Blind-Pride

Some say that ignorance is bliss - but it is not.

To live in ignorance, is to live a life without depth.

Growing up in the United States they teach us to be proud to live in America.

By the age of 5 our schools had us pledging to the flag.

And as we grew older they told us to support the militaty

No matter what, without question.

They tell us to be proud,

To respect our troops because they are representing us.

But as long as someone is killing, destroying, and making people suffer in the name of America,

the place I live, I will only feel shame.

The T.V echoes that the war is just, noble, for our safety, and is for the best of intentions.

That the Americans are going to liberate the people, and bring freedom to a far-away land that knows no democracy.

In the name of liberation they have bombed cities, destroyed homes, broken up families, wounded and killed men, woman, and children.

Like the 4 year old girl who died after a cluster bomb exploded in her neighborhood,

or the father and kids who were shot inside a "terrorist" van.

In the name of freedom, people are living in total fear and complete insecurity - wondering when the next bomb will drop, and who will be the next to go.

The T.V shows no sign of destruction.

We don't hear their cries, or see their wounds, or see the damage that has been done.

To mainstream news, the U.S is always justified.

They want us to see the world through a red, white, and blue scope which is narrow and distorted.

They want us to keep our views within the border of nationality - and to believe that an American life, is somehow more important and precious than any other.

They want us to only see the one sided story that the T.V projects, through our living room.

But once you know the truth there is no going back to blind-pride.

We must open our eyes and see the atrocities that are happening by people, claiming to represent us.

Looking down on Earth from the cosmos there are no divisions - it is one solid connected planet.

This is why we must tear down the superficial boundaries which separate us, and expand our compassion to all of humanity.

Words of the Wind

A story to be told is floating in the winds that shake the trees,

and the rain which renews and replenishes the earth.

The secret is in the wind, whispering the eternal truth of life.

If one were to sit still - with a quiet mind - and listen to the trees,

the secret shall enfold, as the flower perfumes sweet truths to the one who cares to know.

In all life there is love, as it is love that brings life.

In Awe of Life

How extraordinary it is that we are alive on earth; temporarily we live, like the many creatures before us.

It's funny to think that it is just the same as all of the generations before, yet every moment is brand new, completely unique.

Us humans were meant to live for so much more, but we've been caught in the pattern of the generations before us.

It's funny how I am ( and many others are) caught between feeling so ashamed of humans behavior, and yet so overwhelmingly joyous to be alive on such an incredible planet.

I am so completely over-the-moon in love with life. Which is why I feel so compelled to change this monstrous society.

If there is a will there is a way, they say, and trust me there is a will.

The vision is there.

Thank you sun, Thank you earth, Thank you moon, and Thank you Universe in all of your complex entirety for the order which has created this phenomenon called life.

A Wound to Humanity

This isn't a video game, this is real life.

Unattached, we do not feel their wounds, or hear their cries, or see the damage that has been done.

Unattached and far away - the screen is like a video game, shielding our minds from the reality of the situation.

Somewhere a man in uniform is following orders,

mindlessly, he pushes a button, and the bomb is dropped on a civilian village.

"For the war on terror", he tells himself. Not realizing the terrorist is really himself.

Somewhere a single man is living in a mansion big enough for 50 + 3,

while a single mom is kicked out on the streets because she can't pay the bills.

Day after day the world watches as people suffer under occupation, or in the streets with out a place to rest their head.

"It's not my wound," the man said "It's a wound to humanity".

Sea of Eternity

The universe is an ocean

Waves of energy,

flowing,

shifting,

forever changing,

ripples and waves of intricate patterns,

bouncing off another pattern,

creating something new

in the sea of eternity

Secret Places

There is no one I will take to my secret places,

but myself, and my song.

The place where I love to love to be alone.

A place to blossom and grow with the trees and leaves, in silence.

A place where I know I will never fall in love with anything, but life itself.

Love is in the air

Love is all around.

I can feel it in the cool crisp air,

and the sun rays that that touch my skin so gently.

The sun illuminates the vibrant green trees,

and the birds chirp love.

And I am here,

to absorb,

to observe,

and to love.

NOT Proud to be American

I am NOT proud to be American. Why, you may ask.

Because all over the world people are killing in my name, dying in my name, suffering in my name.

They wear the uniforms, and the flags to prove,

and I just want to cry in shame, shout in shame:

No more killing!

We ALL just want to live.

This is why I'm not proud to live where I do. Lucky, yes. Extremely lucky to have the privilege. To be able to feel joyous, secure, and content, because all of my basic needs are met. I am able to draw, paint, sing, dance, walk in the forest, the simple things which make life so grand, that too many people don't have the opportunity to enjoy because they are too occupied living in fear and insecurities.

I'll never feel proud as long as someone is killing, and making people suffer - in the name of America, the place I live.

Going to public high school they teach you to be a patriot. To be proud. "We are the strongest, the best". I say because our military is the best and strongest, that makes it the worst! The most brutal and evil, and I will never be proud of that.

This is why I have no affiliation with nationality. This is why I see past the false divisions and boundaries. I will not play along with societies conditionings! I want to scream at the top of my lungs! But instead I vent in my journal, and my blog. I will then close my journal, or close my computer and continue my day in comfort, not having to think about all of the terrible injustices and destruction going on in the world. In places far away, that I am more connected to than I will ever realize. Or even places that are near.

"We have to fight over there, so we don't have to fight over here" - they say. Bullshit! Unless no one is over here, there is no need to be any where else, because... (this is the most top secret information the government doesn't want you to know!) PEACE IS POSSIBLE! Peace is what exists when there isn't war. And war doesn't need to happen!

Seriously, we are floating in space people! Do you have any idea what you're apart of???

War and hatred are a complete waste of energy, and it doesn't need to happen anymore starting NOW.

Things can change overnight, we simply need to stop doing what is wrong, and start doing what actually matters.

Peace.