11/7/12
Perception
My empathy will be the death of me. I am not superior to anyone. I will never know everything. Everyone needs to remind themselves of that sometimes. The anger and hatred and disappointment filling the atmosphere are making me sick. I feel like I am being poisoned. I don't want to belong to your groups. Every single classification stands in the way of realizing we are all one matter. I am so very tired of hearing how much smarter everyone is than everyone else. Don't you realize everyone is right in their own perception. You need to learn to view the world from other peoples eyes.
11/5/12
One Matter
Where the oceans meet the land is where I seek my clarity
The peaceful way the clouds lay above the sea
We are made of mostly water, the ocean reflects our disease
In order to be safe we need our water clean
We can't wake up from this nightmare
Things might be worse than they seem
The truth is here, we are scared
Our reality is some rich man's elaborate scheme
I want to give you comfort in your time of need
Shelter you from the pain of ugliness and greed
If we can all work together
It won't take long to remember
We are all connected
We are all one matter
Don't let rough waters drown out the voices of reason
We will change with the tide and give people something to believe in
We will strengthen one another and ignite long cold connections
Bringing forth a new consciousness that leads us in new directions
We can teach others to appreciate things we took for granted
We have the strength to change the world single handed
The lines have been drawn between those who care and those who don't
We must move forward without them, if they don't get it now, they won't
Your selfishness will get you no where, we are a social being
You share a unique connection to every living thing
If we listen to the earth she will tell us what to do
We've been here before and we've always made it through
She cries out for us to listen in the wake of it all
It is obvious there are many who have not heard the call
I do not need to arm myself against my fellow man
We must fight for our survival together, hand in hand
We can still find our peace looking to the ocean from the sand
The peaceful way the clouds lay above the sea
We are made of mostly water, the ocean reflects our disease
In order to be safe we need our water clean
We can't wake up from this nightmare
Things might be worse than they seem
The truth is here, we are scared
Our reality is some rich man's elaborate scheme
I want to give you comfort in your time of need
Shelter you from the pain of ugliness and greed
If we can all work together
It won't take long to remember
We are all connected
We are all one matter
Don't let rough waters drown out the voices of reason
We will change with the tide and give people something to believe in
We will strengthen one another and ignite long cold connections
Bringing forth a new consciousness that leads us in new directions
We can teach others to appreciate things we took for granted
We have the strength to change the world single handed
The lines have been drawn between those who care and those who don't
We must move forward without them, if they don't get it now, they won't
Your selfishness will get you no where, we are a social being
You share a unique connection to every living thing
If we listen to the earth she will tell us what to do
We've been here before and we've always made it through
She cries out for us to listen in the wake of it all
It is obvious there are many who have not heard the call
I do not need to arm myself against my fellow man
We must fight for our survival together, hand in hand
We can still find our peace looking to the ocean from the sand
11/2/12
Feelings In the Wake of Sandy
I don't want to write. I don't want to cry. I don't know what I want. I want people to stop being assholes but I have no control over that. It only took 2 days for some of NJ to forget its most terrifying weather event in history. Especially for those not still actively reeling from it. There is much ugliness about in this world. Tuesday I was impressed with people's thoughtfulness and consideration. Many friends have retracted their harsh words about people's "overreaction" before the storm. Still many diminish the suffering of others.
In other parts of the country and the world there are already people mocking the devastation taking place. What benefit does mocking the suffering of others have? It certainly doesn't make your life any better. As a matter of fact it probably makes all the suffering worse, even your own for the negativity it will rain upon you. We do not need more anger on top of the devastation. There will be more and more anger as life goes back to normal for those of us unaffected and those who lost everything still linger in the breeze. Much like how our society has become about mourning a death. We all move on and forget about those who continue to suffer after the first week.
In other parts of the country and the world there are already people mocking the devastation taking place. What benefit does mocking the suffering of others have? It certainly doesn't make your life any better. As a matter of fact it probably makes all the suffering worse, even your own for the negativity it will rain upon you. We do not need more anger on top of the devastation. There will be more and more anger as life goes back to normal for those of us unaffected and those who lost everything still linger in the breeze. Much like how our society has become about mourning a death. We all move on and forget about those who continue to suffer after the first week.
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