Here’s to the Fact That the World is Mad About You
“Here’s to the fact that world is mad about you. I want you to have it all.” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz These words feel different today, in a world that really seems to be going mad. People are so divided that even those...
Here’s to You Always Making Me Laugh
“Here’s to you always making me laugh” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I recently started following a duo from Gaza called @omarherzshow on Instagram. Omar and Mohammad are teenage boys only a year older than my son. They have been displaced due to the...
Let’s Upgrade To A New Type Of Democracy
When the American founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence back in 1776, they began a new era for not just one country, but for everyone around the world. It’s hard to imagine a world without a democratic United States now. However, even the most well-thought-out plan can become...
Lessons To Gain For Our Time From Reading Maus
Recently, my oldest decided to check out the graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegelman at the library. As it is about the Holocaust, it was very timely, so I read it myself. The book reinforced my belief that I mentioned in my post about sending reiki to Putin. That...
We Are Earthlings: Keep Russians in Your Heart
In my previous post, I mentioned that my dreams are often war-related these days. I had yet another symbolic dream that shook me and reminded me how extremely important it is for us to be vigilant at this time, and just how much ordinary Russians need our support right...
We Are Earthlings : We All Are One
How are you handling the events of the past week? Are you feeling anxious? Helpless? Frustrated? Probably all of the above, and many more. My dreams are war-related. I dreamt of a memorial along a fence with toy after toy lined up to represent each of the dead. I...