As evening came and the kids settled down, an unexpected thought arose in me.“I used to think a lot about enlightenment and how much I wanted it. I don’t think about it so much anymore. Have I given up or lost some of that spark?”Then immediately I remembered a dream I had many years ago, maybe a decade ago or so. In the dream I am standing at a high place, maybe a mountain. A woman, who has a kind of an angelic/spirit-guide kind of vibe, asks me, “Can you see the river?” To which I reply, “I...
15 days ago • 4 min read
I hardly know one Israeli, much less Jew, who is even a little familiar with the history of the Palestinian people beyond the mainstream Israeli and western narrative. More than familiarity is the lack of interest in the first place. As I've previously shared, even I only learned of the term "nakba" in the past few years of my life.There's a taboo to speak to ANYTHING that seems to validate the authenticity of a people's suffering when there is also a widespread fear, trauma, and violence...
26 days ago • 4 min read
Dear reader, to skip my words and jump ahead to the wonderful conversations I have posted below, please be welcome to scroll down. These conversations is the main purpose of this article. Otherwise, I have personal words to share with you to introduce what I am doing here and why I am doing it ... The enemies who want peace I’m calling this article: the enemies who want peace. Of course an enemy is someone from the “other side” who is either trying to kill us, or us trying to kill them. Enemy...
about 2 months ago • 12 min read