guess means he'll have to start doing army type things, like fighting in a war. It scares me that my little cousin - I can remember so clearly the year he was in my Aunt Jana's belly - will likely be deployed into a war. My family is pretty peace-lovin', so this is the first family member of mine to take that path and it is eating at my gut. I'm scared for his life. I'm scared for his big heart. I know that there are many opportunities he will have that he could not have had without this, but I'm still scared for him.
I hate fighting. I don't understand why people don't see that talking and listening and compromising and sharing and give and take are much better ways to resolve conflict than fighting. I'm not talking about the soldiers, though I think it's crazy important that the soldiers too are imbued with a base layer of calm, peace, and love. I'm talking about the leaders. We all have to choose compassion over aggression. Or children will continue to die.
LOVE.
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Kit, You are still one of my favorite people of all time. Amy Martin
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