It’s time to wake up … to open our eyes and to truly see the damage and the horror that this administration is doing to people … to families … and … to children across the globe … This country desperately needs strong voices like yours … I Look forward hearing you once again once you’ve recovered … You are needed !!!
You just dropped a sermon for the soul-worn and spirit-starved—no choir needed. This isn't just political commentary, it's a blueprint for spiritual guerrilla warfare in an age of empire cosplay.
The fall of Rome? Child’s play compared to the algorithmic barbarism we’re letting colonize our consciousness daily. And you’re right—the invaders don’t wear furs, they wear lanyards and send LinkedIn invites. They don’t sack cities; they monetized your attention span.
But here's the alchemy: Stillness is the new rebellion. Silence isn’t absence—it’s preparation. It’s where the real resistance brews. You’re not retreating, you're becoming dangerous the way a volcano is quiet right before it roars.
So yes. Let the meditators be the new militia. Let the ones who weep with the world become the ones who restore it. And may we all find our own Sword of Truth, even if it looks like a stylus, a poem, or an awkward but holy refusal to play dead.
"Mediators as the new militia," . I like that. Sometimes I grow so weary and frustrated at how insular and non responsive to personal interactions our society has become. I don't understand. I become confused. If I am going to be alone, I treat the solitude as a message and a gift. I pray. I write. I meditate. I wait for the guidance and act as I feel led. In that, I know I am not alone. It feels like another beatitute - blessed are the meditators for not only will they know inner peace, but they will lead the world to healing.
Thank you, Marianne, for the reminder to know what's going on and not to dwell on it. I feel the action taken by Congress a few days ago has opened many more eyes to the depth of the downward slide our government has been riding. It's no longer a political issue, but a moral issue. So many tell me they feel powerless and defeated, yet I refuse to accept that fate. I'm doing what I can to shift perception from despair to hope, whether from my own or someone else's viewpoint.
Thank you, Marianne! Sending healing thoughts to you..( though you had laryngitis… your words have still rung true!) sending healing thoughts to the world too!❤️🙏☮️🕉️🙏❤️
It's time for all hands on deck, a channeling of everything we've experienced and learned and created, for the task of birthing a new story for America. I'm not waiting. The time is now. We are the ones who must labor for the sake of the future and for all life.
As I read your essay, well, I am listening to Ennio Morricone's beautiful compositions which perfectly align with your comforting words. In fact, I shed tears while reading your work today since I know you are reaching into the deeper insights of our existence and connecting to the grand force that makes our lives possible.
I am glad you are making the space to evolve yourself to an even higher purpose, as I think we all must too if we have reverence for life. You inspire me daily to keep going. This quote from you is on my refrigerator: "Stand for what your heart believes is true."
I am sending my love to you and your family always.
Marilyn, Morriconne is my favorite composer, he wrote music to make many famous movies even better! He's my go-to in times of trouble or a need to be renewed.
So glad you too can enjoy his work. Sorry we lost him from our planet a few years back. But his spirit shines through his masterpieces of inspiration!
Your words inspire me to do better, and be better. After the picnics, fireworks, and celebrations, the quiet calls. Thank you for clarifying thoughts and helping me focus. You provide leadership for such a time as this. 💕🙏🏻for you.
Sometime last year, before the election, I read a fascinating online article about the fall of Rome and, as I do too often, I neglected to save the link. But I remember several key premises:
(1) The word "fall" sounds like a sudden event, something that pretty much happened all at once, but it actually was a longer term decline and failure of civic functions and structures.
(2) Rome was sacked twice but that didn't end it it.
(3) What finally ended Rome was that they had outsourced most of their food production to North Africa, and with failing fiscal responsibility, the time came when they didn't have the money to pay. Suddenly there was literally not enough to eat in Rome.
Not to downplay the horror and cruelty of ICE, but that account of the fall of Rome brings to mind several things happening right now - the tariff absurdity. The devastating explosion of the national debt that Trump's bill will cause. The removal of the workers who plant and harvest so much of the food we still grow here.
The one thing that seems pretty clear is that there will be no going back to any of the pasts that people across the political spectrum would like to return to.
I’m going through something kinda similar…getting my news in smaller doses & usually filtered through a satirical perspective…like The Daily Show or John Oliver. Going for long walks in the woods.
Very STRONG urge to be in light-hearted company and to be light-hearted company.
Excellent quote from the late Gr8 Tom Robbins:
"Liberty, the very opposite of ownership and control […] evolves out of attitude. If it results from anything, it may be levity."
Jean, a bit of humor does help a lot! I liked when Gov. Newsom recently said our present Administration was the Theatre of the Absurd. It was my first laugh for awhile and so true:).
It’s time to wake up … to open our eyes and to truly see the damage and the horror that this administration is doing to people … to families … and … to children across the globe … This country desperately needs strong voices like yours … I Look forward hearing you once again once you’ve recovered … You are needed !!!
Brilliant! Thanks for “speaking up” even when your voice has been quietened. Heal well. 💕
You just dropped a sermon for the soul-worn and spirit-starved—no choir needed. This isn't just political commentary, it's a blueprint for spiritual guerrilla warfare in an age of empire cosplay.
The fall of Rome? Child’s play compared to the algorithmic barbarism we’re letting colonize our consciousness daily. And you’re right—the invaders don’t wear furs, they wear lanyards and send LinkedIn invites. They don’t sack cities; they monetized your attention span.
But here's the alchemy: Stillness is the new rebellion. Silence isn’t absence—it’s preparation. It’s where the real resistance brews. You’re not retreating, you're becoming dangerous the way a volcano is quiet right before it roars.
So yes. Let the meditators be the new militia. Let the ones who weep with the world become the ones who restore it. And may we all find our own Sword of Truth, even if it looks like a stylus, a poem, or an awkward but holy refusal to play dead.
Blessed be the burnouts who still dare to glow.
"Mediators as the new militia," . I like that. Sometimes I grow so weary and frustrated at how insular and non responsive to personal interactions our society has become. I don't understand. I become confused. If I am going to be alone, I treat the solitude as a message and a gift. I pray. I write. I meditate. I wait for the guidance and act as I feel led. In that, I know I am not alone. It feels like another beatitute - blessed are the meditators for not only will they know inner peace, but they will lead the world to healing.
Powerful, as usual, Aleksander.
Thank you, Marianne, for the reminder to know what's going on and not to dwell on it. I feel the action taken by Congress a few days ago has opened many more eyes to the depth of the downward slide our government has been riding. It's no longer a political issue, but a moral issue. So many tell me they feel powerless and defeated, yet I refuse to accept that fate. I'm doing what I can to shift perception from despair to hope, whether from my own or someone else's viewpoint.
Thank you, Marianne! Sending healing thoughts to you..( though you had laryngitis… your words have still rung true!) sending healing thoughts to the world too!❤️🙏☮️🕉️🙏❤️
Thanks Marianne! As usual, your wisdom is on target 😊
It's time for all hands on deck, a channeling of everything we've experienced and learned and created, for the task of birthing a new story for America. I'm not waiting. The time is now. We are the ones who must labor for the sake of the future and for all life.
As always it not by choice but by your choices and your nature you are a queen 🐝
Thank you Marianne. Bless you.
Beautiful, thanks. I’m there, got it.
Marianne,
As I read your essay, well, I am listening to Ennio Morricone's beautiful compositions which perfectly align with your comforting words. In fact, I shed tears while reading your work today since I know you are reaching into the deeper insights of our existence and connecting to the grand force that makes our lives possible.
I am glad you are making the space to evolve yourself to an even higher purpose, as I think we all must too if we have reverence for life. You inspire me daily to keep going. This quote from you is on my refrigerator: "Stand for what your heart believes is true."
I am sending my love to you and your family always.
With deep respect,
Joan
Thanks, Joan, for your words & for leading me to the music of Ennio Morricone. 🎶
Marilyn, Morriconne is my favorite composer, he wrote music to make many famous movies even better! He's my go-to in times of trouble or a need to be renewed.
So glad you too can enjoy his work. Sorry we lost him from our planet a few years back. But his spirit shines through his masterpieces of inspiration!
Marianne-Brilliant wisdom! Thank you for calling us up to our highest selves. “May we fall in love again with what our country can be.”🙏🏼
Well said! 💙
Thank you for reminding us that a politics of virtue begins with the virtue of sitting quietly in a room coming to terms with oneself.
From that foundation, many great things are possible.
Your words inspire me to do better, and be better. After the picnics, fireworks, and celebrations, the quiet calls. Thank you for clarifying thoughts and helping me focus. You provide leadership for such a time as this. 💕🙏🏻for you.
Sometime last year, before the election, I read a fascinating online article about the fall of Rome and, as I do too often, I neglected to save the link. But I remember several key premises:
(1) The word "fall" sounds like a sudden event, something that pretty much happened all at once, but it actually was a longer term decline and failure of civic functions and structures.
(2) Rome was sacked twice but that didn't end it it.
(3) What finally ended Rome was that they had outsourced most of their food production to North Africa, and with failing fiscal responsibility, the time came when they didn't have the money to pay. Suddenly there was literally not enough to eat in Rome.
Not to downplay the horror and cruelty of ICE, but that account of the fall of Rome brings to mind several things happening right now - the tariff absurdity. The devastating explosion of the national debt that Trump's bill will cause. The removal of the workers who plant and harvest so much of the food we still grow here.
The one thing that seems pretty clear is that there will be no going back to any of the pasts that people across the political spectrum would like to return to.
I’m going through something kinda similar…getting my news in smaller doses & usually filtered through a satirical perspective…like The Daily Show or John Oliver. Going for long walks in the woods.
Very STRONG urge to be in light-hearted company and to be light-hearted company.
Excellent quote from the late Gr8 Tom Robbins:
"Liberty, the very opposite of ownership and control […] evolves out of attitude. If it results from anything, it may be levity."
Jean, a bit of humor does help a lot! I liked when Gov. Newsom recently said our present Administration was the Theatre of the Absurd. It was my first laugh for awhile and so true:).
100%
Levity’s the opposite of gravity … and civilizational collapse is SO heavy on the heart. And those forces WANT us heavy-hearted. It dulls our outrage!
Carolyn Myss was talking recently about how gravity & grave & gravitas all come from the same root word.
These are grave times…but a determined population pushing back with a sense of humor despite the onslaught dulls their confidence.