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4. Well, I’ve been back now from Australia for almost three weeks. High time to conclude my Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024 series of posts with this last installment. (To start at the beginning of this series, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>click here</a>.<br>
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6. Returning from my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_21.html>time</a> on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, I spent a day-and-a-half with members of the McGowan family in and around Gulmurrad.<br>
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9. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above and below:</b></span> At <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooms_Head%2C_New_South_Wales>Brooms Head</a> with friends <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_21.html>Bernie</a> and Mim – Monday, May 20, 2024.<br>
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15. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above and below:</b></span> Due to a delay with the train that was to take me from the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Rivers>Northern Rivers</a> region of New South Wales to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie>Port Macquarie</a>, I had an unexpected few hours in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton,_New_South_Wales>Grafton</a> on Tuesday, May 21. I made the most of this time by taking in the sights and vibe of this river town with my friends Mike and Collette.<br>
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21. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> Back in Guruk (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie>Port Macquarie</a>) with my brother Tim – Wednesday, May 22, 2024.<br>
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25. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above and below:</b></span> Guruk landscapes.</center><br>
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30. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> The rock platform at the south end of Port Macquarie’s Town Beach which is a <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-sacred-ground.html>very special place</a> for me – Friday, May 24, 2024.<br>
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35. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> With <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/happy-birthday-mum.html>Mum</a> and my cousin (Mum’s niece) Sharon and Sharon’s spouse Ross – Port Macquarie, Thursday, May 23, 2024.<br>
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39. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> Mum and Sharon with the beautiful bouquet of flowers that Sharon and Ross gifted to Mum.<br>
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43. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> May’s full <a href=https://amp.9news.com.au/article/15d4238d-5a43-471e-ac23-e441f66120b0>Flower Moon</a> over Port Macquarie’s Lighthouse Beach – Thursday, May 23, 2024.<br>
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47. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> With Mum and her friend and neighbor Glynis – Port Macquarie, Friday, May 24, 2024.<br>
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52. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> Mum, taking in the sights at Town Beach on my last day in Guruk – Friday, May 24, 2024.<br>
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56. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> An Australian Sojourn 2024 <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/11/self-portrait.html>self-portrait</a> – Guruk, May 24, 2024.<br>
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62. </div><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above, right, and below:</b></span> On my last night in Australia (Saturday, May 25), my friend Garth introduced me to the annual <a href=https://www.vividsydney.com/info/about-vivid-sydney>Vivid Sydney</a> spectacle. And this was after a delicious home-barbecued meal with his lovely family. . . . <i>Thanks, Garth!</i><br>
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73. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Australia Sojourn – April-May 2024</b><br>
74. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>Farewell Minnesota Spring</a><br>
75. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Hello Australia Autumn!</a><br>
76. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Bundanoon, Batemans Bay, Braidwood and Goulburn</a><br>
77. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_6.html>Hanging Rock</a><br>
78. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_01216607084.html>Family Time in Melbourne, Guruk, and Gunnedah</a><br>
79. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/guruk-sunset.html>Guruk Sunset</a><br>
80. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_21.html>Happy Birthday, Bernie!</a><br>
81. <br>
82. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
83. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/last-days-in-australia.html>Last Days in Australia (2023)</a><br>
84. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/10/last-days-in-australia.html>Last Daysin Australia (2019)</a><br>
85. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-northern-rivers-country-august-29.html>In Northern Rivers Country</a><br>
86. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/yamba.html>Yamba</a><br>
87. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/rising-waters.html>Rising Waters</a><br>
88. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/flooded-in-but-loving-life.html>“Flooded-In But Loving Life”</a><br>
89. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/in-maclean-end-to-siege.html>In Maclean, an End to the “Siege”</a><br>
90. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/yaegl-country.html>Yaegl Country</a><br>
91. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/angourie.html>Angourie</a><br>
92. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/guruk.html>Guruk (2023)</a><br>
93. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2019.html>Guruk (2019)</a><br>
94. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/flower-moon-rising.html>Flower Moon Rising (2019)</a><br>
95. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2019_21.html>A Walk Along Lighthouse Beach (2019)</a><br>
96. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/guruk-seascapes-from-dawn-to-dusk.html>Guruk Seascapes, from Dawn to Dusk</a><br>
97. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-sacred-ground.html>On Sacred Ground</a><br>
98. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016.html>Port Macquarie (2016)</a><br>
99. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/02/town-beach.html>Town Beach (2010)</a><br>
100. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/01/lighthouse-beach.html>Lighthouse Beach</a><br>
101. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/11/flynns-beach_05.html>Flynns Beach (2006)</a><br>
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103. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly and friends.</span><br>
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105. Earlier today, Marianne Williamson shared the following on her various social media platforms.<br>
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107. <blockquote>Now that the primaries are complete, I’m no longer a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president.<br>
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109. Deep thanks to all the donors, volunteers and supporters who stood for the radically humanitarian agenda that was the core of my campaign. We articulated an analysis of our history as well as a regenerative path forward that I believe in my heart is the most powerful antidote to authoritarianism and national decline. I hope our message will continue to resonate and impact our political conversation for many years to come.<br>
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111. [For although] the primary is over, what is not over is the need for a more fair economy – for universal healthcare, a guaranteed living wage, an Economic Bill of Rights, a U.S. Department of Peace, subsidized child care, and a society where humans can more easily thrive. Having been on the ground for the last year and a half talking to voters, I have seen what people go through; the political elites and talking heads are in a bubble and it shows. I will continue in every way possible to be a voice for Americans whose hardships are too little addressed in this country, the adequate response to which  remains the key to our winning in November.<br>
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113. With deep appreciation to all. 💙🙏</blockquote><br>
114. <br>
115. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_CWH0b4d6CKRFWnHR2CwqsE_0513GRtu8SleUVfJEpa8HgxRHGL-aIGJndI_8f5uaJo2Cbrarbl8x8OrnxhCsch3MTYp1LSwtp8NXkHycfeMUlZkdYQObrS0S74DRll1aln8NWbauE_R-CkNWbmLCcNglGV68Gn_kURD1R4Wjf0ZwDYNHR_-5g/s2277/IMG_2569b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="2277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_CWH0b4d6CKRFWnHR2CwqsE_0513GRtu8SleUVfJEpa8HgxRHGL-aIGJndI_8f5uaJo2Cbrarbl8x8OrnxhCsch3MTYp1LSwtp8NXkHycfeMUlZkdYQObrS0S74DRll1aln8NWbauE_R-CkNWbmLCcNglGV68Gn_kURD1R4Wjf0ZwDYNHR_-5g/s200/IMG_2569b.JPG"/></a></div>I want to take this opportunity to extend <i>my</i> deep appreciation to Marianne. She and her presidential campaign inspired me in powerful ways – both politically and spiritually. It’s an inspiration that lives on.<br>
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117. <blockquote><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><b>Right:</b></span> With Marianne and my friend Kate in New Hampshire – January 20, 2024. For more images and commentary of our time in the Granite State for the “<a href=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-intervention-in-democratic-primaries-is-a-show-of-weakness>First in the Nation</a>” presidential primary, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in.html>click here</a>.</span></blockquote><br>
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119. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEhKAYQafMGwmHkIkcXEML67z20folFoK7-i1hyphenhyphenx4_WErUe8qJ5XyrkN9bizSNfDh3Y91TuOZGBbdWiFLIDxA797kvUyQjzbXNPasBZmVUnTplliTcWhgYdjX5XYRmWE7lUjFpGDpTxu647t8QIO8bEq-Nul7bYCGGBwpNSyHlVpwGkw_DOhKSg/s1556/Summer2023-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEhKAYQafMGwmHkIkcXEML67z20folFoK7-i1hyphenhyphenx4_WErUe8qJ5XyrkN9bizSNfDh3Y91TuOZGBbdWiFLIDxA797kvUyQjzbXNPasBZmVUnTplliTcWhgYdjX5XYRmWE7lUjFpGDpTxu647t8QIO8bEq-Nul7bYCGGBwpNSyHlVpwGkw_DOhKSg/s320/Summer2023-12.jpg"/></a></div><blockquote><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><b>Left:</b></span> With my friend Deandre who also supported Marianne’s 2024 presidential campaign.</span></blockquote><br>
120. <br>
121. This past weekend, as the primary season wound down, Marianne shared a message about this “transitional point” in her life. Before I re-share this message (and the beautiful video that accompanies it) I want to reiterate my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/for-marianne-williamson-one-season.html>previous message</a> of gratitude to Marianne.<br>
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123. <blockquote><b><i>Thank you, Marianne!</i></b> . . . Thank you for all you’ve done in running for president. I trust you made a difference . . . and will continue to make a difference; it’s just who you are. You certainly continue to inform and inspire me.<br>
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125. Through your presence, words, and actions on the campaign trail, you not only advanced a much-needed <a href=https://marianne2024.com/issues>progressive agenda</a> but also embodied the <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/in-midst-of-great-unraveling-visit-to.html>shift in consciousness</a> that I believe <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-kind-of-light-source.html>the Sacred</a> is calling all of humanity to manifest in and through our individual and communal actions.<br>
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127. It’s a shift that invites all to consciously choose love over and above fear. You remind us, Marianne, that when such a choice is realized in our politics as well as in our individual lives, we will bring to birth in our world an era of justice, peace and healing.<br>
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129. So, again, <i>thank you!</i></blockquote><br>
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132. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQD2NWpHIX0?si=EOZJBA6NqoHSsdat" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
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136. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: large;">Half a Million Votes and<br>
137. Millions More Moments of Love</span><br>
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139. <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">By Marianne Williamson</span></b><br>
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141. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Transform</i><br>
142. June 8, 2024</span></center><br>
143. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizYtQ5HfDATy7ZaqKvDIbsKpO98d2euqJcOYgOUZvHZv3banqj2JEyj0U9q3rKtb-_IQsqmw6D9yqmonrkRz1s0bw1bBjYOt0G_Q0QoRdYWDrNyo32_bEzxbEKg9igoGJisoAmvmS4DBLF7Xo8MJ2YUYLwSr41tdYov_6vn5GdbasupueZNGe9w/s711/IMG_MariannePortrait-2024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizYtQ5HfDATy7ZaqKvDIbsKpO98d2euqJcOYgOUZvHZv3banqj2JEyj0U9q3rKtb-_IQsqmw6D9yqmonrkRz1s0bw1bBjYOt0G_Q0QoRdYWDrNyo32_bEzxbEKg9igoGJisoAmvmS4DBLF7Xo8MJ2YUYLwSr41tdYov_6vn5GdbasupueZNGe9w/s200/IMG_MariannePortrait-2024.JPG"/></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>s the polls closed on Saturday in both Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the presidential primary season came to an end. Having participated in those elections, the end of the season marks a transitional point in my life as well.<br>
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145. The U.S. political system should not be, and does not have to be, as corrupt as it is. The dichotomy between the decency of the American people (the kind of goodness on display in the video above) and the electoral process as it now exists, is very sad to me. I think politics should be an act of collective creativity, and a chance for all of us to make the world a better place. In fact, my experiences running for president twice have assured me that it’s not only possible – it’s what the American people by and large would want.<br>
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147. But the forces arrayed against that are huge. Our politics is in the grip of a greedy matrix that has turned Washington into a system of legalized bribery. And I learned first hand what that system will do to someone who has the audacity to challenge it. Our political and media establishment have seemingly no recognition of their sacred responsibility to facilitate the will of the people. The goal of that system is not democracy, but power; its operatives seek to damage anyone not a part of their club.<br>
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149. I don’t want to write or speak further about the details of that – at least not yet. And I’m thrilled to now transition back to my work as an author and teacher. The book I wrote before my campaign, <a href=https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mystic-jesus-awaken-to-the-divine-light-marianne-williamson/19567203><i>The Mystic Jesus</i></a>, is published now. . . . My work has always been for me a single endeavor, whether we’re talking about peace in our hearts or peace on the planet.<br>
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151. I know some people think politics and spirituality are opposites, but they shouldn’t be. Gandhi said “politics should be sacred,” by which he didn’t mean dogmatic or doctrinaire but rather coming from a deep soulfulness. And I agree. Thomas Jefferson <a href=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-thomas-jefferson-created-his-own-bible-180975716>wrote his own Bible</a>, remember! And no one can read Lincoln’s <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_second_inaugural_address>Second Inaugural</a> and not see references to God’s will all over it.<br>
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153. The separation of Church and State was never intended to suppress the spiritual or even religious conversation; in fact it was meant to protect it. The First Amendment protects the government from encroachment by religious authorities, and protects religion from encroachment by governmental authorities. But neither should ever be separate from love.<br>
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155. Reading <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi>Mahatma Gandhi</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.>Martin Luther King, Jr.</a>, I became deeply inspired by the idea that political change could lead to what King called “the establishment of the beloved community.” (You can read more about that in my book <a href=https://bookshop.org/p/books/healing-the-soul-of-america-20th-anniversary-edition-anniversary-marianne-williamson/6688577?ean=9781982101565><i>Healing the Soul of America</i></a>) And I still am. In politics there are people dedicated to some very dark pursuits. But there are also people with such beautiful hearts that I can scarcely contain my gratitude for having had the chance to know them.<br>
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157. That is what I want to take way from my experience running for president. Not the lies or injustices or corruption of our politics. What I want to remember are the moments of love. And they were there. From donors sending their support, to volunteers spending countless hours trying to rally voters, to staff members who were there for all the right reasons, to advisors and friends who shared the vision, I have memories that live and breathe in my heart and will remain forever.<br>
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159. As a writer, thinker, philosopher, and political activist whatever that might mean in my future, my prayer is that somehow what I have been through will make me a better woman – and thus better at all of them. Through it all, I remain convinced that many <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/06/pollyanna-miracle-worker.html>miracles</a> lie ahead.</blockquote><br>
160. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>Marianne Williamson</i></b><br />
161. <span style="font-size: 85%;">June 8, 2024</span></div><br />
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166. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
167. <a href=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marianne-williamson-signals-end-2024-bid-now-presidential/story?id=111054784>Marianne Williamson Signals End of 2024 Bid Now That Presidential Primaries Have Ended</a> – Isabella Murray (<i>ABC News</i>, June 12, 2024).<br>
168. <a href=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-wins-guam-democratic-caucuses-2024-presidential-primary-season-wraps-up>Biden Wins Guam Democratic Caucuses as 2024 Presidential Primary Season Wraps Up</a> – Paul Steinhauser (<i>Fox News</i>, June 8, 2024).<br>
169. <a href=https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-primaries-trump-biden-48dba2538cb415b38dcf891c71dfd41a>Biden and Trump Win Democratic, Republican Elections in Some of 2024’s Last Primary Contests</a> – Michelle L. Price (<i>AP News</i>, June 4, 2024).<br>
170. <a href=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/28/marianne-williamson-accuses-dnc-sabotage/73883369007/>Marianne Williamson Says Campaign Was Sabotaged by DNC</a> – Victor Hahan (<i>USA Today</i>, May 28, 2024).<br>
171. <a href=https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/marianne-williamson-2024-election>Marianne Williamson: “The System is Bleeding Voters”</a> – Urja Sinha (<i>NewsNation</i>, May 19, 2024).<br>
172. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24lZrEf28l0>Marianne Williamson: “The Presidential Debate on June 27th Should Include More Than Trump and Biden” – <i>YouTube</i> (May 16, 2024)
173. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/love-democracy-and-gangster-politics>Love, Democracy, and Gangster Politics</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, May 5, 2024).<br>
174. <a href=https://www.hercampus.com/culture/marianne-williamson-gen-z-2024-election-exclusive>Marianne Williamson on Why She’s Fighting for Gen Z in This Election</a> – Julia Merola (<i>Her Campus</i>, May 3, 2024).<br>
175. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/one-season-passes-and-another-begins>One Season Passes and Another Begins</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, April 11, 2024).<br>
176. <a href=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marianne-williamson-democratic-presidential-bid-campaign-isnt-winning/story?id=108316131>Marianne Williamson, Still in Democratic Presidential Bid, Says Campaign Isn’t About Winning: “There’s More Than the Horse Race”</a> – Isabella Murray (<i>ABC News</i>, March 29, 2024).<br>
177. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/why-i-keep-going>Why I Keep Going</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 16, 2024).<br>
178. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/in-hopes-of-a-future-harvest>In Hopes of a Future Harvest</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 13, 2024).<br>
179. <a href=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-cease-fire-activists-use-marianne-williamson-primary-vessel-rcna143831>How Marianne Williamson’s Name Became the Placeholder for “Uncommitted” Protesters in Arizona</a> – Alex Tabet (<i>NBC News</i>, March 19, 2024).<br>
180. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/primary-purpose-and-power>Primary Purpose and Power</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 12, 2024).<br>
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186. <br>
187. <b>For <i>The Wild Reed</i>’s coverage of Marianne Williamson’s 2024 presidential campaign, see the following chronologically-ordered posts:</b><br>
188. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/marianne-2024.html>Marianne 2024</a><br>
189. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/marianne-williamson-launches-2024.html>Marianne Williamson Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign</a><br>
190. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/progressive-perspectives-on-marianne.html>Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
191. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/more-progressive-perspectives-on.html>More Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
192. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/quote-of-day_0894107181.html>Ben Burgis: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2023</a><br>
193. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/despite-undemocratic-antics-of-dnc.html>Despite the Undemocratic Antics of the DNC, Marianne Williamson Plans on “Winning the Nomination”</a><br>
194. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-biblical-roots-of-from-each.html>The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need”</a><br>
195. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/marianne-williamson-on-next-revolution.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton</i> – 05/30/23</a><br>
196. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/marianne-williamsons-economic-bill-of.html>Marianne Williamson’s Economic Bill of Rights</a><br>
197. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/three-progressive-voices-on-war-in.html>Three Progressive Voices on the War in Ukraine</a><br>
198. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/quote-of-day_27.html>Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2023</a><br>
199. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/marianne-williamson-on-issue-is-with.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>The Issue Is</i> with Elex Michaelson – 07/20/23</a><br>
200. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/voters-not-dnc-should-choose-nominee.html>Voters, Not the DNC, Should Choose the Nominee</a><br>
201. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/marianne-williamson-in-new-hampshire.html>Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire</a><br>
202. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-repairing-our.html>Marianne Williamson: “Repairing Our Hearts Is Essential to Repairing Our Country”</a><br>
203. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-on-trumps-day-in.html>Marianne Williamson on Trump’s Day in Court</a><br>
204. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-on-news-nation.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>NewsNation</i> – 08/25/23</a><br>
205. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/presidential-candidate-marianne.html>Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Joins NYC’s March to End Fossil Fuels</a><br>
206. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamson-on-your-world-10623.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>Your World</i> – 10/6/23</a><br>
207. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamsons-radical-idea.html>Marianne Williamson’s “Radical Idea” of Putting People First</a><br>
208. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamson-we-need-to-disrupt.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Need to Disrupt the Corrupt”</a><br>
209. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/we-are-surging.html>“We Are Surging”</a><br>
210. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/let-people-decide-marianne-williamson.html>“Let the People Decide”: Marianne Williamson on the DNC’s Efforts to Deny and Suppress the Democratic Process</a><br>
211. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/live-democratic-presidential-debate.html>Democratic Presidential Debate: Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips – 1/8/24</a><br>
212. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-democrats-challenging-biden.html>The Democrats Challenging Biden</a><br>
213. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/bannering-for-marianne.html>Bannering for Marianne</a><br>
214. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in.html>Campaigning for Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire – Day 1</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_21.html>2</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_23.html>3</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_2.html>4</a><br>
215. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/marianne-williamson-i-have-decided-to.html>Marianne Williamson: “I Have Decided to Continue”</a><br>
216. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/marianne-williamson-in-nevada-2424.html>Marianne Williamson in Nevada – 2/4/24</a><br>
217. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/forever-grateful.html>Forever Grateful</a><br>
218. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-marianne-williamson-learned-from.html>What Marianne Williamson Learned from Running for President</a><br>
219. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/marianne-williamson-playing-it-big.html>Marianne Williamson: Playing It Big</a><br>
220. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/minnesotans-launch-super-tuesday-push.html>Minnesotans Launch Super Tuesday Push for “Suspended But Not Ended” Candidate Marianne Williamson</a><br>
221. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-welcome-return.html>A Welcome Return</a><br>
222. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-super-tuesday-dont-be-uncommitted.html>This Super Tuesday, Don’t Be “Uncommitted” . . .</a><br>
223. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/super-tuesday.html>Super Tuesday in Minnesota</a><br>
224. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/marianne-williamson-cassandra-of-us.html>Marianne Williamson, the Cassandra of U.S. Politics, on the “True State of the Union”</a><br>
225. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/marianne-williamson-in-arizona-31724.html>Marianne Williamson in Arizona – 3/17/24</a><br>
226. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-is-moment.html>“This Is the Moment”</a><br>
227. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/marianne-williamson-on-washington.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>Washington Journal</i> (4/2/24) and <i>The Letterhack</i> (4/4/24)</a><br>
228. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/for-marianne-williamson-one-season.html>For Marianne Williamson, One Season Passes and Another Begins</a><br>
229. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/cylvia-hayes-why-im-voting-for-marianne.html>Cylvia Hayes: “Why I’m Voting for Marianne Williamson”</a><br>
230. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/marianne-williamson-on-newsnation-51924.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>NewsNation</i> – 5/19/24</a><br>
231. <br>
232. <b>See also:</b><br>
233. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/we-must-challenge-entire-system.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”</a><br>
234. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/11/marianne-williamson-on-current.html>Marianne Williamson on the Current Condition of the U.S.</a><br>
235. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/09/marianne-williamsons-politics-of-love.html>Marianne Williamson’s Politics of Love: The Rich Roll Interview</a><br>
236. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/03/if-only-we-could-hear-voices-like-this.html>Now Here’s a Voice I’d Like to Hear Regularly on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows</a><br>
237. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-deeper-perspective-on-whats-really.html>A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking American Democracy</a><br>
238. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/10/marianne-williamson-on-10th-anniversary.html>Marianne Williamson on the Tenth Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street</a><br>
239. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/marianne-williamson-on-how-centrist.html>Marianne Williamson on How Centrist Democrats Abuse Voters with False Promises</a><br>
240. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/two-of-most-dedicated-and-enlightened.html>“Two of the Most Dedicated and Enlightened Heroes of Present Day America”</a><br>
241. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/04/deep-gratitude.html>Deep Gratitude</a><br>
242. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-beautiful-message-full-of-greatness.html>“A Beautiful Message, So Full of Greatness”</a><br>
243. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/11/marianne-williamson-anything-that-will.html>Marianne Williamson: “Anything That Will Help People Thrive, I’m Interested In”</a><br>
244. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/caitlin-johnstone-status-quo.html>Caitlin Johnstone: “Status Quo Politicians Are Infinitely ‘Weirder’ Than Marianne Williamson”</a></span><br />
245. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/2284369894144427947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=2284369894144427947' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/2284369894144427947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/2284369894144427947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/06/what-i-want-to-remember-are-moments-of.html' title='“What I Want to Remember Are the Moments of Love”'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rOFGu9uZhSqxSO6Lkix7tuWT4-KEURLXgNMbqZiNWggC3XLnyLq6W1gFcRSU6ORUn3lddA3U1VWRTJv1KJwnW7-9BZz4Cy1f86va_4XHWG_6uQQMCD3TxYkpU42zo2FrXtZnQEyc_Vlf_UfKqLgyxwuO3053PupKkT7GJTDSLS2zo169KaGVGw/s72-c/IMG_3452c.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-6588024316377254357</id><published>2024-06-04T19:00:00.172-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-10T23:22:08.228-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Eddie Glaude"/><title type='text'>The Wisdom and Passion of Eddie Glaude</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8fuiddXyK17anTMdWlqeFkCfBDWoUonay2xvjQvPW76C5qpLqCgGHwJ0ZJOdURXJiooqhW9cqGbZEe_M292y6j7_N2D4BbPHOcS7ODsBl-cFODBLDhNzV3VPyFYQRFgB65KqwQGBDoJQ3jdUEAO4glYuJtTpGMVbXoLa8gDvisetRrPLrNlddQ/s500/EddieGlaude.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; data-original-height=&quot;500&quot; data-original-width=&quot;500&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8fuiddXyK17anTMdWlqeFkCfBDWoUonay2xvjQvPW76C5qpLqCgGHwJ0ZJOdURXJiooqhW9cqGbZEe_M292y6j7_N2D4BbPHOcS7ODsBl-cFODBLDhNzV3VPyFYQRFgB65KqwQGBDoJQ3jdUEAO4glYuJtTpGMVbXoLa8gDvisetRrPLrNlddQ/s200/EddieGlaude.jpg&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In a segment yesterday of her podcast &lt;a href=https://www.youtube.com/@BadFaithPodcast&gt;&lt;i&gt;Bad Faith&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Briahna Joy Gray conversed with Princeton Professor of African American Studies &lt;a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Glaude&gt;Eddie Glaude Jr.&lt;/a&gt; on various aspects of the “challenge of the moment,” i.e., the upcoming U.S. presidential election and the lamentable choice facing Americans between the neofascist Trump and the neoliberal and genocide-enabling Biden.&lt;br&gt;
246. <br>
247. In the course of this discussion, the always unflappable Glaude shared his thoughts about voting third party in deep red/blue states and debated Gray on the best way to break free of the “vote blue no matter who” mindset.<br>
248. <br>
249. It was a very informative discussion/debate, and one that has inspired me to seek out other interviews and videos of Glaude as I really appreciate his progressive perspective and the way he communicates it with both <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKiB0APdxTo>passion</a> and <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpXs-_duYao>wisdom</a>.<br>
250. <br>
251. Following is yesterday’s segment of <i>Bad Faith</i> featuring Eddie Glaude.<br>
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254. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w8LrBSjmtRw?si=iQQlJZaJJZaM46VN" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
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257. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
258. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DDLFBtKNVg>Eddie Glaude Jr.: To Save Democracy, Americans Have to Become Better People</a> – <i>Amanpour and Company</i> (April 15, 2024).<br>
259. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSCCA2VeJA>Eddie Glaude on Negative News Plaguing the U.S.</a> – <i>The Katie Phang Show</i> (July 9, 2022).<br>
260. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/9/2020_election_democratic_party_future>Bree Newsome and Professor Eddie Glaude: The Black Lives Matter Movement Helped the Democrats Defeat Trump</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (November 9, 2020).<br>
261. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/18/you-tell-me-you-cant-vote-him-eddie-glaude-calls-out-gop-strategist-never-bernie>“You Tell Me You Can't Vote for Him?”: Eddie Glaude Calls Out GOP Strategist for “Never Bernie” Hypocrisy</a> – Eoin Higgins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, February 18, 2020).<br>
262. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsanohn7k4c>Eddie Glaude's Emotional Plea For America to Recognize Itself</a> – <i>The Majority Report</i> (August 7, 2019).<br>
263. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/06/us-wake-el-paso-eddie-glaude-delivers-incredibly-powerful-statement-us-history>“This Is Us”: In Wake of El Paso, Eddie Glaude Delivers “Incredibly Powerful” Statement on U.S. History of Racism and Violence – And You Can’t Just Blame Trump</a> – Jon Queally (<i>Common Dreams</i>, August 6, 2019).<br>
264. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2020/7/27/eddie_glaude_james_baldwin_begin_again>Make America White Again: Eddie Glaude on Trump and What James Baldwin Still Has to Teach Us</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (July 14, 2016).<br>
265. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpXs-_duYao>Eddie Glaude Calls Out Neoliberals for Trying to Pin All Racism on Republicans</a> – <i>Politico</i> (July 9, 2020).<br>
266. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2016/10/20/chris_hedges_vs_eddie_glaude_should>Chris Hedges vs. Eddie Glaude: Should Progressives Vote for Hillary Clinton or Jill Stein?</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (October 20, 2016).<br>
267. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc0l69JRdNo>Michael Eric Dyson vs. Eddie Glaude on Race, Hillary Clinton and the Legacy of Obama’s Presidency</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (August 3, 2016).<br>
268. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/14/black_father_in_letter_to_his>Black Father in Letter to His Son: “I Thought of You When I Saw the Son of Alton Sterling Weeping”</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (July 14, 2016).<br>
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270. <b>Image:</b> Photographer unknown.</span><br>
271. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/6588024316377254357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=6588024316377254357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/6588024316377254357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/6588024316377254357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-wisdom-and-passion-of-eddie-glaude.html' title='The Wisdom and Passion of Eddie Glaude'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8fuiddXyK17anTMdWlqeFkCfBDWoUonay2xvjQvPW76C5qpLqCgGHwJ0ZJOdURXJiooqhW9cqGbZEe_M292y6j7_N2D4BbPHOcS7ODsBl-cFODBLDhNzV3VPyFYQRFgB65KqwQGBDoJQ3jdUEAO4glYuJtTpGMVbXoLa8gDvisetRrPLrNlddQ/s72-c/EddieGlaude.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-2350915370022975996</id><published>2024-05-25T22:01:00.039-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-07T08:58:07.992-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Interfaith Chaplaincy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Thoughts on Transformation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tina Turner"/><title type='text'>Tina Turner on “Changing Poison Into Medicine” </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEX9U7oDH97suLlUn_QPZrmpDWBW7z5l9ZjpzWnfqmzNhNocW5JK5h2HSUTXDafRbYTcSo86Bp6w7v8-g9HTveIuDaPyZxMjYb7QNxvdd445KoLXw5EFHQyFUGEb26Awbze0wLN5lNHuVV51uV6IdL-XWAzKyO1-Dp5SOi28XxqQ7HMmrwaSW3g/s607/IMG_0956.JPG&quot; style=&quot;display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; &quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; data-original-height=&quot;607&quot; data-original-width=&quot;500&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEX9U7oDH97suLlUn_QPZrmpDWBW7z5l9ZjpzWnfqmzNhNocW5JK5h2HSUTXDafRbYTcSo86Bp6w7v8-g9HTveIuDaPyZxMjYb7QNxvdd445KoLXw5EFHQyFUGEb26Awbze0wLN5lNHuVV51uV6IdL-XWAzKyO1-Dp5SOi28XxqQ7HMmrwaSW3g/s400/IMG_0956.JPG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
272. On my last night with the McGowan family in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulmarrad,_New_South_Wales>Gulmarrad</a>, we watched the 2021 documentay <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_(film)><i>Tina</i></a>, about the late, great Queen of Rock’n’Roll, <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner>Tina Turner</a>.<br>
273. <br>
274. Following is the trailer for this compelling work of film-making from directors <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lindsay>Dan Lindsay</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Martin>T. J. Martin</a>.<br>
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277. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w9IkVtLvflU?si=_MI4T4LQWTg2zB7w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
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279. <br>
280. A few weeks before my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Australian sojourn</a> I encountered through my work as a <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/06/from-palliativespiritual-care-bookshelf.html>hospital chaplain</a> in Minneapolis, a patient whom I’ll call Tony.<br>
281. <br>
282. I had a very heartfelt and meaningful encounter with Tony who shared with me his recent experience of dialysis, and how he’ll most likely need dialysis twice a week for the rest of his life. He became tearful when he told me that his daughter had offered him one of her kidneys.<br>
283. <br>
284. What’s this got to do with Tina Turner? . . . Well, I mentioned to Tony that a famous person he may have heard of had also dealt with multiple health issues, including the need for dialysis and a kidney transplant. Yes, Tina Turner.<br>
285. <br>
286. This information was new to Brian but it piqued his curiosity as he was an admirer of Turner, her music, and her life story, one that’s all about overcoming adversity. Brian wanted to know more and so I shared with him what I knew about Turner’s experience from my recent reading of her second autobiography, <a href=https://www.amazon.com/My-Love-Story-Tina-Turner/dp/1501198254><i>My Love Story</i></a>.<br>
287. <br>
288. I visited Tony again the next day. He told me how he felt very blessed in having recently found the strength to make important changes and choices in his life. Building on Tony’s admiration for Tina Turner, I reminded him that she too had gone through many health crises and had made certain choices in terms of how she viewed and responded to them. This struck a chord with Tony.<br>
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290. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LA6wongyDMU8qsRPSlhGXP6SEd2Im-6VHCwuaHgmY8jQb430PYi5z11PhlJsDx3JRQAIZEfMuAxkgL6PTdwV0BiamfSiyUYDDKliJaevShlX8ai6sZre_NcbitkF5gLQaU29NPaTFuz5siwwoQzZ3SSrdS3rQ-zCEEn4me3hxh15p1pTo8Fc2g/s972/HappinessBecomesYou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LA6wongyDMU8qsRPSlhGXP6SEd2Im-6VHCwuaHgmY8jQb430PYi5z11PhlJsDx3JRQAIZEfMuAxkgL6PTdwV0BiamfSiyUYDDKliJaevShlX8ai6sZre_NcbitkF5gLQaU29NPaTFuz5siwwoQzZ3SSrdS3rQ-zCEEn4me3hxh15p1pTo8Fc2g/s320/HappinessBecomesYou.jpg"/></a></div>I then shared with Tony an excerpt from Turner’s 2010 book, <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness_Becomes_You_(book)><i>Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good</i></a>. This excerpt relates Turner’s experience of “changing poison into medicine.” Brian said he very much resonated with both this imagery and the experience it described.<br>
291. <br>
292. In talking about this particular experience, Turner mentioned the need to engage in “wholesome practices” like chanting, praying, meditating and/or exercising so as to “create meaningful and lasting changes” in one’s life. Brian identified reading the Bible as his preferred “wholesome practice.” His favorite Bible reading, he said, is <a href=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023&version=KJV>Psalm 23</a>.<br>
293. <br>
294. Following is the excerpt from <i>Happiness Becomes You</i> that I shared with Tony.<br>
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296. <center>____________________</center><br>
297. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he concept of changing poison into medicine is based on the idea that when you raise your life condition, you can use the resulting wisdom, courage, and compassion to convert any negative into a positive. If you have a minor problem, you can transform it into a minor benefit. If you have a major problem, it has the potential to become a major benefit.<br>
298. <br>
299. Changing poison into medicine, then, starts with the simple step of facing your problems with the confidence that you have the power within you not just to overcome challenges, but also to thrive because of them – to rise up to greater heights than you ever have before.<br>
300. <br>
301. The key is raising our life condition. By “life condition” I mean our ever-changing moods, thoughts, and general states of being that powerfully influence our emotions, our actions, and our view of ourselves and others. When you lack confidence, when you’ve lost focus, or when your mind-set needs a boost, then super-charge your intention by chanting, praying, meditating, exercising, or whatever wholesome practice lifts you up.<br>
302. <br>
303. Elevating your life condition through one or more of these practices is essential to creating meaningful, lasting changes in your life.<br>
304. <br>
305. Only when we achieve a high life condition can we face any circumstance head-on with an open, embracing spirit. There is then no problem too difficult to overcome, no obstacle too stubborn to move.<br>
306. <br>
307. From this elevated state, we can see that the obstacles we face hold the lessons we must learn to make our dreams come true.<br>
308. <br>
309. With this understanding, we can call up the wisdom to choose positive responses and actions (in thought, word, and deed) that will lead to constructive changes and help us to avoid making situations worse for ourselves, or others.<br>
310. <br>
311. Thanks to this process, I began to see that any problems in my life were also opportunities for growth and becoming a better, happier version of myself. Every obstacle could help me to become a wiser, stronger, and more compassionate person.<br>
312. <br>
313. . . . Jazz music is an example of changing poison into medicine. African Americans created jazz, a great medicine for people’s hearts, out of the poisonous experience of slavery. Jazz developed from African culture, gospel music, and blues to lift up the spirits of oppressed people, and now it brings joy to people the world over.<br>
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315. Jazz holds a special place in my heart, too.<br>
316. <br>
317. When I left <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Turner>Ike</a> in 1976, I was penniless. I wanted to work, but it was difficult to relaunch as a solo act. Whenever someone heard the name “Tina,” they’d say, “Where’s Ike?” I lacked the most basic resources I needed to start my new life. Through those hardest times, two jazz musicians – <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Shorter>Wayne Shorter</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock>Herbie Hancock</a> – and their families helped to keep me and my sons afloat. . . . They inspired me to never give up, to dream even bigger dreams.</blockquote><br>
318. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Tina Turner</b><br />
319. <span style="font-size: 85%;">From her book, <a href=https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9781982152154><i>Happiness Becomes You:<br>
320.  A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good</i></a><br>
321. Atria Books, 2010</span></div><br />
322. <br>
323. <center>____________________</center><br>
324. <br>
325. <br>
326. I close this post by sharing the music video for “Something Beautiful,” <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Britten>Terry Britten</a>’s <a href=https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Rock-Roll-Tina-Turner/dp/B0CJVP5DW3>2023 remix</a> of Tina Turner’s song “<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Beautiful_Remains>Something Beatiful Remains</a>,” from her 1996 album <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildest_Dreams_(Tina_Turner_album)><i>Wildest Dreams</i></a>.<br>
327. <br>
328. <br>
329. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uz40h30xvrs?si=0_mIN3FXCXGqwffq" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
330. <br>
331. <br>
332. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>For more of Tina Turner at <i>The Wild Reed</i>, see:</b><br>
333. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/05/quote-of-day_24.html>Rhone Fraser: Quote of the Day – May 24, 2023</a><br>
334. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/05/remembering-tina-turner.html>Remembering Tina Turner</a><br>
335. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/what-life-taught-tina-turner.html>What Life Taught Tina Turner</a><br>
336. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/remembering-tinas-foreign-affair.html>Remembering Tina’s <i>Foreign Affair</i></a><br>
337. <br />
338. <b>Previously featured musicians at <i>The Wild Reed</i>:</b><br />
339. <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Dusty%20Springfield">Dusty Springfield</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/01/david-bowie-queer-messiah.html">David Bowie</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Kate%20Bush">Kate Bush</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Maxwell">Maxwell</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Buffy%20Sainte-Marie">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/04/remembering-prince-fabulous-freak.html">Prince</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/02/ocean-trip.html">Frank Ocean</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Maria%20Callas">Maria Callas</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/12/onward-call.html">Loreena McKennitt</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/01/beauty-and-wisdom-of-rosanne-cash.html">Rosanne Cash</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Petula%20Clark">Petula Clark</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Wendy%20Matthews">Wendy Matthews</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Darren%20Hayes">Darren Hayes</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Jenny%20Morris">Jenny Morris</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/05/remembering-brave-and-brilliant-gil.html">Gil Scott-Heron</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Shirley%20Bassey">Shirley Bassey</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/07/rules-and-regulations-rufus-style.html">Rufus Wainwright</a> | <a href="http://www.thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/11/amoureuse.html">Kiki Dee</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/01/everything-will-flow.html">Suede</a> | <a href="http://www.thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/08/ever-faithfull.html">Marianne Faithfull</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/12/dionne-warwick-being-human-is-what-its.html">Dionne Warwick</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/12/state-of-grace.html">Seal</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/07/sam-sparro.html">Sam Sparro</a> | <a href="http://www.thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/09/rockin-with-wanda.html">Wanda Jackson</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/08/engelbert-humperdinck-not-that-easy-to.html">Engelbert Humperdinck</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/learning-to-fly.html">Pink Floyd</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Carl%20Anderson">Carl Anderson</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/aching-wires-midnight-fires-things-i.html">The Church</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/09/enrique-iglesias.html">Enrique Iglesias</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/04/ive-been-changedyes-really-changed.html">Yvonne Elliman</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/03/lenny.html">Lenny Kravitz</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/09/two-from-helen.html">Helen Reddy</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/10/remembering-stephen-gately-gay-pop.html">Stephen Gately</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/04/magical-moment.html">Judith Durham</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/10/personal-coming-out-songs.html">Nat King Cole</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Emmylou%20Harris">Emmylou Harris</a> | <a href="http://www.thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/05/bobbies-motown-moment.html">Bobbie Gentry</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/07/with-around-russell-elliot-tells-it.html">Russell Elliot</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/04/electric-love.html">BØRNS</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-beautiful-collaboration.html">Hozier</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-gravity-of-love.html">Enigma</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/12/all-round-me-burdens.html">Moby (featuring the Banks Brothers)</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-can-i-tell-you.html">Cat Stevens</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/04/chrissy-amphlett-1959-2013.html">Chrissy Amphlett</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/11/jon-stevens-still-bearing-testimony-to.html">Jon Stevens</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-risk-that-is-love.html">Nada Surf</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/08/love-is-love.html">Tom Goss (featuring Matt Alber)</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/07/from-autoheart-to-moscow-with-love.html">Autoheart</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/11/actually-i-do-feel-like-dancing.html">Scissor Sisters</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/10/it-just-wont-do.html">Mavis Staples</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/11/fusion-fluidity-and-grace-music-of.html">Claude Chalhoub</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/07/dreaming-little-dream-on-dangerous-and.html">Cass Elliot</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/12/empty-beach.html">Duffy</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/all-at-sea.html">The Cruel Sea</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/wall-of-voodoos-far-side-of-crazy.html">Wall of Voodoo</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/02/and-pitcher-to-go.html">Loretta Lynn and Jack White</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/01/times-like-these.html">Foo Fighters</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/03/if-i-could.html">1927</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/04/the-inherent-sensuality-of-roman.html">Kate Ceberano</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/04/ma-belle-amie.html">Tee Set</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/08/joan-baez.html">Joan Baez</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/12/mmm-that-sweet-surrender.html">Wet, Wet, Wet</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/glorious-pop-moment.html">Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/06/seven-wonders-my-theme-song-for-1987.html">Fleetwood Mac</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/05/perfection-in-disguise.html">Jane Clifton</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/09/downhearted.html">Australian Crawl</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/the-sound-of-two-decades-colliding.html">Pet Shop Boys</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/12/ah-70s.html">Marty Rhone</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/04/josef-salvat.html">Josef Salvat</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/04/kiki-dee-and-carmelo-luggeri.html">Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/05/from-musical-duo-aquilo-and-director.html">Aquilo</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/12/one-divine-hammer.html">The Breeders</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/06/tony-enos-on-understanding-two-spirit.html">Tony Enos</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/01/changes.html">Tupac Shakur</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/02/nakhane-toures-tortured-journey-to.html">Nakhane Touré</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/04/celebrating-al-green-soul-legend.html">Al Green</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Donald%20Glover">Donald Glover/Childish Gambino</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-longing-and-prayer.html">Josh Garrels</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/07/tous-les-memes.html">Stromae</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-shared-language.html">Damiyr Shuford</a> | <a href="https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/04/pulsating-and-mesmeric-french-afro-funk.html">Vaudou Game</a> | <a href="https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/06/celebrating-mabo-day.html">Yotha Yindi and The Treaty Project</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/07/lil-nas-x-latest-face-of-pops-gay.html">Lil Nas X</a> | <a href="https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Daby%20Tour%C3%A9">Daby Touré</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/01/sheku-kanneh-mason.html">Sheku Kanneh-Mason</a> | <a href="https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/11/ah-that-feels-better-susan-boyles_12.html">Susan Boyle</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/01/dangelos-voodoo-20-years-on.html">D’Angelo</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/05/remembering-little-richard-1932-2020.html">Little Richard</a> | <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/06/black-pumas-colors-celebration-of.html">Black Pumas</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/07/mbemba-diebate.html>Mbemba Diebaté</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/09/one-of-most-beautiful-songs-ever.html>Judie Tzuke</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/01/seckou-keita.html>Seckou Keita</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/rahsaan-patterson.html>Rahsaan Patterson</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/10/moments-of-wonder.html>Black</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/05/spirit-dreams.html>Ash Dargan</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-return-of-abba.html>ABBA</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/11/that-time-tammy-stood-by-jams.html>The KLF and Tammy Wynette</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/shining-on-into-new-year.html>Luke James and Samoht</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/06/remembering-julee-cruise-and-her.html>Julee Cruise</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/08/remembering-olivia-newton-johns-legacy.html>Olivia Newton-John</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/08/dyllon-burnside-for-me-term-queer-just.html>Dyllón Burnside</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/11/christine-mcvie-19432022.html>Christine McVie</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/01/for-rita-coolidge-love-is-everywhere.html>Rita Coolidge</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/taking-high-road.html>Bettye LaVette</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-favorite-burt-bacharach-song.html>Burt Bacharach</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/kimi-djabate.html>Kimi Djabaté</a> | <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/05/digging-deeper-with-benjamin-booker.html>Benjamin Booker</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Tina%20Turner>Tina Turner</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/remembering-evita.html>Julie Covington</a></span><br>
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341. <br>
342. The moral rot at the core of the power center of this country is so much more putrid and deranged than I could’ve ever imagined. The incentives are both financial and ideological. It’s the perfect storm that culminates in ultimate evil right in fromt of our eyes.</blockquote><br>
343. <div style="text-align: right;"><b><i>– <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Kulinski>Kyle Kulinski</a></i></b><br />
344. <span style="font-size: 85%;">via Facebook<br />
345. May 23, 2024</span></div><br />
346. <br>
347. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
348. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/mass-grave-gaza-nasser-hospital>“Obvious Evidence of Genocide”: Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital</a> – Olivia Rosane (<i>Common Dreams</i>,April 21, 2024).<br>
349. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/22/west_bank>“Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 22, 2024).<br>
350. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-still-blocking-aid>“Genocidal Actions” Persist in Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid and U.S. Weapons Flow</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, April 12, 2024).<br>
351. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGq-N8Q7d0>Journalist Abby Martin Explains Why She Considers Israel’s Actions in Gaza to Constitute Genocide</a> – <i>Middle East Eye</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
352. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEltgY-Z8nY>Briahna Joy Gray Unpacks IDF Lies About the Slaughter of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers in Gaza</a> – <i>Rising</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
353. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/3/israel_aid_attack_jan_egeland>“A War Machine Out of Control”: Israel Keeps Attacking Aid Workers as Gaza Faces Famine</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
354. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-genocide-2667597341>Draft U.N, Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide</a> – Brett Wilkins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 25, 2024).<br>
355. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/25/gaza>As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of “Most Intense Famine” Since WW2</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 25, 2024).<br>
356. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/22/nahreen_ahmed_medglobal_gaza_healthcare_crisis>“Children Are Dying”: Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition and Preventable Infections</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 22, 2024).<br>
357. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-child-rights-gaza>U.N. Panel Says IDF Appears Set on “Physical Destruction of Palestinian Children”</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 22, 2024).<br>
358. <a href=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/21/sale-weapons-israel-palestinian-human-rights>There Is No Moral Argument That Justifies the Sale of Weapons to Israel</a> – Mary Lawlor (<i>The Guardian</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
359. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-israel-support>Former U.S. Diplomat Says “Collaboration” in Gaza Genocide Could Make Biden “Target of Prosecution”</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
360. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQDaC5enGY&t=158s>The West Is Complicit in Israel’s Genocide</a> – Yanis Varoufakis amd Raoul Martinez (Novara Media, February 17, 2024).<br>
361. <a href=https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/10/29/hala-alyan-why-must-palestinians>Why Must Palestinians Audition for Your Empathy?</a> – Hala Alyan (<i>Salt Lake Tribune</i>, October 29, 2023).<br>
362.  <br>
363. <b>UPDATES:</b> <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-us-munitions>Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Deadly Attack on UNRWA School</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, June 6, 2024).<br>
364. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/6/unrwa_school>“Apocalyptic”: 40 Killed in Israeli Airstrike on U.N. School Sheltering Displaced Palestinians in Gaza</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (June 6, 2024).<br>
365. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/unrwa-school-bombed>Children Among Dozens Killed in “Appalling” Israeli Attack on UNRWA School</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, June 6, 2024).<br>
366. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-s-red-line>Thousands Protest Gaza Genocide in “Red Line” White House Rally</a> – Jessica Corbett (<i>Common Dreams</i>, June 9, 2024).<br>
367. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/10/omar_baddar_israeli_raid>“Massacre”: Analyst Slams Israeli Military Raid That Frees 4 Hostages, Kills 270+ Palestinians</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (June 10, 2024).<br>
368. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/10/israel_hostage_operation>“War Is Not the Answer”: Meet the Israeli Peace Activist Whose Parents Were Killed on October 7</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (June 10, 2024).<br>
369. <br>
370. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
371. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/judith-butler-on-ongoing-student.html>Judith Butler on the Ongoing Student Protests Against the Gaza Genocide</a><br>
372. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/naomi-kleins-powerful-words-on-gaza.html>Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on Israel’s and the West’s Ongoing Gaza Genocide</a><br>
373. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/outrage-and-despair.html>Outrage and Despair</a><br>
374. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-is-genocidal-project.html>“This Is a Genocidal Project”</a><br>
375. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-genocide-has-been-normalized.html>“A Genocide Has Been Normalized”</a><br>
376. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on_22.html>Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
377. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/more-voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on.html>More Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
378. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/quote-of-day.html>Josh Paul: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
379. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/quote-of-day.html>Phyllis Bennis: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
380. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/quote-of-day_049051479.html>Michael Fakhri: Quote of the Day – February 27, 2024</a><br>
381. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/quote-of-day.html>Sabrina Salvati: Quote of the Day – January 2, 2024</a><br>
382. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-2023-reflections-activism-art.html>Christmas 2023 – Reflections, Activism, Art, and Celebrations</a><br>
383. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/quote-of-day.html>Jehad Abusalim: Quote of the Day – December 8, 2023</a><br>
384. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/quote-of-day.html>Ta-Nehisi Coates: Quote of the Day – November 2, 2023</a><br>
385. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/in-midst-of-great-unraveling-visit-to.html>In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree</a><br>
386. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/prayer-of-week.html>Prayer of the Week – October 16, 2023</a><br>
387. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/something-to-think-about.html>Something to Think About – October 12, 2023</a><br>
388. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/quote-of-day_11.html>Eric Levitz: Quote of the Day – October 11, 2023</a><br>
389. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/phyllis-bennis-if-we-are-serious-about.html>Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”</a><br>
390. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/nothing-about-today-is-unprovoked.html>“Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”</a><br>
391. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-mistreatment-and-discrimination.html>“The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”</a><br>
392. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/05/progressive-perspectives-on-ongoing.html>Progressive Perspectives on the Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian “Nightmare” (2021)</a><br>
393. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/07/something-to-think-about_29.html>Something to Think About – July 29, 2018</a><br>
394. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/quote-of-day_15.html>Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018</a><br>
395. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/for-some-jews-israels-treatment-of.html>For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy</a><br>
396. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/06/remembering-six-day-war-and-its-ongoing.html>Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath</a><br>
397. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/quote-of-day_12.html>David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014</a><br>
398. <br>
399. <b>Image:</b> Christoph Reichwein/Picture Alliance via Getty Images.</span><br>
400. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/8143059797148063099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=8143059797148063099' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/8143059797148063099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/8143059797148063099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/quote-of-day.html' title='Quote of the Day'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-NG_sphfF2a8d4SKiypqNvY-nncg2AzvL-LoD-sDD-KNOBNEWc3FnUXWu4KHuTW7FdEXzmmITO86tDVrdomGUt5iTjol0njpqyqCdRm58-6AXpFhouikZIlG-yOvKcPSTJyzf1zpVi8_aStGI0OlNQoOyrPGWYqG3MNsztfOr5MDZeo9fjrb6A/s72-c/Stop.PNG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-1601043353264999007</id><published>2024-05-22T22:01:00.477-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-10T23:58:25.754-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justice and Peace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Justice"/><title type='text'>Liberal/Centrist/Corporatist Democrats Have Just Launched “Left Punching” Season</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGs2FyEkgbkXodUPlROr784F1fAZcsWdAexJ6lh0Rtl9N_wBfaG9P1fl1NDmfBhbP8kc5lOKOeJdzSWBqa8ToW5pdXjX-SF_9Gx2IcpxF3ZcDisSkOPrpAkCJX_a6eaP2hIGCBgl2goDnjvEFwRt9rbvU3jh4mZ_e0scoOuCartgETETZ89i1-Q/s471/PunchingLeft.PNG&quot;imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; data-original-height=&quot;471&quot; data-original-width=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGs2FyEkgbkXodUPlROr784F1fAZcsWdAexJ6lh0Rtl9N_wBfaG9P1fl1NDmfBhbP8kc5lOKOeJdzSWBqa8ToW5pdXjX-SF_9Gx2IcpxF3ZcDisSkOPrpAkCJX_a6eaP2hIGCBgl2goDnjvEFwRt9rbvU3jh4mZ_e0scoOuCartgETETZ89i1-Q/s320/PunchingLeft.PNG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In the U.S., centrist Democrats Hillary Clinton and Jonathan Chait have launched “left punching” season. If you’re unaware of what left punching refers to, or what exactly liberals like Clinton and Chait are saying so as to launch a season of left punching, then I invite you to watch the 18-minute video commentary below by &lt;a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briahna_Joy_Gray&gt;Briahna Joy Gray&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
401. <br>
402. As I see it, there is just so much critically important information and insight conveyed in this video. Indeed, if you’re concerned about a potential Trump win in November and the overall state of politics in the U.S., this is the video for you!<br>
403. <br>
404. Before watching it, though, here are some highlights of Gray’s commentary.<br>
405. <br>
406. <blockquote>• Left punching season is that time of year when all of the Democratic party’s failures are heaped on liberals’ most beloved scapegoat: progressives.<br>
407. <br>
408. • Of course, no movement or political orientation is above criticism, but the left’s complaint isn’t about being merely critiqued. [As progressives] our complaint is that left punching by liberals is a performative strategy used to deflect blame from the Democratic party’s own failures onto a largely powerless but increasingly popular populist left. Liberal criticism of the left is rarely substative or principled. In fact, left punching liberals often defensively insist that they agree with the left on 99% of things, even as they disparage us. They insist we share the same ideals; that they are, in fact, progressives too. . . . [They argue] that they are just more pragmatic; [that] they understand the real stakes.<br>
409. <br>
410. • The core argument that underlines so many liberals who see themselves as the “adults in the room” is that to win you have to make yourself appealing to the centrist middle. There’s just one problem: the cohort that’s abandoning Biden the fastest, despite his non-stop pandering to the middle, are moderate and conservative-leaning voters, not the left.<br>
411. <br>
412. • The weakness of a centrist electoral strategy should come as no surprise at this point. One of the key insights to come out of Trump’s 2016 win was that very few voters identified themselves with the mix of socially liberal / economically conservative views that liberal or, should I say, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-neoliberal-economic-doctrine-view.html>neoliberal</a> Democrats pandered to with their mix of identity politics and austerity measures.<br>
413. <br>
414. • [Liberals see themselves as “resonable.”] But what’s “reasonable”? A poll from last September shows that two-thirds of Democrat-leaning voters didn’t want Biden as a presidential candidate at all. Is the Democratic party being "reasonable" in <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/despite-undemocratic-antics-of-dnc.html>shutting down the primary in process</a> and preventing the voters from vetting <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-democrats-challenging-biden.html>alternative choices</a>? . . . [Is] Biden’s promise to veto Medicare for All [which is supported by 57% of U.S. adults] a choice driven by “reasonability”? Or might it have something to do with the fact that Biden has taken more money from the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries than any other politician in America?<br>
415. <br>
416. • [As progressives] our efforts to push populist policies aren’t designed to hurt Democrats. Adopting them will quite literally help them succeed. Popular policies are popular. It’s right there in the name. . . . The most significant left criticism of liberals isn’t that they aren’t willing to take on the more fringe positions of the left but that they reject the popular ones.<br>
417. <br>
418. • Biden is on the brink of losing an election, and it’s not because he’s been forced into unpopular positions by a radical fringe left but because he’s chosen to take his base for granted and instead chase moderate status-quo loving voters during an election that pollsters say is a “change election.” Punching left, turning your back on economic populism is what earned Democrats Donald Trump. And it looks very much like their insistence on being “the adults in the room” is going to put Donald Trump back in the White House again. If it happens, don’t blame the left. We quite literally told you so.</blockquote><br>
419. <br>
420. <br>
421. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TNviGki4gp0?si=HRXXxvn_Kx9Dmaq5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
422. <br>
423. <br>
424. In her video commentary Briahna Joy Gray highlights and critiques Jonathan Chait’s recent <i>New York Magazine</i> piece, “<a href=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/in-defense-of-punching-left.html>In Defense of Punching Left</a>,” in which he critiques Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor’s book, <a href=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740355/solidarity-by-leah-hunt-hendrix-and-astra-taylor/><i>Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea</i></a>, published earlier this year.<br />
425. <br>
426. Following is <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/author/max-moran>Max Moran</a>’s response to Chait, a response that was <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/jonathan-chait-solidarity>first published</a> by <i>Common Dreams</i> on May 19.<br>
427. <br>
428. <center>_________________</center><br>
429. <br>
430. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: large;">I Don’t Think Jonathan Chait<br>
431. Read the Book on “Solidarity” He Reviewed</span><br>
432. <br>
433.  <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">By Max Moran</span></b><br>
434. <br>
435. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Common Dreams</i><br>
436. May 19, 2024</span></center><br>
437. <span style="font-size: x-large;">E</span>arlier this year, progressive philanthropist Leah Hunt-Hendrix and organizer Astra Taylor published <a href=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740355/solidarity-by-leah-hunt-hendrix-and-astra-taylor/><i>Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea</i></a>. I’ve admired both Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor for years now (full disclosure: I’m a fellow at Revolving Door Project, and Hunt-Hendrix’s organization Way to Win has been among its many funders), but hadn’t gotten around to reading their book. That is, until last Friday, when <i>New York Magazine</i>’s Jonathan Chait suddenly wrote an impassioned critique of it. Chait’s piece, titled “<a href=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/in-defense-of-punching-left.html>In Defense of Punching Left</a>,” fervently pushes back against censorious groupthink dressed up as political strategy, a dangerous conflation which he attributes to Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor.<br>
438. <br>
439. “<i>Solidarity</i> provides the lengthiest and most serious case I’ve seen for why liberals should withhold criticism of the left,” Chait claims. He argues that “while they urge liberals not to criticize the left, they do not make any similar demand that leftists withhold criticism of liberalism. The requirements of factional quietude run one way.” Chait claims that Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor “misunderstand my job description” with their critiques of his brand of punditry, before solemnly declaring that “Liberals have serious differences with leftists over both strategy and first principles, and those distinctions shouldn’t be subsumed into a popular front.”<br>
440. <br>
441. Chait’s piece confused me. This didn’t sound like either Hunt-Hendrix or Taylor, both of whom I know to have worked in coalition with center-left liberals on multiple issues. Out of curiosity, and with a rare block of free time, I bought a copy of <i>Solidarity</i> and read it over the weekend. Then I reread Chait’s 2,900-word piece and compared.<br>
442. <br>
443. To put it simply, Chait is arguing against a book that doesn’t exist. He either didn’t read <i>Solidarity</i> or is too self-centered to take in any information which he cannot relate back to himself (or perhaps both). In any case, it’s a disservice to his readers, <i>New York Magazine</i>, and the quality of our public discourse.<br>
444. <br>
445. According to Chait, “‘Don’t punch left’ is the core tenet of <i>Solidarity</i>,” a maxim which he calls “a growing, if not yet universal, norm of movement discipline. [...] [W]hen disagreement arises within the progressive family, the liberal’s role is to accept critique from the left without returning it.” There’s really no other way of saying this: “Don’t punch left” is not “the core tenet” of <i>Solidarity</i>. It’s just not what the book is about. At all. Instead, the book is an attempt to coherently define the titular concept and theorize what a society built around it would look like. Structurally, it’s one-part intellectual and movement history, one-part sociology, and one-part philosophy.<br>
446. <br>
447. Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor trace the origins of “solidarity” to the Latin “obligatum in solidum,” a form of communal debt in the Roman empire. (Taylor, notably, is a co-founder and lead organizer of the Debt Collective, the United States’ largest and most militant debtors’ union.) They discuss the French solidarist movement of the 1850s, which helped formulate our modern understanding of the word, before analyzing contemporary sociopolitical movements. The book then critiques elite philanthropy, while arguing how to make the best of a bad system; envisions a reformulated welfare state built firstly around listening to the public’s demands; applies similar principles to global trade policy, emphasizing a lens of decolonization; and finally touches on the spiritual and soul-feeding aspects of building a solidaristic community.<br>
448. <br>
449. Virtually none of it is about how liberals need to pipe down and praise leftists more. I don’t think intra-elite discursive norms come up at all, except in passing. As far as I can tell, Chait only got the idea that the book’s “core tenet” is liberal-policing from one-half of one paragraph of <a href=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/13/solidarity-astra-taylor-leah-hunt-hendrix-interview>a <i>Washington Post</i> feature about the book</a>, in which Hunt-Hendrix mentions Chait and his contemporary Matt Yglesias as examples of public figures whom she hopes read the book’s fourth chapter on conservatives’ “divide-and-conquer strategy.” That chapter mostly discusses organized right-wing efforts like the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy>Southern Strategy</a>, not the topic preferences of contemporary pundits.<br>
450. <br>
451. This may come as a shock to Chait, but I don’t think that Hunt-Hendrix or Taylor think about him – or figures like him – very much at all. Their book’s actual argument is that individuals, and even groups of individuals cohered around a common identity, are not the protagonists of history. To Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor, it’s only when dedicated groups of people stand up, sacrifice, and risk blood and teeth for other dedicated groups of people, who then return the favor, that society advances and complex problems can be solved. The point is mutual interdependence, in all its messiness and beauty. By contrast, Chait’s singular focus on the nobility of liberals standing up to leftists not only has nothing to do with the book’s argument, it’s self-centered in a way directly opposed to the real thesis of <i>Solidarity</i>. Chait doesn’t seem to realize this.<br>
452. <br>
453. So what does Chait have to say about <i>Solidarity</i>? Well, he hinges plenty of analysis on one quote, in which Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor write “Too often, liberals seek to legitimize their positions by punching left, distancing themselves from social movements to make themselves appear reasonable by comparison, which only strengthens the hands of conservatives and pulls the political center to the right.” This quote is from page XXXIII of the introduction. Yes, this quote is before the title page of the book! It’s also the only entry in the book’s index for “liberals/the Left, danger of popular passions of.”<br>
454. <br>
455. He likewise claims that Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor “have no apparent sense of what liberals believe” because they contrasted, in their words, Democrats’ “growing progressive flank pushing to redistribute wealth, tackle climate change, and further racial and gender justice” with “a corporate wing clinging to the increasingly unequal status quo.” This quote is on page XVII of the introduction. Notably, Chait says it’s wrong to imply liberals hate change and love corporations . . . but Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor never said they were talking about liberals. The fact that Chait self-selects into the “corporate wing clinging to the increasingly unequal status quo” says much more about his view of where he is within the party than the authors.<br>
456. <br>
457. His final characterizing quote from <i>Solidarity</i> is “If conservatives wield a scythe, demonizing different groups with sinister and destabilizing abandon, their liberal counterparts prefer to use garden shears, perpetually trimming solidarity back to manageable, and certainly not transformative, proportions.” That’s from page 94, which is the second page of chapter four, the chapter which Hunt-Hendrix specifically said Chait should read in her <i>Washington Post</i> interview. To reiterate: it’s a chapter about racist violence, regressive laws, and industrial deregulation, not about pundits criticizing non-profit organizations.<br>
458. <br>
459. The only other part of <i>Solidarity</i> which Chait addresses directly is one quote about education reform. By “one quote,” I do not mean that he focuses on something Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor wrote themselves. No, instead he spends five paragraphs lambasting the authors for themselves quoting one sentence of a <a href=https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2242.html>504-page Rand Corporation report</a> (Chait doesn’t name the highly pedigreed source) about an old Gates Foundation initiative called the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching (IPET).<br>
460. <br>
461. In <i>Solidarity</i>, Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor use the quote to help illustrate Gates’ failed education initiatives, which are just one example in a wider chapter about the chauvinism of philanthropy. Rand wrote that IPET – essentially a standardized testing regime – failed because “the near-exclusive focus on TE [teacher effectiveness] might be insufficient to dramatically improve student outcomes.”<br>
462. <br>
463. Chait stretches this example within an example into five paragraphs, castigating an apparent conspiracy of teacher’s unions for scaring “some of the experts” (which ones?!) away from “breaking ranks with the left.” To his credit, he notes that his wife works “at a nonprofit firm whose clients include both traditional and charter schools." <a href=https://www.wested.org/personnel/robin-chait>According to her online bio</a>, she “led policy for a D.C. charter school group.”<br>
464. <br>
465. I can’t tell you how strange it is that the most sustained policy discussion in Chait’s piece is about his own policy preferences, which are completely tangential to any of the ones in <i>Solidarity</i>, a book which argues for the total reorganization of American domestic spending and trade policy. There is truly so much to talk about with this book – and, if one disagreed, so much to criticize! I thought the book was good, but Chait might not have. It’s a shame that his own intellectual laziness foreclosed the kind of high-minded, nuanced debate which Chait claims the left won’t allow these days.<br>
466. <br>
467. It’s also hard not to see this, at least to some extent, as a male intelligentsia dismissing out of hand the work of two women writers. And that fits a broader theme, since what they are writing about, Chait misunderstands at a pretty basic level.<br>
468. <br>
469. Chait advises Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor to spend less time organizing protests – “the primary form of political activity” for leftists, according to Chait – and more time persuading moderate or cross-pressured voters. “Persuasion, though, plays little role in their understanding of politics,” Chait writes. Apparently <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/tag/bernie-sanders>Bernie Sanders</a> won multiple presidential primaries, and Squad members knocked off establishment Democrats, primarily via protests.<br>
470. <br>
471. If Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor didn’t want to persuade people, then I don’t know why they wrote a 300-page book in the first place. <i>Solidarity</i> argues that everyone benefits from movements that uplift everyone – for example, Hunt-Hendrix writes about being a wealthy heiress-turned-class traitor, and argues that ending economic inequality would actually help the (currently) rich too. In other words, Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor are saying that anyone, including current moderate and cross-pressured voters, would benefit from joining progressive movements. Chait’s advice only makes sense if he takes the labels “moderate” and “cross-pressured” as static fixtures, rather than political orientations that can be changed through (gasp!) persuasion.<br>
472. <br>
473. He also warns that “when conservatives use well-organized factions to steamroll over the preferences of a majority, we call that ‘minority rule.’ Electoral politics, for all its shortcomings, is a more democratic method for resolving differences than bringing bodies into the streets.” Protests can also “create legitimacy problems even within the progressive movement itself,” Chait claims, because “every cause is framed as a matter of absolute moral urgency.”<br>
474. <br>
475. There’s a lot to unpack here. First of all, the “well-organized factions” in conservatism are located in Congress, C-Suites, and national media outlets, to say nothing of terrorist militias. They can “steamroll over the preferences of a majority” because they already have institutional power, and are willing to kill people if they lose it. Progressives don’t and aren’t, which is why they turn to protest, as Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor painstakingly reiterate multiple times: “regular voters have virtually no impact over public policy in the United States, largely because they lack the economic resources required to sway elected officials accustomed to pandering to big donors,” they write, <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B>citing a classic Cambridge political science study</a>. All of this is before one factors in the electoral college, gerrymandering, Senate disproportionality, and all the other parts of the American system that lock the preferences of numerical majorities out of power.<br>
476. <br>
477. Moreover, Chait’s argument about intra-progressive prioritization again makes me wonder if he actually read the book. Through countless examples, Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor show that across American history, movements which challenge established hierarchies either succeed together or fail together. This is, again, what the word ‘solidarity’ means. It’s when one cause double-crosses their would-be allies that the betrayed movement crumbles, followed shortly by the betrayer.<br>
478. <br>
479. In this respect, Chait’s column is helpfully clarifying. He is straightforwardly declaring that he will willingly and gladly break ranks whenever it is convenient for his personal pet causes – that he does not believe in the virtues of solidarity. I’d warn the good people of the NYMag Union that Chait is a scab through and through, but well, <a href=https://inthesetimes.com/article/jonathan-chait-scab-new-york-magazine-union-workers-journalism-neoliberal>they already know</a>.<br>
480. <br>
481. It’s clear that Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor believe in solidarity because they care deeply about other people. They want all of humanity to flourish, and they don’t need any credit or kudos to act toward that goal – improving the world is its own reward. It’s hard to come away from “In Defense of Punching The Left” thinking the same is true of Chait.</blockquote><br>
482. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Max Moran</b><br />
483. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Common Dreams</i><br />
484. May 19, 2024</span></div><br />
485. <br>
486. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
487. <a href=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/04/urss-a04.html>Record Low Primary Turnout as Chicago Democrats Shift Further to the Right</a> – Kristina Betinis and Andy Thompson (<i>World Socialist Web Site</i>, April 3, 2024).<br>
488. <a href=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/14/congress/centrists-vs-summer-lee-pennsylvania-house-primary-00146954>Centrist Dem Group Goes on Attack Against Progressive Summer Lee</a> – Madison Fernandez (<i>Politico</i>, March 14, 2024).<br>
489. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/progressives-didn-t-ruin-san-francisco>No, Progressives Didn’t Ruin Cities Like San Francisco</a> – Madison Fernandez (<i>Common Dreams</i>, February 25, 2024).<br>
490. <a href=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/25/democrats-house-centrists-progressives-republicans>A Split Among Democrats May Threaten “the Squad” – and Help Trump – in 2024</a> – David Smith (<i>The Guardian</i>, December 25, 2023).<br>
491. <a href=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/589247-centrist-democrats-urge-progressives-to-tamp-down-rhetoric>Centrist Democrats Urge Progressives to Tamp Down Rhetoric</a> – Hanna Trudo (<i>The Hill</i>, January 12, 2022).<br>
492. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/08/20/if-joe-biden-rejects-his-progressive-base-trump-will-win>If Joe Biden Rejects His Progressive Base, Trump Will Win</a> – Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan (<i>Common Dreams</i>, August 20, 2020).<br>
493. <a href=https://meteamedia.org/17215/opinions/moving-to-the-center-has-led-to-the-failure-of-the-democratic-party>Moving to the Center Has Led to the Failure of the Democratic Party</a> – Marco Rivero (<i>Metea Media</i>, January 9, 2020).<br>
494.  <br>
495. <b>UPDATE:</b> <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8LrBSjmtRw>How to Break Free of “Vote Blue No Matter Who”: An Interview with Eddie Glaude Jr.</a> – <i>Bad Faith</i> via <i>YouTube</i> (June 3, 2024).<br>
496. <br>
497. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
498. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/quote-of-day.html>Sabrina Salvati: Quote of the Day – January 2, 2024</a><br>
499. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/quote-of-day_10.html>Mark Harris: Quote of the Day – August 10, 2023</a><br>
500. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/progressive-perspectives-on-marianne.html>Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run (2023)</a><br>
501. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/more-progressive-perspectives-on.html>More Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
502. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/we-must-challenge-entire-system.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”</a><br>
503. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/11/quote-of-day.html>Jen Perelman: Quote of the Day – November 17, 2022</a><br>
504. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/03/cornel-west-on-spiritual-decay-that.html>Cornel West on Responding to the “Spiritual Decay That Cuts Across the Board”</a><br>
505. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/quote-of-day.html>Ralph Nader: Quote of the Day – January 20, 2022</a><br>
506. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-deeper-perspective-on-whats-really.html>A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking American Democracy</a><br>
507. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/11/will-democrats-never-learn.html>Will Democrats Never Learn?</a><br>
508. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/12/quote-of-day.html>Cornel West: Quote of the Day – December 3, 2020</a><br>
509. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/11/as-much-sounding-of-alarm-as-time-for.html>Biden’s Win: “As Much the Sounding of An Alarm As a Time for Self-Congratulations” (2020)</a><br>
510. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/08/branko-marcetic-on-dnc-progressive.html>Branko Marcetic on the DNC: “Progressive Symbolism and Empty Rhetoric in Place of Real Political Vision”</a><br>
511. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/08/progressive-perspectives-on-biden.html>Progressive Perspectives on the Biden-Harris Ticket (2020)</a><br>
512. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/03/marianne-williamson-on-contest-being.html>Marianne Williamson on the Contest Being Played Out by Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders</a><br>
513. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/progressive-perspectives-on-joe-bidens.html>Progressive Perspectives on Joe Biden’s Presidential Run (2019)</a><br>
514. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/03/quote-of-day_10.html>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2019</a><br>
515. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/04/hope-history-and-bernie-sanders_18.html>Hope, History, and Bernie Sanders</a><br>
516. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/02/quote-of-day.html>Christopher D. Cook: Quote of the Day – February 17, 2016</a><br>
517. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-big-switch.html>The Big Switch</a><br>
518. <br>
519. <b>Image:</b> <a href=https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/11/03/are-the-democrats-a-serious-threat-to-donald-trump-or-not>Emmanual Polanco</a>.</span><br>
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521. <br>
522. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUltKj6odCB0CZqkNIBRN3HfBYCX1DpMYZUiZnIATzXjcN0AvuWGN-Vqg6DY-KE0BgPIU-jgiQ8hyphenhyphenLGeWIXBrFezUsQ4nlVNXy7EXx9DE-NUHosmQ-jYTyJo9Z8gwjQmlXuhPwDg5MVzaMJ0iFjSmEfEKgXkTvySnw6ejqEJ2rmKkjA7rA6MRiQ/s2445/IMG_1248c.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="1764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUltKj6odCB0CZqkNIBRN3HfBYCX1DpMYZUiZnIATzXjcN0AvuWGN-Vqg6DY-KE0BgPIU-jgiQ8hyphenhyphenLGeWIXBrFezUsQ4nlVNXy7EXx9DE-NUHosmQ-jYTyJo9Z8gwjQmlXuhPwDg5MVzaMJ0iFjSmEfEKgXkTvySnw6ejqEJ2rmKkjA7rA6MRiQ/s400/IMG_1248c.JPG"/></a></div>
523. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Above:</span></b> My friend Bernie McGowan with her youngest daughter Collette (left) and daughter-in-law Kristy – Saturday, May 18, 2024.</span></center></blockquote><br />
524. <br />
525. <i>My <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>2024 Australian sojourn</a> continues! . . .</i><br>
526. <br>
527. I returned to Guruk this evening from the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Rivers>Northern Rivers</a> region of New South Wales and the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Coast,_Queensland>Sunshine Coast</a> of Queensland where I was part of a number of events to celebrate my dear friend Bernie’s 70th birthday.<br>
528. <br>
529. As I’ve mentioned previously at <i>The Wild Reed</i>, I first got to know Bernie, her spouse Mike, and their family in <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/goulburn.html>Goulburn</a>, where Mike had been the principal of the primary school at which I <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/fragments-from-past-life.html>taught from 1988-1993</a>. Before <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/12/20-years-stateside.html>relocating to the U.S. in 1994</a>, I taught two of the McGowan children – <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016_24.html>Jeremiah</a> (in 1989) and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016_24.html>Tess</a> (in 1992). I’ve stayed friends with all the members of the McGowan family ever since our shared time in Goulburn, and I always try to catch up with as many of them as I can each time I visit Australia from the U.S.<br>
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532. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PmRtD2wNgM9CpKcR0vuH6zW42f11BODNV4Kohrc4k-Bzi_vSwB4SW8nMt9vVKYV3_W02wXPs6zdx9Gnonq-rvq3znZKnWCa2xOQkfycUiZOOSV9phemRMjdV2mJiOVzTBFAp/s1600/CanberraGraduation1993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PmRtD2wNgM9CpKcR0vuH6zW42f11BODNV4Kohrc4k-Bzi_vSwB4SW8nMt9vVKYV3_W02wXPs6zdx9Gnonq-rvq3znZKnWCa2xOQkfycUiZOOSV9phemRMjdV2mJiOVzTBFAp/s400/CanberraGraduation1993.jpg" /></a></div><br />
533. <blockquote><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Above:</b></span> A photo taken by my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/remembering-and-celebrating-dad.html>Dad</a> showing myself and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/happy-birthday-mum.html>Mum</a> with Mike and Bernie McGowan and their eldest son Jeremiah – April 1993.</span></blockquote><br />
534. <br />
535. Mike and Bernie’s second eldest son Raph visited and lived with me in the Twin Cities for a good part of 2004. He <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/10/a-visit-from-raph.html>visited me again in the U.S. in 2011</a>.<br>
536. <br>
537. Back in Australia in 2014, Raph cycled over 1900 kilometers in memory of his sister Tess and to raise awareness and funds for melanoma research and prevention. (For more about this inspiring achievement, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/02/raphs-inspiring-journey.html>click here</a>, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/raphs-journey-continues.html>here</a>, and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/raphs-journey-continues.html>here</a>.)<br>
538. <br>
539. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_wNOE6EhOFHhtovkuciRPghCGQPqReqAw_YoUuui5zyeMCsNzr8HZaEm4k6u33M1xc54q3ub19tmdZEsqr9pUg9nE9j9fGMQG7n05Zx5m9OgLwBpImkndIR9FHdzCxwPAgll3p8nVomVPKyo4n6jl_yZruydjIqLepRlc7VMElOmfG-fECSYIg/s3843/IMG_1133b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="2882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_wNOE6EhOFHhtovkuciRPghCGQPqReqAw_YoUuui5zyeMCsNzr8HZaEm4k6u33M1xc54q3ub19tmdZEsqr9pUg9nE9j9fGMQG7n05Zx5m9OgLwBpImkndIR9FHdzCxwPAgll3p8nVomVPKyo4n6jl_yZruydjIqLepRlc7VMElOmfG-fECSYIg/s320/IMG_1133b.JPG"/></a></div>In the years since his epic bike ride, Raph has worked tirelessly to create and market the <a href=https://bakslap.com>bakslap</a>, a “lotion applicator that makes it easier to protect yourself from the sun when enjoying the outdoors.”<br>
540. <br>
541. When on the Sunshine Coast to celebrate Bernie’s birthday, I stayed with Raph and his partner Millie (<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>right</b></span>).<br>
542. <br>
543. Part of Bernie’s birthday celebration involved a (strenuously) fun time at <a href=https://www.treetopchallenge.com.au/sunshine-coast-adventure>Treetop Challenge</a>, “Australia’s highest and most thrilling adventure park.” Here we engaged in high ropes maneuvers and glided along ziplines of varying lengths and heights. And, yes, I discovered muscles I didn’t know I had!<br>
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547. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above (from left):</b></span> Mim, Kristy, Jeremiah (partly obscured) Bartley, Helen, me, Raph, Millie, Bernie, Sonny, Frankie, Collette, and Mike – Saturday, May 18, 2024. As you can see, we all had special socks for our treetop challenge adventure! And in celebration of Bernie’s birthday, our socks were as colourful as her regular hair and attire.<br>
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555. I said that going into it, I wasn’t sure either; but that I pushed myself through it by channelling my inner <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/03/celebrating-black-panther-then-and-now.html>Black Panther</a>! 😄<br>
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557. Later that night we all gathered first at <a href=https://www.theboatshed.com.au/>The Boat Shed</a> restaurant, overlooking the beautiful <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroochy_River>Maroochy River</a>, and then at Jeremiah and Kristy’s home to officially celebrate (with lots of wings and bling) Bernie’s 70th birthday.<br>
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567. The following morning we enjoyed breakfast and time on the beach at Mooloolaba.<br>
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573. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> With Frankie and Sonny at Mooloolaba<br>
574. – Sunday, May 19, 2024.</center><br>
575. <br>
576. <br>
577. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
578. <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/06/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Last Days in Australia</a></center><br>
579. <br>
580. <br>
581. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Australia Sojourn – April-May 2024</b><br>
582. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>Farewell Minnesota Spring</a><br>
583. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Hello Australia Autumn!</a><br>
584. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Bundanoon, Batemans Bay, Braidwood and Goulburn</a><br>
585. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_6.html>Hanging Rock</a><br>
586. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_01216607084.html>Family Time in Melbourne, Guruk, and Gunnedah</a><br>
587. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/guruk-sunset.html>Guruk Sunset</a><br>
588. <br>
589. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
590. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/mooloolaba.html>Mooloolaba (2023)</a><br>
591. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-northern-rivers-country-august-29.html>In Northern Rivers Country (2019)</a><br>
592. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016_24.html>Townsville (2016)</a><br>
593. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/01/brisbane-and-sunshine-coast.html>Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast (2010)</a><br>
594. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/02/raphs-inspiring-journey.html>Raph’s Inspiring Journey</a><br>
595. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/raphs-journey-continues.html>Raph’s Journey Continues</a><br>
596. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-surprise-for-raph-well-somewhat.html>A Surprise for Raph! . . . Well, Somewhat</a><br>
597. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/return-to-oz-sydney-to-be-precise.html>Return to Oz . . . Sydney to Be Exact!</a><br>
598. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/02/day-roving-mid-north-coast-with-raph.html>A Day Roving the Mid North Coast</a><br>
599. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/bushland-wedding.html>A Bushland Wedding</a><br>
600. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/01/flooded-in-but-loving-life.html>“Flooded-In But Loving Life”</a><br>
601. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/12/newtown.html>Newtown</a><br>
602. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/09/fresh-take-on-masculinity.html>A Fresh Take on Masculinity</a><br>
603. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/your-perception-is-choice.html>“Your Perception Is a Choice”</a><br>
604. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/11/our-sacred-journey-continues-all-saints.html>Our Sacred Journey Continues: An All Saints & Souls Day Reflection</a><br>
605. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-australian-roots-of-my-progressive.html>The Australian Roots of My Progressive Catholicism</a><br>
606. <br>
607. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly and friends.</span><br>
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610. <br>
611. <br>
612. For reasons to vote for Marianne Williamson instead of “uncommitted” so as to voice your opposition to President Biden’s Israel/Gaza stance, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-super-tuesday-dont-be-uncommitted.html>click here</a> and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/super-tuesday.html>here</a>.<br>
613. <br>
614. And here is Marianne’s take:<br>
615. <br>
616. <blockquote>A vote for me means that you align with the <a href=https://marianne2024.com/issues>issues</a> [my <a href=https://marianne2024.com>campaign</a>] talks about. And with every vote there is a greater possibility of [. . .] influencing the agenda at the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Democratic_National_Convention>Democratic convention</a>.<br>
617. <br>
618. [Some may be] wondering, “Do I vote 'uncommitted’ or do I vote for Marianne Williamson?” A vote for “uncommitted” still gives those delegates to Joe Biden. If you give the delegates to me, then what you’re doing is giving delegates to a woman who can call-up <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu>Bibi Netanyahu</a> and say, “No more!”</blockquote><br>
619. <br>
620. It’s important to remember that the sending of “uncommitted” delegates to the convention is dependent on state and party thresholds. In other words, the party still gets to call the shots when it comes to the impact of any kind of write-in campaign.<br>
621. <br>
622. More significantly, it’s been <a href=https://www.notus.org/biden-2024/uncommitted-delegate-biden-super-tuesday>reported</a> that a DNC spokesperson has said that “any 'uncommitted’ delegate that does get sent to the convention must vote for a candidate that is eligible for the nomination otherwise their vote will count as 'present’.”<br>
623. <br>
624. In short, an “uncommitted” vote is a vote taken from the sole potentially-eligible <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-super-tuesday-dont-be-uncommitted.html>“cease fire” candidate</a>, Marianne Williamson.<br>
625. <br>
626. <br>
627. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
628. <a href=https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/marianne-williamson-2024-election>Marianne Williamson: “The System is Bleeding Voters”</a> – Urja Sinha (<i>NewsNation</i>, May 19, 2024).<br>
629. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24lZrEf28l0>Marianne Williamson: “The Presidential Debate on June 27th Should Include More Than Trump and Biden” – <i>YouTube</i> (May 16, 2024)
630. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/love-democracy-and-gangster-politics>Love, Democracy, and Gangster Politics</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, May 5, 2024).<br>
631. <a href=https://www.hercampus.com/culture/marianne-williamson-gen-z-2024-election-exclusive>Marianne Williamson on Why She’s Fighting for Gen Z in This Election</a> – Julia Merola (<i>Her Campus</i>, May 3, 2024).<br>
632. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/one-season-passes-and-another-begins>One Season Passes and Another Begins</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, April 11, 2024).<br>
633. <a href=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marianne-williamson-democratic-presidential-bid-campaign-isnt-winning/story?id=108316131>Marianne Williamson, Still in Democratic Presidential Bid, Says Campaign Isn’t About Winning: “There’s More Than the Horse Race”</a> – Isabella Murray (<i>ABC News</i>, March 29, 2024).<br>
634. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/why-i-keep-going>Why I Keep Going</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 16, 2024).<br>
635. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/in-hopes-of-a-future-harvest>In Hopes of a Future Harvest</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 13, 2024).<br>
636. <a href=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-cease-fire-activists-use-marianne-williamson-primary-vessel-rcna143831>How Marianne Williamson’s Name Became the Placeholder for “Uncommitted” Protesters in Arizona</a> – Alex Tabet (<i>NBC News</i>, March 19, 2024).<br>
637. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/primary-purpose-and-power>Primary Purpose and Power</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 12, 2024).<br>
638. <a href=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marianne-williamson-surprises-coming-second-multiple-states-leapfrogging-dean-phillips>Marianne Williamson Surprises by Coming In Second in Multiple States, Leapfrogging Dean Phillips</a> – Timothy H.J. Nerozzi (<i>Fox News</i>, March 6, 2024).<br>
639. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/i-remain-in-the-race>I Remain in the Race</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 6, 2024).<br>
640. <a href=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marianne-williamson-returns-presidential-race-saying-biden-vulnerable-trump>Marianne Williamson Returns to Presidential Race, Saying Biden Is Vulnerable Against Trump</a> – Anders Hagstrom (<i>Fox News</i>, February 28, 2024).<br>
641. <a href=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/20/biden-economy-campaign-message-better>Biden and Other Centrist Democrats Keep Bragging About the Economy. But Here’s the Problem</a> – Perry Bacon Jr. (<i>The Washington Post</i>, February 20, 2024).<br>
642. <br>
643. <b>UPDATE:</b> <a href=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/28/marianne-williamson-accuses-dnc-sabotage/73883369007/>Marianne Williamson Says Campaign Was Sabotaged by DNC</a> – Victor Hahan (<i>USA Today</i>, May 28, 2024).<br>
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646. <br>
647. <center><b>See also:</b> <a href=https://marianne2024.com>Marianne 2024 Official Site</a> | <a href=https://marianne2024.com/meet-marianne>About</a> | <a href=https://marianne2024.com/issues>Issues</a> | <a href=https://marianne2024.com/latest-news>News</a> | <a href=https://events.marianne2024.com>Events</a> | <a href=https://secure.actblue.com/donate/marwilliamson2024>Donate</a></center>
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649. <br>
650. <b>For <i>The Wild Reed</i>’s coverage of Marianne Williamson’s 2024 presidential campaign, see the following chronologically-ordered posts:</b><br>
651. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/marianne-2024.html>Marianne 2024</a><br>
652. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/marianne-williamson-launches-2024.html>Marianne Williamson Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign</a><br>
653. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/progressive-perspectives-on-marianne.html>Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
654. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/more-progressive-perspectives-on.html>More Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
655. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/quote-of-day_0894107181.html>Ben Burgis: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2023</a><br>
656. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/despite-undemocratic-antics-of-dnc.html>Despite the Undemocratic Antics of the DNC, Marianne Williamson Plans on “Winning the Nomination”</a><br>
657. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-biblical-roots-of-from-each.html>The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need”</a><br>
658. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/marianne-williamson-on-next-revolution.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton</i> – 05/30/23</a><br>
659. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/marianne-williamsons-economic-bill-of.html>Marianne Williamson’s Economic Bill of Rights</a><br>
660. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/three-progressive-voices-on-war-in.html>Three Progressive Voices on the War in Ukraine</a><br>
661. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/quote-of-day_27.html>Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2023</a><br>
662. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/marianne-williamson-on-issue-is-with.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>The Issue Is</i> with Elex Michaelson – 07/20/23</a><br>
663. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/voters-not-dnc-should-choose-nominee.html>Voters, Not the DNC, Should Choose the Nominee</a><br>
664. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/marianne-williamson-in-new-hampshire.html>Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire</a><br>
665. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-repairing-our.html>Marianne Williamson: “Repairing Our Hearts Is Essential to Repairing Our Country”</a><br>
666. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-on-trumps-day-in.html>Marianne Williamson on Trump’s Day in Court</a><br>
667. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-on-news-nation.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>NewsNation</i> – 08/25/23</a><br>
668. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/presidential-candidate-marianne.html>Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Joins NYC’s March to End Fossil Fuels</a><br>
669. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamson-on-your-world-10623.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>Your World</i> – 10/6/23</a><br>
670. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamsons-radical-idea.html>Marianne Williamson’s “Radical Idea” of Putting People First</a><br>
671. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamson-we-need-to-disrupt.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Need to Disrupt the Corrupt”</a><br>
672. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/we-are-surging.html>“We Are Surging”</a><br>
673. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/let-people-decide-marianne-williamson.html>“Let the People Decide”: Marianne Williamson on the DNC’s Efforts to Deny and Suppress the Democratic Process</a><br>
674. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/live-democratic-presidential-debate.html>Democratic Presidential Debate: Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips – 1/8/24</a><br>
675. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-democrats-challenging-biden.html>The Democrats Challenging Biden</a><br>
676. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/bannering-for-marianne.html>Bannering for Marianne</a><br>
677. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in.html>Campaigning for Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire – Day 1</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_21.html>2</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_23.html>3</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_2.html>4</a><br>
678. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/marianne-williamson-i-have-decided-to.html>Marianne Williamson: “I Have Decided to Continue”</a><br>
679. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/marianne-williamson-in-nevada-2424.html>Marianne Williamson in Nevada – 2/4/24</a><br>
680. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/forever-grateful.html>Forever Grateful</a><br>
681. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-marianne-williamson-learned-from.html>What Marianne Williamson Learned from Running for President</a><br>
682. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/marianne-williamson-playing-it-big.html>Marianne Williamson: Playing It Big</a><br>
683. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/minnesotans-launch-super-tuesday-push.html>Minnesotans Launch Super Tuesday Push for “Suspended But Not Ended” Candidate Marianne Williamson</a><br>
684. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-welcome-return.html>A Welcome Return</a><br>
685. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-super-tuesday-dont-be-uncommitted.html>This Super Tuesday, Don’t Be “Uncommitted” . . .</a><br>
686. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/super-tuesday.html>Super Tuesday in Minnesota</a><br>
687. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/marianne-williamson-cassandra-of-us.html>Marianne Williamson, the Cassandra of U.S. Politics, on the “True State of the Union”</a><br>
688. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/marianne-williamson-in-arizona-31724.html>Marianne Williamson in Arizona – 3/17/24</a><br>
689. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-is-moment.html>“This Is the Moment”</a><br>
690. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/marianne-williamson-on-washington.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>Washington Journal</i> (4/2/24) and <i>The Letterhack</i> (4/4/24)</a><br>
691. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/for-marianne-williamson-one-season.html>For Marianne Williamson, One Season Passes and Another Begins</a><br>
692. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/cylvia-hayes-why-im-voting-for-marianne.html>Cylvia Hayes: “Why I’m Voting for Marianne Williamson”</a><br>
693. <br>
694. <b>See also:</b><br>
695. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/we-must-challenge-entire-system.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”</a><br>
696. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/11/marianne-williamson-on-current.html>Marianne Williamson on the Current Condition of the U.S.</a><br>
697. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/09/marianne-williamsons-politics-of-love.html>Marianne Williamson’s Politics of Love: The Rich Roll Interview</a><br>
698. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/03/if-only-we-could-hear-voices-like-this.html>Now Here’s a Voice I’d Like to Hear Regularly on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows</a><br>
699. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-deeper-perspective-on-whats-really.html>A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking American Democracy</a><br>
700. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/10/marianne-williamson-on-10th-anniversary.html>Marianne Williamson on the Tenth Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street</a><br>
701. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/marianne-williamson-on-how-centrist.html>Marianne Williamson on How Centrist Democrats Abuse Voters with False Promises</a><br>
702. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/two-of-most-dedicated-and-enlightened.html>“Two of the Most Dedicated and Enlightened Heroes of Present Day America”</a><br>
703. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/04/deep-gratitude.html>Deep Gratitude</a><br>
704. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-beautiful-message-full-of-greatness.html>“A Beautiful Message, So Full of Greatness”</a><br>
705. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/11/marianne-williamson-anything-that-will.html>Marianne Williamson: “Anything That Will Help People Thrive, I’m Interested In”</a><br>
706. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/caitlin-johnstone-status-quo.html>Caitlin Johnstone: “Status Quo Politicians Are Infinitely ‘Weirder’ Than Marianne Williamson”</a></span><br />
707. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/8919173616319693541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=8919173616319693541' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/8919173616319693541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/8919173616319693541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/marianne-williamson-on-newsnation-51924.html' title='Marianne Williamson on &lt;I&gt;NewsNation&lt;/i&gt; – 5/19/24'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/8cLEPoWQ77g/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-3016183484730702068</id><published>2024-05-14T02:05:00.023-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-03T01:00:33.692-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photo of the Day"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Port Macquarie"/><title type='text'>Guruk Sunset</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024 • &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Part 5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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710. <br>
711. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
712. <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_21.html>Happy Birthday, Bernie!</a></center><br>
713. <br>
714. <br>
715. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
716. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/guruk-sunrise.html>Guruk Sunrise</a><br>
717. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2019_7.html>On Sacred Ground</a><br>
718. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/guruk-seascapes-from-dawn-to-dusk.html>Guruk Seascapes, from Dawn to Dusk</a><br>
719. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-rocks.html>On the Rocks</a><br>
720. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/last-days-in-australia.html>Last Days in Australia (2023)</a><br>
721. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/10/return-to-guruk-august-1929-2019.html>Return to Guruk (2019)</a><br>
722. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2019.html>Guruk (2019)</a><br>
723. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/guruk-seascapes-from-dawn-to-dusk.html>Last Days in Australia (2017)</a><br>
724. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/return-to-guruk.html>Return to Guruk (2017)</a><br>
725. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016.html>Port Macquarie (2016)</a><br>
726. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/03/australian-sojourn-march-2015_11.html>Port Macquarie, Wingham, and Ellenborough Falls (2015)</a><br>
727. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/04/port-macquarie-days.html>Port Macquarie Days (2014)</a></span><br>
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729. <br>
730. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> strive every day to remove from my soul all sentimentalistic attitude in the face of what those who suffer and work the most ask of me. I don’t want to be ashamed of myself in front of them. I go to my job to perform my duty and to serve justice. No lyricism or chatter, no comedy, no poses or romances. Not even when I come in contact with the most needy can anyone say I play the charitable lady who abandons her welfare for a moment to figure out that she performs a work of mercy.</blockquote><br>
731. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>Eva Perón</i></b></div><br />
732. <br>
733. Last Tuesday (May 7) was the 125th birthday of the late <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n>Eva Perón</a> (1919-1952).<br>
734. <br>
735. Popularly known as Evita, Eva Perón was an Argentine actress, politician, and social justice activist who, as the spouse of President <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Per%C3%B3n>Juan Perón</a> (1895-1974), served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death on July 26, 1952.<br>
736. <br>
737. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_raE2wQD55MD8Y8OjA9APv7mnEaQ8aI4LKFQxjCt_pFsIeoSWUSTJgpZihVdksFLjPlqVGuBEqQskQrtWS1E_3wSWq8UyioQx4RlUNSlsxKTrOiDtH1aNk-akY17WgCTBjGmyWKLfoY2lXz5snkDfiWMsv2nkej2dUfxqnjoCS1ajV9myRm2WA/s586/DCFMA-Cover.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_raE2wQD55MD8Y8OjA9APv7mnEaQ8aI4LKFQxjCt_pFsIeoSWUSTJgpZihVdksFLjPlqVGuBEqQskQrtWS1E_3wSWq8UyioQx4RlUNSlsxKTrOiDtH1aNk-akY17WgCTBjGmyWKLfoY2lXz5snkDfiWMsv2nkej2dUfxqnjoCS1ajV9myRm2WA/s200/DCFMA-Cover.PNG"/></a></div>I first became aware of Eva Perón’s life and story when as a young teenager I found myself intrigued by images and newsreel footage of her in the music video for “<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don’t_Cry_for_Me_Argentina>Don’t Cry for Me Argentina</a>” by <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Covington>Julie Covington</a>. The song, from the 1976 <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(album)>concept album</a> (and soon-to-be <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(musical)>musical</a>) <i>Evita</i>, was written by <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber>Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Rice>Tim Rice</a>. It was a No. 1 hit in the UK in February 1977 and then later that year in countries around the world, including Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Australia.<br>
738. <br>
739. Sorcha O’Higgins <a href=https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/the-untold-story-behind-the-song-dont-cry-for-me-argentina>writes</a> that “the song book-ended the original [concept album and] theatre performance and was sung at both the beginning and the end to evoke the generosity of Evita’s spirit in death by asking the public not to mourn her. Upon its release in 1976, the song went to number one in the UK, and went on to win . . . an Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. . . . [It] is one of the most memorable parts of [<i>Evita</i>], if not one of the things that people from abroad associate most with Argentina.”<br>
740. <br>
741. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2JZL6okzeWvlovH5VYCNcL72p9BSTQeGNPlF4abNh4gzZIYq7w2R9emidGchlDIVxQitOu11cam9LKTN9bsU2Vvl11tu7TY0ZT2DAJSqz1wjkaXt6btsbCCeS8MSYa02QiWPKUenw_wvrQc9XqtQkKQHrvJDdnwxYv6adjBd0GuWhTNMf92STg/s600/IMG_4491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2JZL6okzeWvlovH5VYCNcL72p9BSTQeGNPlF4abNh4gzZIYq7w2R9emidGchlDIVxQitOu11cam9LKTN9bsU2Vvl11tu7TY0ZT2DAJSqz1wjkaXt6btsbCCeS8MSYa02QiWPKUenw_wvrQc9XqtQkKQHrvJDdnwxYv6adjBd0GuWhTNMf92STg/s320/IMG_4491.JPG"/></a></div>As a teenager I was intrigued enough by Eva Perón to choose her as the subject of a 5-minute “talk” I had to give for one of my Year 8 classes, probably either English or General Studies, I can’t remember for sure.<br>
742. <br>
743. What I <i>do</i> clearly remember is how when I went to the front of the room and announced the subject of my talk, derisive howls of <i>"Who?"</i> were directed my way by a number of my classmates. Our teacher, however, was having none of that. Mr. Hammond was his name, and he silenced the room by roaringly ordering my detractors to shut-up so that they might actually learn something.<br>
744. <br>
745. I don’t think anyone had ever before stood up for me and the different-kind-of-things I was interested in. It was an unforgettable moment for sure, and one that I’m sure helped build my self-confidence, even if at the time I wasn’t consciously aware of it. So thanks, Mr. Hammond!<br>
746. <br>
747. Anyway, to (belatedly) mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of María Eva Duarte de Perón, aka Evita, I share today not only the great quote from the woman herself that opens this post but also the song about her that first sparked my interest in her life <i>and</i> an excerpt from María Teresa Hernández’s article, “<a href=https://apnews.com/article/eva-peron-evita-argentina-peronism-7c23a6d3cb53cf35dc13a951b79ebfbd>A Prayer for Evita</a>,” published earlier this year.<br>
748. <br>
749. <br>
750. <br>
751. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1kBwDTIDh_0?si=cknSIZyov8IeoF3O" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
752. <br>
753. <br>
754. <br>
755. <i>Writes María Teresa Hernández . . .</i><br>
756. <br>
757. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">E</span>arly every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Cajetan>Saint Cajetan</a>, Saint Teresa and Eva Perón.<br>
758. <br>
759. Perón – unlike the others – has not been canonized by the Vatican, but this doesn’t matter to Celerier.<br>
760. <br>
761. “For me, she is the saint of the people,” the 56-year-old Argentine said.</blockquote><br>
762. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfT_iGcu96f_yYBBK0XwtRvsPstpXZXe53eMFuw-DAVUMzzZGJEWGq2QuyiVwRXSw7v4kryiscv-mMnYTuHHXh41MdhN2xgj62Mr8JtOEzJ3BroC1FvYen-81FScBgMr6VAsu2WyUFNmXxrsKdUdPsfiVxx6Fgi-nSD8hutBEY51flSbduJxMdw/s454/EvaPeron-2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" width="200" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfT_iGcu96f_yYBBK0XwtRvsPstpXZXe53eMFuw-DAVUMzzZGJEWGq2QuyiVwRXSw7v4kryiscv-mMnYTuHHXh41MdhN2xgj62Mr8JtOEzJ3BroC1FvYen-81FScBgMr6VAsu2WyUFNmXxrsKdUdPsfiVxx6Fgi-nSD8hutBEY51flSbduJxMdw/s200/EvaPeron-2.PNG"/></a></div><blockquote>Many union members think of Evita as their patron or gaze at her photos with nostalgia, feeling that she and her husband, three-time President Juan Domingo Perón, brought prosperity to their country through an equality and social justice-driven movement that was named after him in the 1940s: <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peronism>Peronism</a>.<br>
763. <br>
764. That movement is currently the biggest opposition force in Argentina. And some political observers attribute the recent vote to elect President <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei>Javier Milei</a> as a means to defeat Peronism and its previous hold on the presidency.<br>
765. <br>
766. “For us, she is the spiritual reservoir of the people,” said Julio Piumato, human rights director at the largest union in Argentina. He signed a 2019 document requesting Evita’s beatification.</blockquote><br>
767. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89fkhbfmhAsP_iIbxhSL1BtVkDlWsvnv6hbtEQuO4o9nIzPyTfPRjEa7stLgaJJqKp6pfznOfUH55B9KERA31AMWlqblhvbRzGlq75Q9KQ2kJ7aqNrJtwy2XnhhuLwxURRkBxrRd57gzVmijU8G7YdmypiE6xYWCYbx0LyZRLcWREgFfvP_eilg/s748/IMG_E4553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="656" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89fkhbfmhAsP_iIbxhSL1BtVkDlWsvnv6hbtEQuO4o9nIzPyTfPRjEa7stLgaJJqKp6pfznOfUH55B9KERA31AMWlqblhvbRzGlq75Q9KQ2kJ7aqNrJtwy2XnhhuLwxURRkBxrRd57gzVmijU8G7YdmypiE6xYWCYbx0LyZRLcWREgFfvP_eilg/s200/IMG_E4553.JPG"/></a></div><blockquote>“No other figure has a deeper significance,” Piumato said. “The humble sectors are synthesized in Evita.”<br>
768. <br>
769. According to the union leader, between 1946 and 1952, when Evita died of cancer at age 33 and Perón concluded his first term, the couple dignified the working class and prioritized social justice.<br>
770. <br>
771. “Saints show us paths to reach Christ and intercede before God for us,” reads the beatification request delivered to the archbishop. “In our homeland, one generation after another continues to be converted by the humanist and Christian message of the standard bearer of the humble.”<br>
772. <br>
773.  Aside from a <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(1996_film)>1996 movie</a> starring Madonna or Andrew Lloyd Weber’s <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(musical)>1978 musical</a>, many foreigners know relatively little about this former first lady who died 71 years ago.<br>
774. <br>
775. But in Argentina, Evita is a constant presence. Her face is printed on 100-peso bills, decorates a mural on a key government building, and greets guests from an altar placed in a restaurant called <a href=https://www.facebook.com/elsantaevita>Saint Evita</a>.<br>
776. <br>
777. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZooHoIV5coeIQZPEsLZ3bkXALrsLsSgPEDO5VyC6-cZISY71CqFqK1_LU0hLML8SoJTAXK7L8ZnS1wgw08xt20wc5alvhA5Ktkvo9K55lR7Dhbuan0UTfVeuMzzA3BfJE8J8d3SBUORyh5Ut6dMU4nUBFgnSOpCj4TP9-cGct_54RCTIRkRcqA/s1217/EvitaRestaurant-2.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZooHoIV5coeIQZPEsLZ3bkXALrsLsSgPEDO5VyC6-cZISY71CqFqK1_LU0hLML8SoJTAXK7L8ZnS1wgw08xt20wc5alvhA5Ktkvo9K55lR7Dhbuan0UTfVeuMzzA3BfJE8J8d3SBUORyh5Ut6dMU4nUBFgnSOpCj4TP9-cGct_54RCTIRkRcqA/s320/EvitaRestaurant-2.jpg"/></a></div><br>
778. The secret behind the fascination that she awakens might be hidden in her name.<br>
779. <br>
780. Long before becoming first lady, she called herself María Eva, a girl who left the town of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Toldos>Los Toldos</a> to try her luck as an actress in Buenos Aires. As a modest film star she was known as Eva Duarte and afterwards became Eva Perón, the president’s wife. Then came Evita.<br>
781. <br>
782. “Evita is the one who is close to the people,” said Santiago Regolo, a researcher at <a href=https://museoevita.org.ar/>Museum Evita</a>. “People began to call her that, and that construction is linked to the political and social work that distinguished her from the women who preceded her and take her as an example to this day.”<br>
783. <br>
784. Evita was the one who paid visits to elders and single mothers. The one who handed out toys for children and bread for families. The one who promoted paid vacations for workers who had never been able to afford a break and gave a final push to achieve the women’s right to vote in 1947.<br>
785. <br>
786. She has also inspired some feminists – who carry her photo along with their green scarves during protests – as well as a political organization that asks for social transformation using her image as a logo.<br>
787. <br>
788. “Having Evita on our flag represents being with those in the lower classes and trying to vindicate her name over time,” said Iván Tchorek, from the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_Movement>Evita Movement</a>, which has 155,000 members nationwide and was created after an economic crisis in 2001.<br>
789. <br>
790. She’s relevant as ever, Tchorek said, because Peronism is. Thousands of workers like him recently led a general strike against the right-wing Milei, who defeated Peronist candidate <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Massa>Sergio Massa</a> last November. Soon after, Milei issued a decree that would revoke or modify hundreds of existing laws in order to limit the power of unions and deregulate an economy that has traditionally featured heavy state intervention.<br>
791. <br>
792. Even as a union standard-bearer in polarized times, Evita and her memory have the ability to transcend politics. “Certain issues are linked to matters of a sentimental, sacralized nature,” Regolo said. “She is seen as a companion, a sister, a mother for the humble.”<br>
793. <br>
794. At her home in an impoverished neighborhood outside Buenos Aires, 71-year-old Rita Cantero says she almost met Evita. When her mother asked the first lady for help, she was pregnant with her.<br>
795. <br>
796. “My mother used to say that Evita was very supportive, that people really liked her for the service she provided.”<br>
797. <br>
798. Aware of the challenges of being a single mother, Rafaela Escobar attended a public event held by Evita in a plaza near her home. After being able to approach her and confide in her distress, Evita hugged her and said: “Don’t worry, I will help.”<br>
799. <br>
800. Three weeks later, Escobar received a cradle and clothes for her unborn child.<br>
801. <br>
802. Cantero says her mother never met Evita again, but she sent her letters and the first lady replied with envelopes carrying money.<br>
803. <br>
804. “For us she is like a saint,” Cantero said. “Many judged her because she was a woman, but she was an honest, hard-working girl. She fought for our nation and was the force of Perón.”<br>
805. <br>
806. Perón died two decades after Evita, in 1974, but his name continues to spark both admiration and hatred, yearning and blame.<br>
807. <br>
808. His critics – among them legislator <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Iglesias_(Argentine_politician)>Fernando Iglesias</a>, who has published several books contending Peronism ruined the country – claim that Perón was an authoritarian leader and his movement’s social assistance disguised corruption and patronage while generating too much dependence on the government.<br>
809. <br>
810. Critics address Eva too. Her foundation pressed donors for resources, some say. She was careerist and a hypocrite, others assert. On the one hand, she claimed to defend the poor and on the other, she dressed in Dior.<br>
811. <br>
812. “Would she be the saint of the lazy?” a user tweeted when the union requested her beatification. “Patron of criminals,” someone else wrote.<br>
813. <br>
814. Erasing her from history was once a command. After a coup overthrew Perón in 1955, it was forbidden to say her name, display her image or keep her gifts. The military removed her embalmed body from a union’s headquarters, where it was initially kept, and sent it to Europe.<br>
815. <br>
816. The body came back after 14 years, and when the military took over again in the 1970s, it was given to her family under one condition: She would be buried eight meters underground, sealed in a marble crypt so that no one would ever see her again.<br>
817. <br>
818. . . . Víctor Biscia, 36, says that he doesn’t keep photos of Evita at home, but he does have images of the late President <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9stor_Kirchner>Néstor Kirchner</a> and his wife and successor <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner>Cristina Fernández</a>, another Peronist couple that prompts devotion and resentment among Argentines.<br>
819. <br>
820. “They were key to achieving rights that are being curtailed by the current government,” said Biscia, who thinks of Fernández as a sort of 21st-century Evita.<br>
821. <br>
822. “She reflects a lot of what we are as Argentines,” says Gimena Villagra, 27, standing next to Evita’s tomb. “I don’t think there’s anyone for whom she doesn’t mean something.”</blockquote><br>
823. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>María Teresa Hernández</i></b><br />
824. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from “<a href=https://apnews.com/article/eva-peron-evita-argentina-peronism-7c23a6d3cb53cf35dc13a951b79ebfbd>A Prayer for Evita:<br>
825. Here’s Why Many Argentines Are Devoted<br>
826. to a First Lady Who Died in 1952</a>”<br />
827. Associated Press<br>
828. February 19, 2024</span></div><br />
829. <br />
830. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
831. <a href=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-poverty-obituaries-buenos-aires-ff7553b9191269449f3eaf13f92fd3ca>Argentines Yearn for Evita, 70 Years After Her Death</a> – Daniel Politi (<i>AP News</i>, July 27, 2022).<br>
832. <a href=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/spanish/en/article/eva-peron-an-iconic-mystery-who-continues-to-polarise-the-masses/299uofikk>Eva Perón, An Iconic Mystery Who Continues to Polarise</a> – Esther Lozano (SBS, May 17, 2019).<br>
833. <a href=https://english.elpais.com/people/2023-11-15/the-poor-like-to-see-me-beautiful-how-eva-peron-used-fashion-as-a-political-tool.html>“The Poor Like to See Me Beautiful”: How Eva Perón Used Fashion As a Political Tool</a> – Lucía Franco (<i>El Pais</i>, November 15, 2023).<br>
834. <a href=https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/the-untold-story-behind-the-song-dont-cry-for-me-argentina>The Untold Story Behind the Song “Don't Cry For Me Argentina”</a> – Sorcha O’Higgins (<i>Culture Trip</i>, December 11, 2023).<br>
835. <a href=https://dctheaterarts.org/2023/09/21/evita-at-stc-flips-the-shows-script-to-reveal-the-real-eva-peron><i>Evita</i> at STC Flips the Show’s Script to Reveal the Real Eva Perón</a> – Alexandra Bowman (<i>DC Theater Arts</i>, September 21, 2023).<br>
836. <a href=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/ballet-hispanico-offers-new-take-on-controversial-figure-eva-evita-peron>Ballet Hispanico Offers New Take on Controversial Figure Eva “Evita” Perón</a> – Eric Volmers (<i>Calgary Herald</i>, September 8, 2023).</span><br />
837. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/4703500689176279105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=4703500689176279105' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/4703500689176279105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/4703500689176279105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/remembering-evita.html' title='Remembering Evita'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsvmxhfSFQ8CQ8jTe7QIhdXgLJkEO-vVN1fQpWroLA0pEMQoMbCVEjBsmFGr3LSJg00q0SYUt2BkDF8R1tllBMuRo4MFhneNOraZWjwPP-vW43CEC-trMOtg55goAmsqEY7CF5FiVG8POupRFJRHe8kuCdE1ZjiUqBFGzTNtc5X4eMCgysMe-9g/s72-c/EvaPeron-6b.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-1059727919937931258</id><published>2024-05-12T20:00:00.023-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-17T00:43:19.504-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bayly Family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gunnedah"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Port Macquarie"/><title type='text'>Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Part 4:&lt;/span&gt; Family Time in Melbourne, Guruk, and Gunnedah&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
838. <br>
839. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rb0I01wHvH96GJRbgmsz7XIsSdI4BsmwaXt1d5I1L9O79s144LSfg6uQ8H3zICNYXTFsAgrpF9x1s9r1ubJhBJ19kPHo_xdxO6fdEVR4zQmOxD22pUr7dY2MxwAb7Nt-_m5YStd0y4IA7BLt1g84qAfaE2TJcLZzS7ZriXsqzxWQb98Tm6BMag/s3165/IMG_0440b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rb0I01wHvH96GJRbgmsz7XIsSdI4BsmwaXt1d5I1L9O79s144LSfg6uQ8H3zICNYXTFsAgrpF9x1s9r1ubJhBJ19kPHo_xdxO6fdEVR4zQmOxD22pUr7dY2MxwAb7Nt-_m5YStd0y4IA7BLt1g84qAfaE2TJcLZzS7ZriXsqzxWQb98Tm6BMag/s400/IMG_0440b.JPG"/></a></div>
840. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Above:</span></b> With my mum, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/happy-birthday-mum.html>Margaret Bayly</a> (née Sparkes), in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie>Port Macquarie</a> (<a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/guruk.html>Guruk</a>) – Wednesday, May 8, 2024.</span></center></blockquote><br />
841. <br />
842. My <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>2024 Australian sojourn</a> continues! . . .<br>
843. <br>
844. After our <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_6.html>visit to Hanging Rock</a> on Wednesday, May 1, my friend Kate and I parted ways. We had spent a wonderful week in <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Newtown</a>, the <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Southern Highlands</a>, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Batemans Bay</a>, and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Goulburn</a>. But now it was time for Kate to make her way back to Sydney and, in time, Minnesota, and for me to catch-up with my family. It was a time of reconnection that started with my taking the train to Melbourne from the little town of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodend%2C_Victoria>Woodend</a>, close to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Rock,_Victoria>Hanging Rock</a>.<br>
845. <br>
846. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoDxUHaUedI0xCdpjWXdbRKQ2uRQ-Ypgbt_ye6mPo1oX-1sWBih7BKVJlx6Xnh2V2ZJUusBm7O5-Gm0QY90HnNY2jvAs5e_aXbePIyJQvjND0pHx4qM0S2YsbkYHHT7K4FdwC3Q8UZ1KLEp2D5BpnjQ_4fSkftlAj5htr81jtEWQR0zlIzea-MA/s978/IMG_0592b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="704" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoDxUHaUedI0xCdpjWXdbRKQ2uRQ-Ypgbt_ye6mPo1oX-1sWBih7BKVJlx6Xnh2V2ZJUusBm7O5-Gm0QY90HnNY2jvAs5e_aXbePIyJQvjND0pHx4qM0S2YsbkYHHT7K4FdwC3Q8UZ1KLEp2D5BpnjQ_4fSkftlAj5htr81jtEWQR0zlIzea-MA/s200/IMG_0592b.JPG"/></a></div>After a lovely five days with family there, I caught a flight to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie>Port Macquarie</a> (via Sydney) where my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/happy-birthday-mum.html>mum</a> lives. And just this past weekend, mum and I travelled to our hometown of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnedah>Gunnedah</a> where we caught up with a number of family members and friends, along with my Aunt Ruth’s two Italian greyhounds! (<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>right</b></span>).<br>
847. <br>
848. Following are some images of my family time in Melbourne, Guruk (Port Macquarie), and Gunnedah.<br>
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850. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcAwGV7B2F90zey5JqdHfrQHwGFQFFpoXeycXOGm3Z1_Mq4iyDQNpjA2jEewEJ8nObQlSnUeH20exz2MUmql2JlnnSLcne9DWEe7xcyS0jH8kGirU0TocELaE0l1OqFTLIs2iFpClyWZwUkbmajO5fNy5T-NUrwT3rUcpsLHxPBDXmxEyP6K5yw/s3642/IMG_0110b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3642" data-original-width="2613" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcAwGV7B2F90zey5JqdHfrQHwGFQFFpoXeycXOGm3Z1_Mq4iyDQNpjA2jEewEJ8nObQlSnUeH20exz2MUmql2JlnnSLcne9DWEe7xcyS0jH8kGirU0TocELaE0l1OqFTLIs2iFpClyWZwUkbmajO5fNy5T-NUrwT3rUcpsLHxPBDXmxEyP6K5yw/s400/IMG_0110b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
851. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUgVOOnEsPZcIve-oQ8okytpd2vzrzGNi_pzajcvfgRezhQ5_5o_z0tNf04K84eSz4AY3tNTtB3Yi5iQasdugIRKsXRT96ckwNlxujHhvh1ptHuKst4VoCI7gNT4DuCMvTXmuUa-XeuvXbSRWTiQiktQNv0RQR5TAmBs43PdzNndUzwUQicVsJA/s4032/IMG_0140b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUgVOOnEsPZcIve-oQ8okytpd2vzrzGNi_pzajcvfgRezhQ5_5o_z0tNf04K84eSz4AY3tNTtB3Yi5iQasdugIRKsXRT96ckwNlxujHhvh1ptHuKst4VoCI7gNT4DuCMvTXmuUa-XeuvXbSRWTiQiktQNv0RQR5TAmBs43PdzNndUzwUQicVsJA/s200/IMG_0140b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
852. In <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne>Melbourne</a> I stayed with my oldr brother Chris and his partner Viv (<b><span style="color: #274e13;">left</span></b>). I also caught up with the many young people in my life for whom I’m uncle and great-uncle, including my two great-nephews Ramy and Jacob (<b><span style="color: #274e13;">above</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #274e13;">below</span></b>).
853. <br>
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855. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHLF1elachJ6LkrSgOFeu2JBw-GvsZkvzfcLqCOclwaiKBvnhhKfJa2k2SaOX0WlHwvlhUdW7hMMhcUPwEU3Be10tZShqIhHIEvbIyjoimsq1ykI4DN17f0z7akAdF7cspoLV5m83kVFA1dFpkvSBPPgu5RTf_lA0TCl_iNym_lrsAn8hyoNEaQ/s4032/IMG_0196.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHLF1elachJ6LkrSgOFeu2JBw-GvsZkvzfcLqCOclwaiKBvnhhKfJa2k2SaOX0WlHwvlhUdW7hMMhcUPwEU3Be10tZShqIhHIEvbIyjoimsq1ykI4DN17f0z7akAdF7cspoLV5m83kVFA1dFpkvSBPPgu5RTf_lA0TCl_iNym_lrsAn8hyoNEaQ/s400/IMG_0196.JPG"/></a></div>
856. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx7J5kViBSOChH-2-seDeEthdPTCSzKNAHBd5lFdI6WPEp8AKJBPQMuBBoHN2mzVK_6fHuS1Kum63WWJq62YCCgTRBbxZxD_Zk7MoR5jhz6oj9asbRCgCS4JEUjlcnpVwj6LHUh2ClyUisHnSoEaI3EppjUdTiST6AAs79ajJ9aq2avdjk9ncug/s4032/IMG_0312.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx7J5kViBSOChH-2-seDeEthdPTCSzKNAHBd5lFdI6WPEp8AKJBPQMuBBoHN2mzVK_6fHuS1Kum63WWJq62YCCgTRBbxZxD_Zk7MoR5jhz6oj9asbRCgCS4JEUjlcnpVwj6LHUh2ClyUisHnSoEaI3EppjUdTiST6AAs79ajJ9aq2avdjk9ncug/s400/IMG_0312.JPG"/></a></div>
857. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXca0twduj_cx_pzsb9ycDcFT9DPCZVK5kCYjFYVQPglUi8flee0zwfpEKJSdQIj90T_48J1wu5J08NQ5hrVFKF0HtF4hi5mOdu8X-jEwkEV207wDKExx6QZ1gTiiy1qOitwezhSMHxBex1BMZMS7Xnoxl1UTwo82ezHVjlt0CG-BeFWT4BNf5WA/s4032/IMG_0363b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXca0twduj_cx_pzsb9ycDcFT9DPCZVK5kCYjFYVQPglUi8flee0zwfpEKJSdQIj90T_48J1wu5J08NQ5hrVFKF0HtF4hi5mOdu8X-jEwkEV207wDKExx6QZ1gTiiy1qOitwezhSMHxBex1BMZMS7Xnoxl1UTwo82ezHVjlt0CG-BeFWT4BNf5WA/s400/IMG_0363b.JPG"/></a></div>
858. <br />
859. On Tuesday, May 7, I flew from Melbourne to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie>Port Macquarie</a> (<b><span style="color: #274e13;">above</span></b>) via Sydney.<br>
860. <br>
861. For the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birrbay>Birrbay</a>, the Indigenous people of the area, the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie is known as Guruk.<br>
862. <br>
863. My parents moved to Port Macquarie from our hometown of Gunnedah in 2002. Dad <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/remembering-and-celebrating-dad.html>passed in 2019</a> but mum still lives in Port and we’ve been enjoying our time together since I arrived from Melbourne last Tuesday.<br>
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865. <br>
866. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyKC3DhgDg-SkjP4LumUCvfwqlQuKK0_g13v8arn6qUNWj3Y5dQ46oDhQN38vPbVGZz91gl7bPnYtP_tS-brwLIcut8gdTGLBYR1fJcgN_R3QGaXdLNeXWGaVCHcmlcdi0ChASm4V1jMAyu6EgetCkiHNbj6kqXj9nlTA8Oab7FTKkbUxotE8oA/s4032/IMG_0911.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyKC3DhgDg-SkjP4LumUCvfwqlQuKK0_g13v8arn6qUNWj3Y5dQ46oDhQN38vPbVGZz91gl7bPnYtP_tS-brwLIcut8gdTGLBYR1fJcgN_R3QGaXdLNeXWGaVCHcmlcdi0ChASm4V1jMAyu6EgetCkiHNbj6kqXj9nlTA8Oab7FTKkbUxotE8oA/s400/IMG_0911.JPG"/></a></div><br>
867. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above and below:</b></span></b> Guruk landscapes.</center><br>
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869. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KRUFZUH_HW4MYhsY6LPfx55G4kSiOCxe99p6vY9_i7OiFojFLNOj4Vw3kZCEwAmmiCMe3nil1yc4UM4dxS4A89Q_tWu44HIJctHQ1Cyq7ODD_xJYu1lSi-41ICMRyFqIyUklAvZ00yFSDu4-_tau8aTM1G16nwfheElanH98e4soA3XQ9eca9Q/s4032/IMG_1791.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KRUFZUH_HW4MYhsY6LPfx55G4kSiOCxe99p6vY9_i7OiFojFLNOj4Vw3kZCEwAmmiCMe3nil1yc4UM4dxS4A89Q_tWu44HIJctHQ1Cyq7ODD_xJYu1lSi-41ICMRyFqIyUklAvZ00yFSDu4-_tau8aTM1G16nwfheElanH98e4soA3XQ9eca9Q/s400/IMG_1791.JPG"/></a></div>
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871. <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Above:</b></span> The rock platform at the south end of Port Macquarie’s Town Beach which is a <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-sacred-ground.html>very special place</a> for me.<br>
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874. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kIGuck7fWHp_Mm45De9IiIQzqv8GUgNX5rPZeY1vDOEtwoMh9gHB8pysERdA4nA9Ucqq0W5rsMpmR9bSVB4sI5uKU0lrILebNB7EiX9Bv0hHknVRkk4LDNjHHdd99WvEGzAqc9w7w0d-oJ_JaH7I2j5mhkGx0yp3keI5ILTczOh4adymxBvr_Q/s4032/IMG_0528.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kIGuck7fWHp_Mm45De9IiIQzqv8GUgNX5rPZeY1vDOEtwoMh9gHB8pysERdA4nA9Ucqq0W5rsMpmR9bSVB4sI5uKU0lrILebNB7EiX9Bv0hHknVRkk4LDNjHHdd99WvEGzAqc9w7w0d-oJ_JaH7I2j5mhkGx0yp3keI5ILTczOh4adymxBvr_Q/s400/IMG_0528.JPG"/></a></div>
875. <br />
876. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Mum at the look-out in our hometown of Gunnedah – Friday, May 10, 2024.<br>
877. <br>
878. Gunnedah and its surrounding area were <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamilaraay>originally inhabited</a> by Indigenous Australians who spoke the Kamilaroi (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamilaraay_language>Gamilaraay</a>) language. The area now occupied by the town was settled by Europeans in 1833. Through my maternal grandmother’s family, the Millerds, my family can trace its connection to Gunnedah back to the town’s earliest days. For more about the town’s history and my family’s connection to it, see the previous Wild Reed posts, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-bone-country.html>My “Bone Country”</a> and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/02/journey-to-gunnedah.html>Journey to Gunnedah</a>.<br>
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881. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7JZMQaosh1d6rGZKBT2yzoJg-jrJ3jsCtzUE2q7y7VswPdq_9QIfOVJq_guSvpW-IPEPU3z8LzgiNoX-P6xRl1OmhDZlTVXfeycl5IFEe87aMilS-sYltW8sybCMBsnMDx6jro2RHFz6vPttpHmmSySCbK_6-vYazmP5UnxfljCS6u_lLJPzLw/s3101/IMG_0664b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="3101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7JZMQaosh1d6rGZKBT2yzoJg-jrJ3jsCtzUE2q7y7VswPdq_9QIfOVJq_guSvpW-IPEPU3z8LzgiNoX-P6xRl1OmhDZlTVXfeycl5IFEe87aMilS-sYltW8sybCMBsnMDx6jro2RHFz6vPttpHmmSySCbK_6-vYazmP5UnxfljCS6u_lLJPzLw/s400/IMG_0664b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
882. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhBDfBHCcRZ9N3iuFZkkBq1nVWKxvMqit8Qnt3lxfBB0791SLAHrVXm-vA91RbeCG2KbwsiHTblE2pZSvHhiOU3Q8Xiq7gRAj-vXPnX__c7oCnHvkyxk85ThuaSvcPwxFSc0Qhm9jAjEs8B_N48AvSGJ_-q_jAjkvpfgnWjxIPTWpfqmc3A2_DQ/s1689/IMG_0733b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="1335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhBDfBHCcRZ9N3iuFZkkBq1nVWKxvMqit8Qnt3lxfBB0791SLAHrVXm-vA91RbeCG2KbwsiHTblE2pZSvHhiOU3Q8Xiq7gRAj-vXPnX__c7oCnHvkyxk85ThuaSvcPwxFSc0Qhm9jAjEs8B_N48AvSGJ_-q_jAjkvpfgnWjxIPTWpfqmc3A2_DQ/s200/IMG_0733b.JPG"/></a></div>
883. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> With mum, my Aunt Ruth, and our family friends Denise, Wendy, and Gary – Saturday, May 11, 2024.<br>
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886. <br>
887. <br>
888. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Right:</span></b> Henry and Lewis, my first cousins, once removed.<br>
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890. <br>
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893. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> With (from left) mum, Wendy (seated), Denise, my cousin Emily, and Gary – Saturday, May 11, 2024.<br>
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895. <br>
896. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbXHKYwuMe6c4eYQr4g3LZIa5jI50qK9zDkeH27ZfJ5-gzCty68ly4PtYcOt_UviDf4fgJVSGhNaSsdO5uS8xiGQmHTEJxne2e4QV-ZGh4H8CMhjyqawHejlLcuKvz3gRvRWG9V9R8BjEt4tbaEoJZgf9mi_UQoUNBKnnoDNk7B5o0gu_wcKl6A/s2829/IMG_0635f.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="2135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbXHKYwuMe6c4eYQr4g3LZIa5jI50qK9zDkeH27ZfJ5-gzCty68ly4PtYcOt_UviDf4fgJVSGhNaSsdO5uS8xiGQmHTEJxne2e4QV-ZGh4H8CMhjyqawHejlLcuKvz3gRvRWG9V9R8BjEt4tbaEoJZgf9mi_UQoUNBKnnoDNk7B5o0gu_wcKl6A/s400/IMG_0635f.JPG"/></a></div>
897. <br />
898. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Standing across from the Gunnedah Town Hall with my childhood friend and neighbor Jillian. In the summer of 2018, Jillian and her husband David visited me in Minneapolis. For some pics of their time there, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/09/out-and-about-summer-2018.html>click here</a>.<br>
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901. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLxKRfYmt7DfNzJu9pucArlcyhxrHszo1rvoOnafunx5y0_3XJryiFZFwVAbP2ZgIp-mLsZ97sV_-VBEdwRYG6of4DP_h7MFf7e6CZNz3tPO2uxM2x8ws-XU3SAew5f5lrD3AqI3mwd95ottUtzpZ2-6vLl2gdi8rmTM1fVDsd1ntTBWBH9LWHQ/s4032/IMG_0680b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLxKRfYmt7DfNzJu9pucArlcyhxrHszo1rvoOnafunx5y0_3XJryiFZFwVAbP2ZgIp-mLsZ97sV_-VBEdwRYG6of4DP_h7MFf7e6CZNz3tPO2uxM2x8ws-XU3SAew5f5lrD3AqI3mwd95ottUtzpZ2-6vLl2gdi8rmTM1fVDsd1ntTBWBH9LWHQ/s400/IMG_0680b.JPG"/></a></div>
902. <br />
903. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b>Visiting long-time family friends Delores and Peter – Saturday, May 11, 2024.<br>
904. <br>
905. <br>
906. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi826ZE8NPHy_Ne5TMjkfbo_lcCPyQ4OA-NHzm-PFQ9Yo_MrL8JFEs-1B2E5rDCs6Aqn6o6vWbugs8L5edTX85yWNws2qZ_NeQ2ZkuwjLDeCKAP1vx8UJ9IOKt0XWdYPmNXccr1-N5NveXVawer8IoI5C4jWB6K00yppkIpyfDlvNT6qagFoGJGdQ/s978/IMG_0535b-2.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="717" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi826ZE8NPHy_Ne5TMjkfbo_lcCPyQ4OA-NHzm-PFQ9Yo_MrL8JFEs-1B2E5rDCs6Aqn6o6vWbugs8L5edTX85yWNws2qZ_NeQ2ZkuwjLDeCKAP1vx8UJ9IOKt0XWdYPmNXccr1-N5NveXVawer8IoI5C4jWB6K00yppkIpyfDlvNT6qagFoGJGdQ/s400/IMG_0535b-2.JPG"/></a></div>
907. <br />
908. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> With Bella and Betty, my Aunt Ruth’s two <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Greyhound>Italian greyhounds</a>.</center><br>
909. <br>
910. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu0Or2f1JqtO7DAKFhlA03oIbhnv9YdhFoUx1lYNkx054Ykf8-cErZFOP5VGK-eq6axrEeWdRRBMX2K3WWZ46imog0wzcYZVNABMyDOJXxQ7o-rJi9KQQH79c7u5aBrQiuAiFsExTjx9haLzGzSaHosgfnCSWdL2inh9YCywwOY9r5_9kzQftlA/s4032/IMG_0695.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu0Or2f1JqtO7DAKFhlA03oIbhnv9YdhFoUx1lYNkx054Ykf8-cErZFOP5VGK-eq6axrEeWdRRBMX2K3WWZ46imog0wzcYZVNABMyDOJXxQ7o-rJi9KQQH79c7u5aBrQiuAiFsExTjx9haLzGzSaHosgfnCSWdL2inh9YCywwOY9r5_9kzQftlA/s400/IMG_0695.JPG"/></a></div>
911. <br />
912. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Mum (second from left) with longtime family friend <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/gunnedah-part-iv_05.html>Heather</a> (left) and relatives <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/09/family-time-in-gunnedah.html>Joan and Matthew</a> – Saturday, May 11, 2024.<br>
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915. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5-YyuHHWsfmE8f0o5McHZryCRWvJRCHr_OCiqCRX8890C2yNtvwmBu9qGLVJ-gZZehkl7k9LSQ-ROZB8yQrV9uFkdwKFQv36ElEOwtRmwfpVnkYS5PsmDKwpliZhtNeZzqsVBmSAWrBsFrcFTQEvVnnhBz6hzBmol7-OES6ecHIM8EeweZX3Vw/s3394/IMG_0709b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="2557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5-YyuHHWsfmE8f0o5McHZryCRWvJRCHr_OCiqCRX8890C2yNtvwmBu9qGLVJ-gZZehkl7k9LSQ-ROZB8yQrV9uFkdwKFQv36ElEOwtRmwfpVnkYS5PsmDKwpliZhtNeZzqsVBmSAWrBsFrcFTQEvVnnhBz6hzBmol7-OES6ecHIM8EeweZX3Vw/s400/IMG_0709b.JPG"/></a></div>
916. <br />
917. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> With school friends Mick and David – Saturday, May 11, 2024. I’m pretty sure I was in every class from kindergarten (1971) to Year 12 (1983) with David! 😄<br>
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919. <br>
920. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6psz1aPl9clfSjwCtHHkJkBXVc2asWEaCS5Ywv3WLF3oNH1T7k5cohtSYHUWV5lMVBeX_c1aQTPUb_a8lpHfExfXk4eC0I2MldctPRovxYKHc2vISf8urhh4MTTHYGe0O3ziusy3D90PIria_t3SQSxP7kQI6MTPNhBDWWO6w8CWOac96jSna9A/s4032/IMG_0759b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6psz1aPl9clfSjwCtHHkJkBXVc2asWEaCS5Ywv3WLF3oNH1T7k5cohtSYHUWV5lMVBeX_c1aQTPUb_a8lpHfExfXk4eC0I2MldctPRovxYKHc2vISf8urhh4MTTHYGe0O3ziusy3D90PIria_t3SQSxP7kQI6MTPNhBDWWO6w8CWOac96jSna9A/s400/IMG_0759b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
921. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Gingers Creek, a rest stop and “bush resort” in the mountains between <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauchope%2C_New_South_Wales>Wauchope</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walcha,_New_South_Wales>Walcha</a>.<br>
922. <br>
923. When <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/across-mountains.html>travelling between Port Macquarie and Gunnedah</a>, a stop at Gingers Creek for coffee, a toasted sandwich, and/or a sweet treat has become a tradition for mum and I.<br>
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927. <br>
928. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
929. <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/guruk-sunset.html>Guruk Sunset</a></center><br>
930. <br>
931. <br>
932. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Australia Sojourn – April-May 2024</b><br>
933. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>Farewell Minnesota Spring</a><br>
934. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Hello Australia Autumn!</a><br>
935. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Bundanoon, Batemans Bay, Braidwood and Goulburn</a><br>
936. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_6.html>Hanging Rock</a><br>
937. <br>
938. <br>
939. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
940. <br>
941. <b>MELBOURNE</b><br>
942. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/melbourne.html>Melbourne (2023)</a><br>
943. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/07/australian-sojourn-may-2016_30.html>Melbourne (2016)</a><br>
944. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/03/australian-sojourn-march-2015_25.html>Family Time in Melbourne (2015)</a><br>
945. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-visit-to-melbourne.html>A Visit to Melbourne (2014)</a><br>
946. <br>
947. <b>GURUK</b><br>
948. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/guruk.html>Guruk (2023)</a><br>
949. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/09/family-time-in-guruk.html>Family Time in Guruk . . . and Glimpses of Somaliland (2019)</a><br>
950. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/10/return-to-guruk-august-1929-2019.html>Return to Guruk (2019)</a><br>
951. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2019_7.html>On Sacred Ground (2019)</a><br>
952. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2019.html>Guruk (2019)</a><br>
953. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/guruk-sunrise.html>Guruk Sunrise (2017)</a><br>
954. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/guruk-seascapes-from-dawn-to-dusk.html>Guruk Seascapes, from Dawn to Dusk (2017)</a><br>
955. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/guruk-seascapes-from-dawn-to-dusk.html>Last Days in Australia (2017)</a><br>
956. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/07/return-to-guruk.html>Return to Guruk (2017)</a><br>
957. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016.html>Port Macquarie (2016)</a><br>
958. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/03/australian-sojourn-march-2015_11.html>Port Macquarie, Wingham, and Ellenborough Falls (2015)</a><br>
959. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/04/port-macquarie-days.html>Port Macquarie Days (2014)</a><br>
960. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-in-australia.html>Christmas in Australia (2010)</a><br>
961. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/02/town-beach.html>Town Beach (2010)</a><br>
962. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/12/swallows-ledge.html>Swallows Ledge (2009)</a><br>
963. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/12/port-macquarie.html>Port Macquarie (2008)</a><br>
964. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/01/everglades-exhibition.html>Everglades Exhibition (2007)</a><br>
965. <br>
966. <b>GUNNEDAH</b><br>
967. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/gunnedah.html>Gunnedah (2023)</a><br>
968. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/photo-of-day_25.html>Photo of the Day – March 25, 2023</a><br>
969. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/across-mountains.html>Across the Mountains . . . From Guruk to Gunnedah (2019)</a><br>
970. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/09/family-time-in-gunnedah.html>Family Time in Gunnedah (2019)</a><br>
971. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/10/a-visit-to-gunnedah.html>A Visit to Gunnedah (2017)</a><br>
972. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/09/australian-sojourn-may-2016_19.html>Australian Sojourn, May 2016 – Gunnedah</a><br>
973. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/05/australian-sojourn-march-2015.html>Australian Sojourn, March 2015 – Gunnedah</a><br>
974. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-visit-to-gunnedah.html>A Visit to Gunnedah (2014)</a><br>
975. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/02/journey-to-gunnedah.html>Journey to Gunnedah (2011)</a><br>
976. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-corner-of-earth.html>This Corner of the Earth (2010)</a><br>
977. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/02/afternoon-at-gunnedah-convent-of-mercy.html>An Afternoon at the Gunnedah Convent of Mercy (2010)</a><br>
978. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-bone-country.html>My “Bone Country” (2009)</a><br>
979. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/01/white-rooster.html>The White Rooster</a><br>
980. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/remembering-nanna-smith.html>Remembering Nanna Smith</a><br>
981. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/09/one-of-these-boys.html>One of These Boys is Not Like the Others</a><br>
982. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/gunnedah-part-i.html>Gunnedah (Part 1)</a><br>
983. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/gunnedah-part-ii.html>Gunnedah (Part 2)</a><br>
984. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/gunnedah-part-iii.html>Gunnedah (Part 3)</a><br>
985. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/gunnedah-part-iv_05.html>Gunnedah (Part 4)</a><br>
986. <br>
987. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly.</span><br>
988. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/1059727919937931258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=1059727919937931258' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/1059727919937931258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/1059727919937931258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_01216607084.html' title='Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rb0I01wHvH96GJRbgmsz7XIsSdI4BsmwaXt1d5I1L9O79s144LSfg6uQ8H3zICNYXTFsAgrpF9x1s9r1ubJhBJ19kPHo_xdxO6fdEVR4zQmOxD22pUr7dY2MxwAb7Nt-_m5YStd0y4IA7BLt1g84qAfaE2TJcLZzS7ZriXsqzxWQb98Tm6BMag/s72-c/IMG_0440b.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-2333757970343112264</id><published>2024-05-06T08:00:00.262-05:00</published><updated>2024-05-12T21:09:13.581-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024"/><title type='text'>Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Part 3:&lt;/span&gt; Hanging Rock&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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990. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkI4n5HgEbx07gpr3Df-t8YXPX5Ilb1C_QaOayYYJ63Dgs088f6xE2ZzIODK4kPV-SmPV7jgllFC0JCNrSZjo6dJqsfe-C8OPPKP0sHLp0AIiyQTtiOj_Q6UO4CzQjKQfoYFfv9wO3yG3FrghYyld2hm_ULB-iX8T_wPsTfK4C9VfzK0IUy5vug/s4032/IMG_9943c.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkI4n5HgEbx07gpr3Df-t8YXPX5Ilb1C_QaOayYYJ63Dgs088f6xE2ZzIODK4kPV-SmPV7jgllFC0JCNrSZjo6dJqsfe-C8OPPKP0sHLp0AIiyQTtiOj_Q6UO4CzQjKQfoYFfv9wO3yG3FrghYyld2hm_ULB-iX8T_wPsTfK4C9VfzK0IUy5vug/s400/IMG_9943c.JPG"/></a></div>
991. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgeBio9Pr5QaZbE7HWbZ9AsWVZSle2pKgc_XdX6RQfrj6l-Bg2Cv-ELOyikulirYqVSa0O-yptTuRnNdGBqAbe8KS-Va-EQn8z7nfk3I9nz1LrG4UMovc6xDrB0TlEqMo9VH5IZ_6M8AJDQF_wVOwpU0X9ZrqNZYlQy5hrS6Hl-7KpFoMUJvtnw/s3088/IMG_9962b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgeBio9Pr5QaZbE7HWbZ9AsWVZSle2pKgc_XdX6RQfrj6l-Bg2Cv-ELOyikulirYqVSa0O-yptTuRnNdGBqAbe8KS-Va-EQn8z7nfk3I9nz1LrG4UMovc6xDrB0TlEqMo9VH5IZ_6M8AJDQF_wVOwpU0X9ZrqNZYlQy5hrS6Hl-7KpFoMUJvtnw/s200/IMG_9962b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
992. My <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>2024 Australian sojourn</a> continues! . . .<br>
993. <br>
994. Last Wednesday I travelled from “Australia’s oldest inland city” of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn>Goulburn</a> to the geological site of <a href=https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Our-Region/Natural-Attractions/Hanging-Rock>Hanging Rock</a> in rural Victoria. Accompanying me on this trip was my Minnesota friend Kate.<br>
995. <br>
996. This was my fourth visit to Hanging Rock. My first was in 1985 as a 19-year-old college student; my second was in April of 2003, during a visit home to Australia from the U.S.; and the third was during my May 2016 Australian sojourn (documented <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/australian-sojourn-may-2016.html>here</a>).<br>
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998. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXD7cBckdUdeKRp0LK4VYAXFigPtLu6okxW4Kl_YYX8L4ajLLgvsj-IU3YhZ4IEYqfqis3_mY_fOfb4Lj9HjbcuQ_RqHl_g3vkO3akNUPjFgMOBLwGwRGks0d4UcUav0sWV0WVLFnyq7WeNIC2hSLlVBJYxkJrVS-M0kGfij8amPdHeU3MGYEaw/s4032/IMG_9948b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXD7cBckdUdeKRp0LK4VYAXFigPtLu6okxW4Kl_YYX8L4ajLLgvsj-IU3YhZ4IEYqfqis3_mY_fOfb4Lj9HjbcuQ_RqHl_g3vkO3akNUPjFgMOBLwGwRGks0d4UcUav0sWV0WVLFnyq7WeNIC2hSLlVBJYxkJrVS-M0kGfij8amPdHeU3MGYEaw/s400/IMG_9948b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
999. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKX7A-NuWNHze-CzklfdCRESW1N-yHCKoy-9lZYeFL0OEFkDv3PQp1XgipHWjBYLSbE0lanU9C2JWHt8Cj8q5mO4q1cA0Nfc17G9nZW85bkfIC1hOLvJg7hWjBymfvHudxiD8/s1600/Picnic-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKX7A-NuWNHze-CzklfdCRESW1N-yHCKoy-9lZYeFL0OEFkDv3PQp1XgipHWjBYLSbE0lanU9C2JWHt8Cj8q5mO4q1cA0Nfc17G9nZW85bkfIC1hOLvJg7hWjBymfvHudxiD8/s320/Picnic-2.jpg" /></a></div>My interest in and attraction to Hanging Rock began when, as a 10-year-old boy in Australia, I saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weir">Peter Weir</a>’s film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock"><i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i></a>. This was in 1975, when Weir’s adaptation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Lindsay">Joan Lindsay</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)">novel</a> (also titled <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i>) was first released. Both Lindsay’s book and Weir’s film tell the story of a group of students from an exclusive girls’ boarding school who mysteriously vanish from a picnic on St. Valentine’s Day 1900. Weir’s film is widely credited as a key work in the “Australian film renaissance” of the mid-1970s. It was also the first Australian film of its era to both gain critical praise and be given a substantial international theatrical release. <br />
1000. <br />
1001. Often described as “lush,” “atmospheric,” and “Gothic,” the haunting qualities of <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> certainly left a deep and long-lasting impression on me as a child. Later, as I grew into awareness of my sexuality, the film’s themes of oppression and liberation became meaningfully and appealingly apparent to me. I wrote the first version of my essay <i>Rock of Ages: Theological Reflections on Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> in 1996 for <i>Vertigo</i>, a journal of thought and reflection on sexuality and spirituality published by the theology department of the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul. A second version (which can be found at <i>The Wild Reed</i> <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/02/rock-of-ages.html">here</a>) was written in 2002 as part of my studies in film and theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.<br />
1002. <br />
1003. For all these reasons, and for the sheer beauty and uniqueness of the place, Hanging Rock is a very special place for me; a <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-sacred-ground.html"><i>sacred</i></a> place, really. <br />
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1006. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9CGFRrMiM3naqVDfHr2TYx1j3xugnp8FxFDraf3yq06SyXeVlLbUfTpYxI8mByFG8v2MCvdpS7RQgIy_DPeHAxbF6-xCtjt-K8NsfPAELk1ihoQjmABt4jSmrvTTOc4NzNI2B1h9HL3XNBXmjqP5z3calcHhMK0sbrZkvANO8YQToEARCOmVog/s1600/AtHangingRock-2016.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9CGFRrMiM3naqVDfHr2TYx1j3xugnp8FxFDraf3yq06SyXeVlLbUfTpYxI8mByFG8v2MCvdpS7RQgIy_DPeHAxbF6-xCtjt-K8NsfPAELk1ihoQjmABt4jSmrvTTOc4NzNI2B1h9HL3XNBXmjqP5z3calcHhMK0sbrZkvANO8YQToEARCOmVog/s400/AtHangingRock-2016.JPG"/></a></div>
1007. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Above:</span></b> At Hanging Rock in <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/australian-sojourn-may-2016.html>2016</a>.</span></center></blockquote><br />
1008. <br />
1009. Here’s a little of what <i>Wikipedia</i> has to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Rock,_Victoria">say</a> about the “geological marvel” that is Hanging Rock:<br />
1010. <br />
1011. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6L0GflfFiL3qxq8rDHQmJG3qv20nqJ1EJ5N1gokj0e7Y9oCQRlWWGMzPvgZ618BktFGwxZjehXbydHRizu6_N6AkOj9kwgBxkZcPIsJxG5sizRjIdM-_KTkSNK40Qe-MFfQO9idYXWDVsgrFIzXE5NuVEgeByBEih8jXTTQkQ3njlHz0yPDmOQ/s2901/IMG_0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" width="200" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2901" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6L0GflfFiL3qxq8rDHQmJG3qv20nqJ1EJ5N1gokj0e7Y9oCQRlWWGMzPvgZ618BktFGwxZjehXbydHRizu6_N6AkOj9kwgBxkZcPIsJxG5sizRjIdM-_KTkSNK40Qe-MFfQO9idYXWDVsgrFIzXE5NuVEgeByBEih8jXTTQkQ3njlHz0yPDmOQ/s200/IMG_0027.JPG"/></a></div><blockquote>Hanging Rock (also known as Dryden’s Mount or Dryden’s Rock, and to some Aboriginal Australians as Ngannelong) is a distinctive geological formation in central Victoria, Australia. A former volcano, it lies 718 metres above sea level on the plain between the two small townships of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newham,_Victoria">Newham</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesket,_Victoria">Hesket</a>, approximately 70 km north-west of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne">Melbourne</a> and a few kilometres north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Macedon">Mount Macedon</a>.<br>
1012. <br>
1013. In the middle of the 19th century, the original occupants of the area – tribes of the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djadjawurrung>Dja Dja Wurrung</a>, <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woiwurrung%E2%80%93Taungurung_language>Woi Wurrung</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taungurung>Taungurung</a> – were forced from it. They had been its occupants for thousands of years and, colonisation notwithstanding, continue to maintain cultural and spiritual connections to it.</blockquote><br>
1014. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6mF7-iEGGJeVZK4LHj0ZrlmhpEqW7fG46zBPDf5ovovQhUUOZxW43-anVJHlyhX4oRsAN7PAiL9OF2NFfCytj60uIQrNkbAXCJ4Rc26jxLzfA5pt_v0lhz6fcGUN-4ie5z6_fmA8_OIqgZmiRDbH_z8XVReqjRYbgJjU0qBDGZBlbqnuxMy_Ug/s840/PAHR-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6mF7-iEGGJeVZK4LHj0ZrlmhpEqW7fG46zBPDf5ovovQhUUOZxW43-anVJHlyhX4oRsAN7PAiL9OF2NFfCytj60uIQrNkbAXCJ4Rc26jxLzfA5pt_v0lhz6fcGUN-4ie5z6_fmA8_OIqgZmiRDbH_z8XVReqjRYbgJjU0qBDGZBlbqnuxMy_Ug/s200/PAHR-Cover.jpg"/></a></div><blockquote>In the late 20th century, the area became widely known as the setting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Lindsay">Joan Lindsay</a>’s novel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)"><i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i></a>.<br>
1015.  <br>
1016. Attempts to uncover Hanging Rock’s Aboriginal name have proven difficult. Some think it is “Anneyelong” because of an inscription underneath an engraving of the rock made by German naturalist William Blandowski during an expedition in 1855–56. Historian and toponymist Ian D. Clark believes Blandowski misheard the name, and the word was possibly “Ngannelong” or something similar. The name ”Diogenes Mount” was bestowed on the rock by the surveyor Robert Hoddle in 1843, in keeping with the spirit of several ancient Macedonian names given by <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mitchell_(explorer)>Major Thomas Mitchell</a> during his expedition through Victoria in 1836, which passed close to Hanging Rock. Others include <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Macedon>Mount Macedon</a>, <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Alexander>Mount Alexander</a>, and the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaspe_River>Campaspe River</a>. Six other European names (Mount Diogenes, Diogenes’ Head, Diogenes Monument, Dryden’s Rock, Dryden’s Monument and Hanging Rock) have also been recorded.</blockquote><br>
1017. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkht8d1ytQMVzIFCzb0-bCOOw0pK1qi8HsoqNXG9bB_R4BiYPtvTB-xQsaIDYLv9ooVuBRnnCCAw-zsvL45k5wtxmvVJJq7DTNf93BKzIHOo9kGjYNxRof7kyE1LljkrA-ZZKsShjxbvRJBzCyYWJ8G8gqUlnx-xI3lkgc14N8CdEmlQlIctDgQ/s2452/IMG_9984b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="2324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkht8d1ytQMVzIFCzb0-bCOOw0pK1qi8HsoqNXG9bB_R4BiYPtvTB-xQsaIDYLv9ooVuBRnnCCAw-zsvL45k5wtxmvVJJq7DTNf93BKzIHOo9kGjYNxRof7kyE1LljkrA-ZZKsShjxbvRJBzCyYWJ8G8gqUlnx-xI3lkgc14N8CdEmlQlIctDgQ/s200/IMG_9984b.JPG"/></a></div><blockquote>Hanging Rock is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelon_(volcanology)">mamelon</a>, created 6.25 million years ago by stiff magma pouring from a vent and congealing in place. Often thought to be a volcanic plug, it is not. Two other mamelons exist nearby, created in the same period: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Macedon">Camels Hump</a>, to the south on Mount Macedon and, to the east, Crozier’s Rocks. All three mamelons are made of solvsbergite, a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyte">trachyte</a> only found in two or three other places in the world. As Hanging Rock’s magma cooled and contracted it split into rough columns. These weathered over time into the many pinnacles that can be seen today.<br />
1018. <br />
1019. The three mamelons demonstrate the mechanism of plate tectonics. As the Australian Plate moved northwards towards East Asia over 27 million years, it passed over a volcanic hotspot. This resulted in a chain of volcanoes stretching from <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Hillsborough,_Queensland>Hillsborough</a> (33 million years ago) in Northern Queensland to Hanging Rock (6.5 million years ago), which is part of the southernmost end of this volcanic activity. This chain also includes the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrumbungles>Warrumbungles</a> (New South Wales, 15.5 million years ago) and the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_House_Mountains>Glass House Mountains</a> (Southern Queensland, 24.3 million years ago). These volcanoes all have the same chemical composition.</blockquote><br>
1020. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1jPv-vQ8j9pyVFgvn_ed_Lhqqc0VaFyrUO9uNSicXM3owYPV8tN4_hkGRy3pdYKis_4kVy30pjzBCqUua018khtRGNmKpaES2QqieZY0ex3AL_Llt971h7NYgY12XkDUlIYk9o50_ncFSg_CSR5TKXV1P0hDK0htFCTCDiUHKRr5OHrmvMtj8A/s4032/IMG_0012b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1jPv-vQ8j9pyVFgvn_ed_Lhqqc0VaFyrUO9uNSicXM3owYPV8tN4_hkGRy3pdYKis_4kVy30pjzBCqUua018khtRGNmKpaES2QqieZY0ex3AL_Llt971h7NYgY12XkDUlIYk9o50_ncFSg_CSR5TKXV1P0hDK0htFCTCDiUHKRr5OHrmvMtj8A/s200/IMG_0012b.JPG"/></a></div><blockquote>Hanging Rock contains numerous distinctive rock formations, including the “Hanging Rock” itself (a boulder suspended between other boulders, under which is the main entrance path), the Colonnade, the Eagle, and the UFO. Hanging Rock’s highest point is 718 metres above sea level and 105 metres above the plain below.<br>
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1022. . . . Hanging Rock is the centrepiece for the <a href="http://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Council_the_Region/Things_to_See_Do/Natural_Attractions/Hanging_Rock">Hanging Rock Recreation Reserve</a>, a public reserve managed by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council. The reserve includes a horse racing track, picnic grounds, creek, interpretation centre and cafe. The reserve is a habitat for endemic flora and fauna, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala">koalas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby">wallabies</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum">possums</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phascogale">phascogales</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge-tailed_eagle">wedge-tailed eagles</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra">kookaburras</a>.</blockquote><br>
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1025. <blockquote><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Above:</span></b> An image of Hanging Rock from the website of the <a href="https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Our-Region/Natural-Attractions/Hanging-Rock">Macedon Ranges Shire Council</a>. <i>(Photographer unknown)</i></span></blockquote><br />
1026. <br />
1027. Following are more images from my May 1, 2024 visit to Hanging Rock . . .<br>
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1032. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Above:</span></b> My friend Kate at Hanging Rock – May 1, 2024.</span></center></blockquote><br />
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1034. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>n the steep southern facade the play of golden light and deep violet shade revealed the intricate construction of long vertical slabs; some smooth as giant tombstones, others grooved and fluted by prehistoric architecture of wind and water, ice and fire. Huge boulders, originally spewed red hot from the boiling bowels of the earth, now come to rest, cooled and rounded in forest shade.</blockquote><br />
1035. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Joan Lindsay</b><br />
1036. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)"><i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i></a><br />
1037. p. 29</span></div><br />
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1043. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>s the vertical facade of the Rock drew nearer, the massive slabs and soaring rectangles repudiated the easy charms of its fern-clad lower slopes. Now outcrops of prehistoric rock and giant boulders forced their way to the surface above layers of rotting vegetation and animal decay: bones, feathers, birdlime, the sloughed skins of snakes; some with jagged horns and jutting spikes, obscene knobs and scabby carbuncles; others smoothly humped and rounded by the passing of a million years.</blockquote><br />
1044. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Joan Lindsay</b><br />
1045. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)"><i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i></a><br />
1046. p. 78</span></div><br />
1047. <br />
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1050. <br />
1051. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">U</span>pon its release, <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> was praised for its atmospheric cinematography – one which captures beautifully and hauntingly, the unique colors, sounds and contours of the Australian bush. <br />
1052. <br />
1053. The opening scene for instance, depicts a forest of eucalyptus trees shrouded in an impenetrable mantle of mist. Silently the mist settles, obscuring the trees but revealing the jagged escarpments and pinnacles of Hanging Rock, aglow in the early morning light.<br />
1054. <br />
1055. It is an image that exudes a sense of paradox and mystery, for the towering bulk of volcanic rock appears to hover in space, to hang miraculously within the firmament as if suspended in a timeless realm. The silence accompanying this image is broken only by occasional bird song and by a faint yet ominous sound – the source of which seems to be the very core of the Rock itself.<br />
1056. <br />
1057. It is a deeply primordal sound – one that will be echoed on the afternoon of the picnic when Miss McCraw’s attention is inexplicibly drawn from her book of trigonometry to the jutting crags of the Rock, and when the schoolgirls Miranda, Marion  and Irma explore in awed fascination the time-encoded patterns and formations of the monolith. They are patterns that speak mesmerizingly of transcendence and timelessness, and formations that increasingly seem to invite passage to such realms.</blockquote><br />
1058. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Michael Bayly</b><br />
1059. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from <a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/02/rock-of-ages.html"><i>Rock of Ages:<br />
1060. Theological Reflections on Picnic at Hanging Rock</i></a></span></div><br />
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1064. <br />
1065. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">D</span>irectly ahead, the grey volcanic mass rose up slabbed and pinnacled like a fortress from the empty yellow plain. [They] could see the vertical lines of the rocky walls, now and then gashed with indigo shade, patches of grey green dogwood, outcrops of boulders even at this distance immense and formidable. At the summit, apparently bare of living vegetation, a jagged line of rock cut across the serene blue of the sky.</blockquote><br />
1066. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Joan Lindsay</b><br />
1067. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)"><i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i></a><br />
1068. p. 18</span></div><br />
1069. <br />
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1074. <br />
1075. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
1076. <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_01216607084.html>Family Time in Melbourne, Guruk, and Gunnedah</a></center><br>
1077. <br>
1078. <br>
1079. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Australia Sojourn – April-May 2024</b><br>
1080. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>Farewell Minnesota Spring</a><br>
1081. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Hello Australia Autumn!</a><br>
1082. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Bundanoon, Batemans Bay, Braidwood and Goulburn</a><br>
1083. <br>
1084. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1085. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>A Season of Listening</a><br>
1086. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/australian-sojourn-may-2016.html>Hanging Rock (2016)</a><br>
1087. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/02/rock-of-ages.html>Rock of Ages: Theological Reflections on Picnic at Hanging Rock</a><br>
1088. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/boorganna-part-i.html>Boorganna (Part I)</a><br>
1089. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/boorganna-part-ii.html>Boorganna (Part II)</a><br>
1090. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-sacred-ground.html>On Sacred Ground</a><br>
1091. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-caught-glimpse-of-god.html>“I Caught a Glimpse of a God”</a><br>
1092. <br>
1093. <b>Images of Hanging Rock:</b> Michael J. Bayly (5/1/24), unless where otherwise noted.</span><br>
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1095. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrZEuqnaA4LsysGSQxHrFz6nxV8ikytf5cleIb7hltp24o-k2GBeknMNKt5Cxbku9CDM9Wua-iMoooptjn6T22VRqXcjwzc7TZ9MjQGZlAqFIS5-t3qhGT3OMZ41G0jfD3FY75piVoAKl2H-kdF0qvdxjX3eW0jeEGOWBgwwzO7w-ukcKtqhlnQ/s239/CylviaHayes.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrZEuqnaA4LsysGSQxHrFz6nxV8ikytf5cleIb7hltp24o-k2GBeknMNKt5Cxbku9CDM9Wua-iMoooptjn6T22VRqXcjwzc7TZ9MjQGZlAqFIS5-t3qhGT3OMZ41G0jfD3FY75piVoAKl2H-kdF0qvdxjX3eW0jeEGOWBgwwzO7w-ukcKtqhlnQ/s200/CylviaHayes.PNG"/></a></div>Author and activist <a href=https://marianne.com>Marianne Williamson</a> (pictured <b><span style="color: #274e13;">above</span></b>) may have effectively <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/for-marianne-williamson-one-season.html>wound-down</a> her 2024 <a href=https://marianne2024.com>presidential campaign</a> but she is still on the ballot in a number of primary states where many people remain committed to voting for her, even though the Democratic nomination has been clinched by incumbent Joe Biden. One of these people is the former First Lady of Oregon, <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylvia_Hayes>Cylvia Hayes</a> (<b><span style="color: #274e13;">right</span></b>).<br>
1096. <br>
1097. Following is an op-ed by Hayes, <a href=https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/guest-column-why-im-voting-for-marianne-williamson/article_5ad9e0a4-08ac-11ef-827d-fbed24ed7f99.html>first published</a> May 2 in <a href=https://www.bendbulletin.com><i>The Bulletin</i></a>.<br>
1098. <br>
1099. <center>___________________</center><br>
1100. <br>
1101. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: large;">Why I’m Voting for Marianne Williamson</span><br>
1102. <br>
1103.  <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">By Cylvia Hayes</span></b><br>
1104. <br>
1105. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>The Bulletin</i><br>
1106. May 2, 2024</span></center><br>
1107. <span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>adly, in this critical election we have two aged candidates who remain anchored to the past, at a time when America needs to focus on the future. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have won their party’s nomination and will be facing each other in the general election. Though the candidates are already locked in, there is still a way to inject into this campaign the real policy issues that must be courageously confronted if we are to secure a brighter future. The vehicle to do so is Marianne Williamson. Given the options we will be presented in November, a vote for Biden is the only sane choice and I will support him in the general election.<br>
1108. <br>
1109. In the primary, however, I’m going to vote Marianne Williamson – a candidate I am actually excited about. Williamson has been a Democratic candidate for President for the entire election cycle but the Democratic National Committee has shut her out and mainstream media has refused to give her coverage. In other words, the national party and associated media have taken it upon themselves to decide which candidates the people get to hear from. This is one of the many reasons I’ve been outspoken about the need to evolve beyond the current two-party system and the relationship between political parties, money in elections, and corporate, for-profit media.<br>
1110. <br>
1111. I’ve been tracking Marianne Williamson for years, have met her several times, and we have had detailed conversations. She is brilliant, savvy, and the only candidate speaking honestly about the deep, challenging systems change that we must undertake in order to solve pressing problems like economic inequality, homelessness, health care that is increasingly unaffordable, and climate change.<br>
1112. <br>
1113. Here are some of the things she stands for and is committed to:<br>
1114. <br>
1115. <blockquote>• An immediate cease-fire in Gaza.<br>
1116. <br>
1117. • Reproductive freedom for all women.<br>
1118. <br>
1119. • A 21st-century Economic Bill of Rights. (See her <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxAq-3nVw6o>video</a> on economic system change and fairness.)<br>
1120. <br>
1121. • Declaring a Climate Emergency and getting serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<br>
1122. <br>
1123. • A health care system that is focused on health, not just medical care – that is, a system that ensures everyone has timely access to quality, affordable health care, and to food, housing, child care, education, and a good job; all of which contribute to health.</blockquote><br>
1124. <br>
1125. Williamson correctly points out that though our founders established a government “of, for, and by the people”, what we now have is a government of, for, and by corporations – the very same corporations that essentially control both political parties and status quo politicians.<br>
1126. <br>
1127. Marianne Williamson is on the ballot in 40 states (including Oregon) and if she gets 15% of the primary vote in any of those states she will earn delegates and be able to speak to the nation at the Democratic National Convention in August. Her message and policy proposals can infuse into the fall campaign, the critical issues that both Trump and Biden should be debating.<br>
1128. <br>
1129. Giving Marianne Williamson this forum – that she has so far been denied – will serve the overall policy debate, other candidates, and the elected leaders who need to hear what she has to say.<br>
1130. <br>
1131. Voting for Marianne Williamson in the primary election is not a vote that benefits Trump. It is a vote for a saner system and brighter future. And importantly, it is a vote for democracy.</blockquote><br>
1132. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– Cylvia Hayes</b><br />
1133. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>The Bulletin</i><br />
1134. May 3, 2024</span></div><br />
1135. <br>
1136. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
1137. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/love-democracy-and-gangster-politics>Love, Democracy, and Gangster Politics</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, May 5, 2024).<br>
1138. <a href=https://www.hercampus.com/culture/marianne-williamson-gen-z-2024-election-exclusive>Marianne Williamson on Why She’s Fighting for Gen Z in This Election</a> – Julia Merola (<i>Her Campus</i>, May 3, 2024).<br>
1139. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/one-season-passes-and-another-begins>One Season Passes and Another Begins</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, April 11, 2024).<br>
1140. <a href=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marianne-williamson-democratic-presidential-bid-campaign-isnt-winning/story?id=108316131>Marianne Williamson, Still in Democratic Presidential Bid, Says Campaign Isn’t About Winning: “There’s More Than the Horse Race”</a> – Isabella Murray (<i>ABC News</i>, March 29, 2024).<br>
1141. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/why-i-keep-going>Why I Keep Going</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 16, 2024).<br>
1142. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/in-hopes-of-a-future-harvest>In Hopes of a Future Harvest</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 13, 2024).<br>
1143. <a href=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-cease-fire-activists-use-marianne-williamson-primary-vessel-rcna143831>How Marianne Williamson’s Name Became the Placeholder for “Uncommitted” Protesters in Arizona</a> – Alex Tabet (<i>NBC News</i>, March 19, 2024).<br>
1144. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/primary-purpose-and-power>Primary Purpose and Power</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 12, 2024).<br>
1145. <a href=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marianne-williamson-surprises-coming-second-multiple-states-leapfrogging-dean-phillips>Marianne Williamson Surprises by Coming In Second in Multiple States, Leapfrogging Dean Phillips</a> – Timothy H.J. Nerozzi (<i>Fox News</i>, March 6, 2024).<br>
1146. <a href=https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/p/i-remain-in-the-race>I Remain in the Race</a> – Marianne Williamson (<i>Transform</i>, March 6, 2024).<br>
1147. <a href=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marianne-williamson-returns-presidential-race-saying-biden-vulnerable-trump>Marianne Williamson Returns to Presidential Race, Saying Biden Is Vulnerable Against Trump</a> –  Anders Hagstrom (<i>Fox News</i>, February 28, 2024).<br>
1148. <a href=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/20/biden-economy-campaign-message-better>Biden and Other Centrist Democrats Keep Bragging About the Economy. But Here’s the Problem</a> – Perry Bacon Jr. (<i>The Washington Post</i>, February 20, 2024).<br>
1149. <br>
1150. <br>
1151. <br>
1152. <center><b>See also:</b> <a href=https://marianne2024.com>Marianne 2024 Official Site</a> | <a href=https://marianne2024.com/meet-marianne>About</a> | <a href=https://marianne2024.com/issues>Issues</a> | <a href=https://marianne2024.com/latest-news>News</a> | <a href=https://events.marianne2024.com>Events</a> | <a href=https://secure.actblue.com/donate/marwilliamson2024>Donate</a></center>
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1154. <br>
1155. <b>For <i>The Wild Reed</i>’s coverage of Marianne Williamson’s 2024 presidential campaign, see the following chronologically-ordered posts:</b><br>
1156. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/marianne-2024.html>Marianne 2024</a><br>
1157. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/marianne-williamson-launches-2024.html>Marianne Williamson Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign</a><br>
1158. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/progressive-perspectives-on-marianne.html>Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
1159. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/more-progressive-perspectives-on.html>More Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run</a><br>
1160. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/quote-of-day_0894107181.html>Ben Burgis: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2023</a><br>
1161. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/despite-undemocratic-antics-of-dnc.html>Despite the Undemocratic Antics of the DNC, Marianne Williamson Plans on “Winning the Nomination”</a><br>
1162. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-biblical-roots-of-from-each.html>The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need”</a><br>
1163. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/marianne-williamson-on-next-revolution.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton</i> – 05/30/23</a><br>
1164. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/marianne-williamsons-economic-bill-of.html>Marianne Williamson’s Economic Bill of Rights</a><br>
1165. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/three-progressive-voices-on-war-in.html>Three Progressive Voices on the War in Ukraine</a><br>
1166. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/quote-of-day_27.html>Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2023</a><br>
1167. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/marianne-williamson-on-issue-is-with.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>The Issue Is</i> with Elex Michaelson – 07/20/23</a><br>
1168. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/voters-not-dnc-should-choose-nominee.html>Voters, Not the DNC, Should Choose the Nominee</a><br>
1169. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/marianne-williamson-in-new-hampshire.html>Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire</a><br>
1170. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-repairing-our.html>Marianne Williamson: “Repairing Our Hearts Is Essential to Repairing Our Country”</a><br>
1171. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-on-trumps-day-in.html>Marianne Williamson on Trump’s Day in Court</a><br>
1172. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/marianne-williamson-on-news-nation.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>NewsNation</i> – 08/25/23</a><br>
1173. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/presidential-candidate-marianne.html>Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Joins NYC’s March to End Fossil Fuels</a><br>
1174. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamson-on-your-world-10623.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>Your World</i> – 10/6/23</a><br>
1175. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamsons-radical-idea.html>Marianne Williamson’s “Radical Idea” of Putting People First</a><br>
1176. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/marianne-williamson-we-need-to-disrupt.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Need to Disrupt the Corrupt”</a><br>
1177. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/we-are-surging.html>“We Are Surging”</a><br>
1178. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/let-people-decide-marianne-williamson.html>“Let the People Decide”: Marianne Williamson on the DNC’s Efforts to Deny and Suppress the Democratic Process</a><br>
1179. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/live-democratic-presidential-debate.html>Democratic Presidential Debate: Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips – 1/8/24</a><br>
1180. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-democrats-challenging-biden.html>The Democrats Challenging Biden</a><br>
1181. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/bannering-for-marianne.html>Bannering for Marianne</a><br>
1182. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in.html>Campaigning for Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire – Day 1</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_21.html>2</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_23.html>3</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in_2.html>4</a><br>
1183. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/marianne-williamson-i-have-decided-to.html>Marianne Williamson: “I Have Decided to Continue”</a><br>
1184. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/marianne-williamson-in-nevada-2424.html>Marianne Williamson in Nevada – 2/4/24</a><br>
1185. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/forever-grateful.html>Forever Grateful</a><br>
1186. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-marianne-williamson-learned-from.html>What Marianne Williamson Learned from Running for President</a><br>
1187. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/marianne-williamson-playing-it-big.html>Marianne Williamson: Playing It Big</a><br>
1188. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/minnesotans-launch-super-tuesday-push.html>Minnesotans Launch Super Tuesday Push for “Suspended But Not Ended” Candidate Marianne Williamson</a><br>
1189. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-welcome-return.html>A Welcome Return</a><br>
1190. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-super-tuesday-dont-be-uncommitted.html>This Super Tuesday, Don’t Be “Uncommitted” . . .</a><br>
1191. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/super-tuesday.html>Super Tuesday in Minnesota</a><br>
1192. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/marianne-williamson-cassandra-of-us.html>Marianne Williamson, the Cassandra of U.S. Politics, on the “True State of the Union”</a><br>
1193. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/marianne-williamson-in-arizona-31724.html>Marianne Williamson in Arizona – 3/17/24</a><br>
1194. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-is-moment.html>“This Is the Moment”</a><br>
1195. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/marianne-williamson-on-washington.html>Marianne Williamson on <i>Washington Journal</i> (4/2/24) and <i>The Letterhack</i> (4/4/24)</a><br>
1196. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/for-marianne-williamson-one-season.html>For Marianne Williamson, One Season Passes and Another Begins</a><br>
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1198. <b>See also:</b><br>
1199. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/we-must-challenge-entire-system.html>Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”</a><br>
1200. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/11/marianne-williamson-on-current.html>Marianne Williamson on the Current Condition of the U.S.</a><br>
1201. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/09/marianne-williamsons-politics-of-love.html>Marianne Williamson’s Politics of Love: The Rich Roll Interview</a><br>
1202. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/03/if-only-we-could-hear-voices-like-this.html>Now Here’s a Voice I’d Like to Hear Regularly on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows</a><br>
1203. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-deeper-perspective-on-whats-really.html>A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking American Democracy</a><br>
1204. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/10/marianne-williamson-on-10th-anniversary.html>Marianne Williamson on the Tenth Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street</a><br>
1205. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/marianne-williamson-on-how-centrist.html>Marianne Williamson on How Centrist Democrats Abuse Voters with False Promises</a><br>
1206. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/03/two-of-most-dedicated-and-enlightened.html>“Two of the Most Dedicated and Enlightened Heroes of Present Day America”</a><br>
1207. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/04/deep-gratitude.html>Deep Gratitude</a><br>
1208. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-beautiful-message-full-of-greatness.html>“A Beautiful Message, So Full of Greatness”</a><br>
1209. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/11/marianne-williamson-anything-that-will.html>Marianne Williamson: “Anything That Will Help People Thrive, I’m Interested In”</a><br>
1210. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/08/caitlin-johnstone-status-quo.html>Caitlin Johnstone: “Status Quo Politicians Are Infinitely ‘Weirder’ Than Marianne Williamson”</a></span><br />
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1215. My <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>2024 Australian sojourn</a> continued April 28-30 with a road-trip from <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundanoon,_New_South_Wales>Bundanoon</a> to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn>Goulburn</a>, via <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batemans_Bay>Batesmans Bay</a> and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braidwood,_New_South_Wales>Braidwood</a>. Accompanying me on this trip were my friends Kerry and Kate.<br>
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1217. Following are some photos of our travels.<br>
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1219. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5PMPIo7ruOqmqVcJgi9sRe5BREHgXhH5pS3nrUvyMekBN24W_imdcFEa7Xa9snmNnWcUa1js1W0FnrXsfS3GMHfC0vnPSOjHo1-YebFsni1mJSRB3DK4mXE6JDei0-_R0uwMh1OFSuHSZKE0dILW6ThuAk0f-DOJJI6Qa8eNpr_4K0CkqB-iog/s3946/IMG_9579b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="3946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5PMPIo7ruOqmqVcJgi9sRe5BREHgXhH5pS3nrUvyMekBN24W_imdcFEa7Xa9snmNnWcUa1js1W0FnrXsfS3GMHfC0vnPSOjHo1-YebFsni1mJSRB3DK4mXE6JDei0-_R0uwMh1OFSuHSZKE0dILW6ThuAk0f-DOJJI6Qa8eNpr_4K0CkqB-iog/s400/IMG_9579b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
1220. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiEF7oJElWHuA4IsTY-KurjkGtlfeNOgfREEyLOEjq51PXjNa1J01uhJmkHexEZb_g1p41uofGV9QE42jScUs9OYMlOqOudvqTXZ5mUVFBkwaHDGTK6cR9LthKXzOC9qTT1RKVq1Ksq31y84ODMgYgMPPhM1uGMrNvhaTk62RyZrlEJU51QT-fA/s3426/IMG_9582b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiEF7oJElWHuA4IsTY-KurjkGtlfeNOgfREEyLOEjq51PXjNa1J01uhJmkHexEZb_g1p41uofGV9QE42jScUs9OYMlOqOudvqTXZ5mUVFBkwaHDGTK6cR9LthKXzOC9qTT1RKVq1Ksq31y84ODMgYgMPPhM1uGMrNvhaTk62RyZrlEJU51QT-fA/s200/IMG_9582b.JPG"/></a></div><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> While in the Southern Highlands town of Bundanoon, Kate and I stayed at the <a href=https://www.bundanoonhotel.com.au>Bundanoon Hotel</a>, built in 1922.<br>
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1224. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Left:</span></b> A sweeping view of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_National_Park>Morton National Park</a> from a look-out just outside of Bundanoon.<br>
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1226. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXovYq9OhtH5weCx20aGjsy2jaLYq_up90I34ZdL88Y1jC-OKdHADmnhIm48gQiYFQph2Ztz1dDL9r0213Bm1wDQ7eYadV2iDf0Gyl6p9NTL1ZAxDSCG6ylxR2wC2o3IrzApQiajntiYCveztDr3kZadF9-n_foXdzujapZ3PYwIPWM9yVTGwoaA/s3814/IMG_9600b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="2808" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXovYq9OhtH5weCx20aGjsy2jaLYq_up90I34ZdL88Y1jC-OKdHADmnhIm48gQiYFQph2Ztz1dDL9r0213Bm1wDQ7eYadV2iDf0Gyl6p9NTL1ZAxDSCG6ylxR2wC2o3IrzApQiajntiYCveztDr3kZadF9-n_foXdzujapZ3PYwIPWM9yVTGwoaA/s400/IMG_9600b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
1227. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Typical Australian road signs.</center><br>
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1230. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> When in Batemans Bay we stayed at <a href=https://quayshotel.com.au>Quays Hotel</a>.</center><br>
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1232. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hNrUt8SbVebR98HHbIYprRIjDLAACzkeDyIcqgiu83-tkdtDrB32eD7qhLYfcWrfINoNvxNgrgqXzJPJAlbhbCLoi18azgDVqUb39nKaxi0dGRxAo_eUaeEzXhemzBej5mOuuIY64fFF9I6ufT1VBFN2PK2uqXKwm6aU67O4zGd7NqsUhUyBfA/s4032/IMG_9678.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hNrUt8SbVebR98HHbIYprRIjDLAACzkeDyIcqgiu83-tkdtDrB32eD7qhLYfcWrfINoNvxNgrgqXzJPJAlbhbCLoi18azgDVqUb39nKaxi0dGRxAo_eUaeEzXhemzBej5mOuuIY64fFF9I6ufT1VBFN2PK2uqXKwm6aU67O4zGd7NqsUhUyBfA/s400/IMG_9678.JPG"/></a></div><br>
1233. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzjP3Z_XqHAbTNFSd721b5r1SW1mvv-m4O8ckaiMQsmMopSzA57Xj83C0C18lVD-bqqo29hIXOk6gz7Cp_KuxdcQJJwcbTn5PT9lPGY2NjIVM-CCNOI_Wam-Hv16cWCFE1lzS9uop54oyKKRVXh5YVzFXiR8h35w-fcr7JIgXjEukO5gO9LzYpw/s1267/IMG_9697b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzjP3Z_XqHAbTNFSd721b5r1SW1mvv-m4O8ckaiMQsmMopSzA57Xj83C0C18lVD-bqqo29hIXOk6gz7Cp_KuxdcQJJwcbTn5PT9lPGY2NjIVM-CCNOI_Wam-Hv16cWCFE1lzS9uop54oyKKRVXh5YVzFXiR8h35w-fcr7JIgXjEukO5gO9LzYpw/s200/IMG_9697b.JPG"/></a></div><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Dusk at Batemans Bay – Sunday, April 28, 2024.<br>
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1237. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Right:</span></b> With my friend Kerry on Surf Beach, just south of Batemans Bay.
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1242. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above and below:</span></b> Sunrise at Surf Beach – Monday, April 29, 2024.</center><br>
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1246. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>nce again the earth has completed its 24-hour turnaround and again has come to face the brilliance of our sun-star. As its light floods the darkness of space, may the Spirit that sings its ageless song continuously in the cave of my heart now flood my heart with the rays of light eternal.<br>
1247. <br>
1248. As the sounds of life begin this Monday, may my voice be one with the chorus of all creation which rejoices in the ripeness of autumn. May this morning prayer echo through my every deed of this new day.</blockquote><br>
1249. <div style="text-align: right;">– <b><i>Edward Hays</i></b><br>
1250. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from “The Season of Autumn – Monday Morning Prayer”<br>
1251. in <a href=https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/prayers-for-a-planetary-pilgrim-a-personal-manual-for-prayer-and-ritual-9780939516100><i>Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim</i></a><br>
1252. Forest of Peace Books, 1989</span></div><br>
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1254. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn3OSbAA2Sq9xBguv3JDc-LEHf9whm-bSKueetRxckY4MNIsaPxB2fUWPNXPCIE04JwnTwqI5xOJNKuqxoJeMRpuwUYGNLxXXJYuThzERxgiX3UKNRNJyDoI85dK_21RwvHWUZym6D6zz_6PUEV6DUn5ru-ML0eIgf9UyKX1n5poWcZUnnO0Jlw/s3855/IMG_9779b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="2923" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn3OSbAA2Sq9xBguv3JDc-LEHf9whm-bSKueetRxckY4MNIsaPxB2fUWPNXPCIE04JwnTwqI5xOJNKuqxoJeMRpuwUYGNLxXXJYuThzERxgiX3UKNRNJyDoI85dK_21RwvHWUZym6D6zz_6PUEV6DUn5ru-ML0eIgf9UyKX1n5poWcZUnnO0Jlw/s400/IMG_9779b.JPG"/></a></div><br>
1255. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-tailed_black_cockatoo>Yellow-tailed black cockatoos</a> depicted in the style of Indigenous Australians.<br>
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1257. <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batemans_Bay>Notes</a> Wikipedia:<br>
1258. <br>
1259. <blockquote>The traditional custodians of the land surrounding Batemans Bay are the Walbunja people of the Yuin nation. The language spoken by the Walbunja people is Dhurga, one of the Yuin-Kuric languages. A number of sites in the region are considered culturally significant to the Walbunja people, such as Bhundoo [now generally known as the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_River_(New_South_Wales)>Clyde River</a> Estuary].</blockquote><br>
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1264. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> The <a href=https://royalmailhotelbraidwood.com.au>Royal Mail Hotel</a> in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braidwood,_New_South_Wales>Braidwood</a>, a New South Wales town inland from Batemans Bay.<br>
1265. <br>
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1268. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Kate and I enjoying lunch at Braidwood’s Royal Mail Hotel – Monday, April 29, 2024.<br>
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1272. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> A view of the starkly beautiful landscape between Braidwood and Goulburn.<br>
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1277. <br>
1278. <span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn>Goulburn</a>, Australia’s oldest inland city and a place I once called home.<br>
1279. <br>
1280. I lived and <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/fragments-from-past-life.html>taught</a> in Goulburn from 1988 until the end of 1993, prior to my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/12/20-years-stateside.html>relocation to the U.S.</a> in January of 1994.<br>
1281. <br>
1282. While in Goulburn this past Monday and Tuesday (April 29-30), I caught up with three of my former teaching colleagues – Mike, <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/goulburn.html>Gerry</a> and Carmel (pictured <b><span style="color: #274e13;">below</span></b>), at the <a href=https://www.goulburnworkers.com.au/>Goulburn Workers Club</a>. It was a very meaningful and enjoyable experience.<br>
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1286. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Kate, my dear Minnesotan friend . . . and my traveling companion on this first week of my Australian sojourn – Goulburn, Tuesday, April 30, 2024.<br>
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1290. On Wednesday, May 1, Kate and I left Goulburn and drove 7 hours south to Hanging Rock. On our way we stopped to visit the famous “<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_on_the_Tuckerbox>Dog on the Tuckerbox</a>,” just outside of the town of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundagai>Gundagai</a>.<br>
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1295. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
1296. <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024_6.html>Hanging Rock</a></center><br>
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1298. <br>
1299. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1300. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>Farewell Minnesota Spring</a><br>
1301. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Hello Australia Autumn!</a><br>
1302. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>A Season of Listening</a><br>
1303. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/journey-to-southern-highlands.html>Journey to the Southern Highlands & Tablelands</a> – Exeter and Mt. Alexandra (2017)<br>
1304. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/journey-to-southern-highlands-tablelands.html>Journey to the Southern Highlands & Tablelands</a> – Bundanoon and the Sunnataram Forest Monastery (2017)<br>
1305. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/10/fragments-from-past-life.html>Remnants of a Past Life (Part I)</a><br>
1306. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/11/more-fragments-from-life-past.html>Remnants of a Past Life (Part II)</a><br>
1307. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/08/goulburn-revisited.html>Goulburn Revisited (2006)</a><br>
1308. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/09/goulburn-landmarks.html>Goulburn Landmarks (2006)</a><br>
1309. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2006/09/goulburn-reunion.html>Goulburn Reunion (2006)</a><br>
1310. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/01/southern-highlands.html>The Southern Highlands (2007)</a><br>
1311. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/04/australian-sojourn-march-2015.html>Australian Sojourn – March 2015: Goulburn</a><br>
1312. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/australian-sojourn-may-2016_22.html>Australian Sojourn – May 2016: Goulburn</a><br>
1313. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/journey-to-southern-highlands-tablelands_18.html>Australian Sojourn – May 2017: Goulburn and Canberra</a><br>
1314. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/goulburn.html>Australian Sojourn – March 2023: Goulburn</a><br>
1315. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-australian-roots-of-my-progressive.html>The Australian Roots of My Progressive Catholicism</a><br>
1316. <br>
1317. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly.</span><br>
1318. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/7056047767208858463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=7056047767208858463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/7056047767208858463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/7056047767208858463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html' title='Australian Sojourn – April-May 2024'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f_aBo9M_oyc88p_XO_3a_cHFzt8Xc13gjJFhV81VVdoT-G7b9LinFbEl8DG9aCVL9I6XwvntedjkQf7AFE1xtjAMGMp2IeDj7NWA-t8V54UH779h-6dmH_Ag-Q7ubgHM-8ym0HJW6u4Fqj-tuG5nPl9skSoNw09uL8YDHmlJLUFQNjk3_4f3wg/s72-c/IMG_9663c.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-7610563548076343871</id><published>2024-05-01T22:01:00.017-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-06T00:09:17.163-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gaza Genocide"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justice and Peace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Quote of the Day"/><title type='text'>Judith Butler on the Ongoing Student Protests Against the Gaza Genocide</title><content type='html'>American philosopher and gender studies scholar &lt;a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Butler&gt;Judith Butler&lt;/a&gt; was recently &lt;a href=https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/judith-butler-israel-hamas-freedom-speech&gt;interviewed&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=https://theintercept.com&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Intercept&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;’s Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain. In this interview, Butler shares her perspective on the growing protests taking place on U.S. college campuses and universities against the Israeli government’s ongoing genocidal violence against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Butler also shares her thoughts on the meaning of academic freedom.&lt;br&gt;
1319. <br>
1320. I find it to be a very worthwhile interview; perhaps you will too. Following is an excerpt.<br>
1321. <br><center>______________________</center><br>
1322. <br>
1323. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Sc_9wf6QTR3bXeKUVldtvFXP63OiTh3XFVLBJRzrNWk6s9BlHCcrojYbu9VqUbV0Kb2obOI-Jrl7-rf6kKi49R5J8anq-JsV9HsN0knEqBf4hj9eKQF3DFg9MTxwbssq45uhlfTydcu4JCxnBn1xQDWkzH2QdwmzdG4rLHZopIP3BDF6GFYD2w/s416/StudentProtester-1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" width="200" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Sc_9wf6QTR3bXeKUVldtvFXP63OiTh3XFVLBJRzrNWk6s9BlHCcrojYbu9VqUbV0Kb2obOI-Jrl7-rf6kKi49R5J8anq-JsV9HsN0knEqBf4hj9eKQF3DFg9MTxwbssq45uhlfTydcu4JCxnBn1xQDWkzH2QdwmzdG4rLHZopIP3BDF6GFYD2w/s200/StudentProtester-1.PNG"/></a></div><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">V</span>ery often when it comes to Israel–Palestine, we hear people say, “Well, it’s so complex.” I think for many of the young people, it’s not that complex. This is a genocidal violence being enacted against the Palestinian people in Gaza. And it is obvious and it is clear, and they have the footage and they circulate the footage and they know it.<br>
1324. <br>
1325. They’re also reading: They’re getting the history of Zionism. They’re getting the history of occupation. They’re getting the history of Gaza. They’re learning online and in seminars and in their own colleges. And the mobilization is born of an unequivocal conviction – not just that the bombardments and killings, the loss now of over 34,000 Palestinian lives is horrific. Not just that, but the history of Zionism, the history of occupation, the structure of apartheid within the state of Israel, the fact that Palestinians remain stateless or living within administrative authorities that do not have full state powers and do not represent full political self-determination. And that even now, Palestinians who live within the state of Israel, within its current boundaries, they also are suffering harassment, violence, and second-class citizenship in many different ways.<br>
1326. <br>
1327. I think that there is a broad educational effort happening here. And I like the fact that education is being mixed with activism because activism should be informed. And sometimes we see ill-informed instances, like somebody yelling, “Jews go back to Poland.” No, that’s not acceptable.<br>
1328. <br>
1329. What does the liberation of Palestine mean? What does it look like? Well, in my view, it means that Palestinians and Jews and other inhabitants of that land will find a way to live together. Either next to each other or with one another, under conditions of radical equality, where occupation is dismantled and all the colonial structures associated with occupation is dismantled.<br>
1330. <br>
1331. It doesn’t mean pushing Jews off the land. It does mean, in my mind and in many people’s minds, the taking down of settlements and the redistribution of that land to Palestinians who lived there. And it does mean, in my mind and in the mind of many others, a just way of thinking about the right of return for Palestinians who have suffered forcible exile and who wish to return to the lands or at least to the region, or to have compensation or acknowledgment for what they have suffered.<br>
1332. <br>
1333. . . . [W]hat’s behind the slogan [“Free Palestine”]? . . . Yes, I want to free Palestine from colonization, from bombardment violence, from settlements, from military and police detention. I want to see freedom from all of those things. But then we also have to ask: Freedom to do what? What will freedom look like? How will it be organized? How will people live together in a free Palestine, or in a free Palestine–Israel, whatever it may be called, or in two states who will have to have a negotiated agreement or a federated model?<br>
1334. <br>
1335. A lot of people have been thinking about this for a long time, so I think I would like to see more seminars in the street, seminars on college campuses that try to take apart the slogans – distinguish the hateful slogans, the ignorant ones, the antisemitic ones from those that are actually helping to realize justice and freedom and equality in that land.<br>
1336. <br>
1337. So if we were to have another public seminar on these campuses where everybody is assembled, it should surely be on academic freedom as well. Academic freedom means that educators have a right to teach what they want, to build their own curriculum, to express their ideas without the interference of state and without the interference of donors.<br>
1338. <br>
1339. But I think that’s also collapsing right now as donors, we see at Columbia University, are making threats to withdraw funds, that also happened at Harvard and elsewhere. Also state powers, governments pressuring universities to suppress the rights of speech and assembly that their students have. These are forms of interference in university and college environments that ought properly to be protected from that interference. That is what academic freedom is.</blockquote><br>
1340. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>Judith Butler</i></b><br />
1341. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from “<a href=https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/judith-butler-israel-hamas-freedom-speech>Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign<br>
1342. Israel’s Alibi for Genocide</a>”<br />
1343. <i>The Intercept</i><br>
1344. May 1, 2024</span></div><br />
1345. <br>
1346. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdotyuhO9CdMIDZgjAv6vYx3x2lH6KGRXjXARB0MUQ5Mh98W5K21kOYG3z8d7wv6cWJKR9iuLyhtgAfo9uGfdovtFTtDriVO3wwYt-GlsfKnURbxZvIsBvq28pFs2pH1rsvIrnWN2XaKjy3igQLUqqyFYsAS0tNiTwRNlwPFWQwUlt5-EKNo3AIQ/s1080/IMG_0057.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdotyuhO9CdMIDZgjAv6vYx3x2lH6KGRXjXARB0MUQ5Mh98W5K21kOYG3z8d7wv6cWJKR9iuLyhtgAfo9uGfdovtFTtDriVO3wwYt-GlsfKnURbxZvIsBvq28pFs2pH1rsvIrnWN2XaKjy3igQLUqqyFYsAS0tNiTwRNlwPFWQwUlt5-EKNo3AIQ/s400/IMG_0057.JPG"/></a></div><br>
1347. <br>
1348. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b><br>
1349. </span><a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/quote-of-day.html>Kyle Kulinski: Quote of the Day<br>
1350. – May 23, 2024</a></center><br>
1351. <br>
1352. <br>
1353. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
1354. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/1/columbia_university_israel_gaza_police_raid>Campus Crackdown: 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia and CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (May 1, 2024).<br>
1355. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/nationwide-crackdown-campus-protests>“Are We in a Police State?” Progressives Demand End to Crackdown on Campus Protests</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, May 1, 2024).<br>
1356. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-hypocrisy-campus-protests>The Biden Administration's Hypocrisy on College Protests Must End</a> – Edward Ahmed Mitchell and Shafiquil Mushna (<i>Common Dreams</i>, May 1, 2024).<br>
1357. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/30/omer_bartov>Israeli Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov on Campus Protests, Weaponizing Antisemitism, and  Silencing Dissent</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 30, 2024).<br>
1358. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/holocaust-survivors-gaza-genocide>Holocaust Survivor Tells Student Anti-Genocide Protesters: “Just Keep Doing It”</a> – Bret Wilkins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, April 25, 2024).<br>
1359. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/23/columbia_university_joseph_slaughter>Pro-Palestinian Campus Encampments Spread Nationwide Amid Mass Arrests at Columbia, NYU, and Yale</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 23, 2024).<br>
1360. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/22/west_bank>“Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 22, 2024).<br>
1361. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/mass-grave-gaza-nasser-hospital>“Obvious Evidence of Genocide”: Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital</a> – Olivia Rosane (<i>Common Dreams</i>,April 21, 2024).<br>
1362. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdRk7Wptjg>The Memory of the Holocaust Is Abused by Zionists as a “Weapon”: An Interview with Norman Finkelstein</a> – <i>TRT World</i> (April 19, 2024).<br>
1363. <a href=https://truthout.org/articles/nicaragua-takes-germany-to-the-world-court-for-facilitating-israels-genocide>Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide</a> – Marjorie Cohn (<i>TruthOut</i>, April 13, 2024).<br>
1364. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-still-blocking-aid>“Genocidal Actions” Persist in Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid and U.S. Weapons Flow</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, April 12, 2024).<br>
1365. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGq-N8Q7d0>Journalist Abby Martin Explains Why She Considers Israel’s Actions in Gaza to Constitute Genocide</a> – <i>Middle East Eye</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1366. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEltgY-Z8nY>Briahna Joy Gray Unpacks IDF Lies About the Slaughter of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers in Gaza</a> – <i>Rising</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1367. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/3/israel_aid_attack_jan_egeland>“A War Machine Out of Control”: Israel Keeps Attacking Aid Workers as Gaza Faces Famine</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1368. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-genocide-2667597341>Draft U.N, Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide</a> – Brett Wilkins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 25, 2024).<br>
1369. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/25/gaza>As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of “Most Intense Famine” Since WW2</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 25, 2024).<br>
1370. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/22/nahreen_ahmed_medglobal_gaza_healthcare_crisis>“Children Are Dying”: Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition and Preventable Infections</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 22, 2024).<br>
1371. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-child-rights-gaza>U.N. Panel Says IDF Appears Set on “Physical Destruction of Palestinian Children”</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 22, 2024).<br>
1372. <a href=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/21/sale-weapons-israel-palestinian-human-rights>There Is No Moral Argument That Justifies the Sale of Weapons to Israel</a> – Mary Lawlor (<i>The Guardian</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1373. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-israel-support>Former U.S. Diplomat Says “Collaboration” in Gaza Genocide Could Make Biden “Target of Prosecution”</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1374. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQDaC5enGY&t=158s>The West Is Complicit in Israel’s Genocide</a> – Yanis Varoufakis amd Raoul Martinez (Novara Media, February 17, 2024).<br>
1375. <a href=https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/10/29/hala-alyan-why-must-palestinians>Why Must Palestinians Audition for Your Empathy?</a> – Hala Alyan (<i>Salt Lake Tribune</i>, October 29, 2023).<br>
1376. <br>
1377. <b>UPDATES:</b> <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-campus-protests>Biden Condemned for Ahistorical and “Politically Suicidal” Attack on Campus Protests</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, May 2, 2024).<br>
1378. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/kent-state-gaza>On Kent State Massacre Anniversary, Progressives Decry Repression of Student Protests</a> – Brett Wilkins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, May 4, 2024).<br>
1379. <br>
1380. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1381. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/naomi-kleins-powerful-words-on-gaza.html>Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on Israel’s and the West’s Ongoing Gaza Genocide</a><br>
1382. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/outrage-and-despair.html>Outrage and Despair</a><br>
1383. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-is-genocidal-project.html>“This Is a Genocidal Project”</a><br>
1384. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-genocide-has-been-normalized.html>“A Genocide Has Been Normalized”</a><br>
1385. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on_22.html>Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
1386. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/more-voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on.html>More Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
1387. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/quote-of-day.html>Josh Paul: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
1388. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/quote-of-day.html>Phyllis Bennis: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
1389. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/quote-of-day_049051479.html>Michael Fakhri: Quote of the Day – February 27, 2024</a><br>
1390. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/quote-of-day.html>Sabrina Salvati: Quote of the Day – January 2, 2024</a><br>
1391. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-2023-reflections-activism-art.html>Christmas 2023 – Reflections, Activism, Art, and Celebrations</a><br>
1392. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/quote-of-day.html>Jehad Abusalim: Quote of the Day – December 8, 2023</a><br>
1393. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/quote-of-day.html>Ta-Nehisi Coates: Quote of the Day – November 2, 2023</a><br>
1394. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/in-midst-of-great-unraveling-visit-to.html>In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree</a><br>
1395. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/prayer-of-week.html>Prayer of the Week – October 16, 2023</a><br>
1396. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/something-to-think-about.html>Something to Think About – October 12, 2023</a><br>
1397. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/quote-of-day_11.html>Eric Levitz: Quote of the Day – October 11, 2023</a><br>
1398. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/phyllis-bennis-if-we-are-serious-about.html>Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”</a><br>
1399. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/nothing-about-today-is-unprovoked.html>“Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”</a><br>
1400. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-mistreatment-and-discrimination.html>“The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”</a><br>
1401. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/05/progressive-perspectives-on-ongoing.html>Progressive Perspectives on the Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian “Nightmare” (2021)</a><br>
1402. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/07/something-to-think-about_29.html>Something to Think About – July 29, 2018</a><br>
1403. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/quote-of-day_15.html>Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018</a><br>
1404. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/for-some-jews-israels-treatment-of.html>For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy</a><br>
1405. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/06/remembering-six-day-war-and-its-ongoing.html>Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath</a><br>
1406. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/quote-of-day_12.html>David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014</a></span><br>
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1408. <center><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Australian Sojourn 2024</span> • Part 1</span></center><br>
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1410. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WFVC87efD19bYih6llV9AC2is_huTjUFe4nJpBwQwmYYEXX1zGFQC7XH15AKydLHWVrCegxoCAEGcTfl0BaJl2u-iBZBlskUuWjEFxLlfSQgL5gbZ56zkiwV7oxXRjZkxesyt9C_2DbixAO1RqHNDfWoHltq0b7T3UaBhhdB4IjUIi3noSBjNw/s542/IMG_9351b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WFVC87efD19bYih6llV9AC2is_huTjUFe4nJpBwQwmYYEXX1zGFQC7XH15AKydLHWVrCegxoCAEGcTfl0BaJl2u-iBZBlskUuWjEFxLlfSQgL5gbZ56zkiwV7oxXRjZkxesyt9C_2DbixAO1RqHNDfWoHltq0b7T3UaBhhdB4IjUIi3noSBjNw/s200/IMG_9351b.JPG"/></a></div>I arrived two days ago from <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>spring in Minnesota</a> to autumn in my homeland of Australia. I’ll be in the Great South Land for a month, and as it’s been over a year since I was <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/central-station.html>last in my <i>first</i> home</a>, I’m very much looking forward to reconnecting with family and friends.<br>
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1412. Although in leaving Minnesota at this time of year I will be missing the <i>literal</i> blossoming of spring – one of my favorite natural occurences of the year, I’m already enjoying the autumn colours of Australia as, with my American friend Kate, I’m currently in the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Highlands_(New_South_Wales)>Southern Highlands</a> of New South Wales.<br>
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1415. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa5S9jZSQgAG0DTzamPZOmRStDG61HvMMlSFb-GtvENnMOm3d23uiv00FJHaWCLkftumnDxyKI8U7Q6BeDt1dgiJ1nW3mS5KuRR84vX_gEAbPFaq5IRNFrAIjgGzQQNMp2j4PFzaYmk2yeak_APvfDTcpk3c27dsjkwzOJIEoBuNGEW6hYnrU3A/s2818/IMG_9317b.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="2117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa5S9jZSQgAG0DTzamPZOmRStDG61HvMMlSFb-GtvENnMOm3d23uiv00FJHaWCLkftumnDxyKI8U7Q6BeDt1dgiJ1nW3mS5KuRR84vX_gEAbPFaq5IRNFrAIjgGzQQNMp2j4PFzaYmk2yeak_APvfDTcpk3c27dsjkwzOJIEoBuNGEW6hYnrU3A/s200/IMG_9317b.JPG"/></a></div><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> As we were coming in to land, I gave my phone to the boy sitting two seats over from me so he could snap this pic of Sydney Harbour. I had the aisle seat in our row – by choice! 😄<br>
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1418. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Right:</span></b> Looking a bit bleary-eyed after the 14-hour flight to Sydney from San Francisco, but ready to “Disrupt the Corrupt”! . . . This is the rally-cry for <a href=https://marianne.com>Marianne Williamson</a>’s 2024 <a href=https://marianne2024.com>presidential campaign</a>.<br>
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1422. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx-vDccl6U7na9N-0l4NkI5mzHcT5lAEwLIHFoQyAUk1OZHQyvSbgKuEKd5nCuks2PFdKuKn5nHA5MV1hqxsYuTWiAfKThd92jjJ1rD7XaRdsA_cBTeMtAsyOMGAo4kiPpm4bnhk7PcAUs5V5lmBfJxFhS5k2JYfB_AJIO1FWl8vojxhO7wFHOQ/s4032/IMG_9576.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx-vDccl6U7na9N-0l4NkI5mzHcT5lAEwLIHFoQyAUk1OZHQyvSbgKuEKd5nCuks2PFdKuKn5nHA5MV1hqxsYuTWiAfKThd92jjJ1rD7XaRdsA_cBTeMtAsyOMGAo4kiPpm4bnhk7PcAUs5V5lmBfJxFhS5k2JYfB_AJIO1FWl8vojxhO7wFHOQ/s400/IMG_9576.JPG"/></a></div><br>
1423. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKEbPQjhE0cFyG2mfmTHsVEvTLH5UWjESIvalgShYcl90-QlbvmsxRv4RfbibPuYzcFb3khLNZnetEA0BGKA62enb9_8D8zc0P8akO5QgYX17f4_H7DnN_CNwNuztZ1wJBli2DcGPb6HIM_Wy-zjViF709Q8pbVUady8RZHB4MURFcScTDm5pcg/s3253/IMG_9336b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="2727" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKEbPQjhE0cFyG2mfmTHsVEvTLH5UWjESIvalgShYcl90-QlbvmsxRv4RfbibPuYzcFb3khLNZnetEA0BGKA62enb9_8D8zc0P8akO5QgYX17f4_H7DnN_CNwNuztZ1wJBli2DcGPb6HIM_Wy-zjViF709Q8pbVUady8RZHB4MURFcScTDm5pcg/s320/IMG_9336b.JPG"/></a></div><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> My American friend <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in.html>Kate</a> with my Australian friends <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/journey-to-southern-highlands.html>Kerry and Max</a> – <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundanoon,_New_South_Wales>Bundanoon</a>, N.S.W., Sunday, April 28, 2024.<br>
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1426. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Right:</span></b> Outside the <a href=https://www.babydragon.bar>Baby Dragon Bar</a> in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown,_New_South_Wales>Newtown</a>, an inner-city suburb (or neighborhood) of Sydney – Friday, April 26, 2024.<br>
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1428. Kate has been in Australia for over two weeks. She’s based herself in Newtown and has been enjoying the sights of Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Before returning to the U.S. in mid-May, Kate is accompanying me to the New South Wales locales of the <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Highlands_(New_South_Wales)>Southern Highlands</a>, <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batemans_Bay>Batemans Bay</a>, and <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn>Goulburn</a>, and to <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Rock,_Victoria>Hanging Rock</a> in Victoria.<br>
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1431. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Newtown streetscape – Friday, April 26, 2024. I was last in Newtown in <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/12/newtown.html>2008</a>.<br>
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1435. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> The <a href=https://www.theurbannewtown.com.au>Urban Newtown</a>, where my friend Kate stayed while in Sydney.<br>
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1439. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> The <a href=https://www.theoldnunnery.com>Old Nunnery Bed-and-Breakfast</a> in the Southern Highlands town of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Vale>Moss Vale</a>, where Kate and I stayed on my first night back in Australia – Friday, April 26, 2024.<br>
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1441. <a href=https://www.theoldnunnery.com/about-us>Notes</a> this establishment’s website:<br>
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1443. <blockquote>The Nunnery Boutique Hotel has a rich history dating back to the turn of the century. Originally named “The Bungalow” when it was built for an English gentleman and his family, it later became a nunnery for Catholic nuns of the Dominican order when a Dominican school existed in the village of Moss Vale. The Heritage Listed oak tree in the front garden was planted by the original owners in commemoration of the birth of their daughter Elizabeth McCarthy.</blockquote><br>
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1446. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above and below:</span></b> Visiting the historic town of <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berrima,_New_South_Wales>Berrima</a> – Saturday, April 27, 2024.<br>
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1450. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above and below:</span></b> <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Falls,_New_South_Wales>Fitzroy Falls</a> in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_National_Park>Morton National Park</a> – Saturday, April 27, 2024.<br>
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1454. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> With friends Sandra, Kerry and Max – <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/australian-sojourn-may-2016_30.html>Exeter</a>, Saturday, April 27, 2024.<br>
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1457. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
1458. <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/australian-sojourn-april-may-2024.html>Bundanoon, Batemans Bay,<br>
1459. Braidwood and Goulburn</a></center><br>
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1461. <br>
1462. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1463. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html>Farewell Minnesota Spring</a><br>
1464. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>A Season of Listening</a><br>
1465. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/12/newtown.html>Newtown</a> (2008)<br>
1466. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/journey-to-southern-highlands.html>Journey to the Southern Highlands & Tablelands</a> – Exeter and Mt. Alexandra (2017)<br>
1467. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/08/journey-to-southern-highlands-tablelands.html>Journey to the Southern Highlands & Tablelands</a> – Bundanoon and the Sunnataram Forest Monastery (2017)<br>
1468. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/australian-sojourn-may-2016_30.html>Exeter</a> (2016)<br>
1469. <br>
1470. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly.</span><br>
1471. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/6432489703186858461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=6432489703186858461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/6432489703186858461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/6432489703186858461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html' title='Hello Australia Autumn!'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7rvz4wlS2UEYAB-nxIpNpfa_DhLuBQcJdiBzEr_gxM54VC5XGd-DfkeJxYDy7bdoVIk0AAxN_0LO6TC1ce9_YHn0pbOlHbJeYqtlkr0IebtPsv6KCp0vgOil0-Z-zxIi5M09BNWxeY9KMgyK307Yge6IBY6M3VP3qL0s5HqdVgL4q7ZlwMHl_A/s72-c/IMG_9710c.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-3028685442191346662</id><published>2024-04-24T08:00:00.085-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-14T00:19:57.132-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Interfaith Chaplaincy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Saaxiib Qurux Badan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Spring"/><title type='text'>Farewell Minnesota Spring</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ4MVxNZhj64wOWXcEFKkhnnx4vFDa8MRAV2d1js3bapsCo1xsPwLLUERmnicgVZpDQsDlmr_fyD456mvVYDijw3JNMke6VCKfVHTInI90EG-JO_wFMVzk_EYt1ZwC3SvlXKUORkrkkXGGLF_tqdmcy0SJJXA1OzVuDmJS1Hs-Cy-_D-cQpYk2w/s4032/IMG_9160b.JPG&quot; style=&quot;display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; &quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; data-original-height=&quot;4032&quot; data-original-width=&quot;3024&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ4MVxNZhj64wOWXcEFKkhnnx4vFDa8MRAV2d1js3bapsCo1xsPwLLUERmnicgVZpDQsDlmr_fyD456mvVYDijw3JNMke6VCKfVHTInI90EG-JO_wFMVzk_EYt1ZwC3SvlXKUORkrkkXGGLF_tqdmcy0SJJXA1OzVuDmJS1Hs-Cy-_D-cQpYk2w/s400/IMG_9160b.JPG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
1472. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2y-mdG251W1L8e7A_0KsZ9apWJUxGbBk-04UHw97l5Ke5hUrZU4H-PG1VE-VERXTLJJ-kFlqbaM3sIJnJ7fpmf0bWSiTCb5pbZ0jeh219slLmGgDJheRLVjRWuUrJxJkssXfO883x4kiacbkZEFkRuuXWSLS5j4tYWJMmTXD0eeX_gOJ-aSTkw/s3088/IMG_4765c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2y-mdG251W1L8e7A_0KsZ9apWJUxGbBk-04UHw97l5Ke5hUrZU4H-PG1VE-VERXTLJJ-kFlqbaM3sIJnJ7fpmf0bWSiTCb5pbZ0jeh219slLmGgDJheRLVjRWuUrJxJkssXfO883x4kiacbkZEFkRuuXWSLS5j4tYWJMmTXD0eeX_gOJ-aSTkw/s200/IMG_4765c.JPG"/></a></div>I leave later today for my homeland of Australia. I’ll be gone for a month, and as it’s been over a year since I was <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/central-station.html>last in my <i>first</i> home</a>, I’m very much looking forward to reconnecting with family and friends.<br>
1473. <br>
1474. It’s been on my mind that in leaving Minnesota at this time of year I will be missing the <i>literal</i> blossoming of spring – one of my favorite natural occurences of the year. But then just yesterday the pear tree in the backyard burst forth in all its color and fragrance. What a wonderful send-off!<br>
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1477. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaP_XdtVstuWS9V43bVjtmZahRzaPW_r5J_AFwyOy9zoGS3SACIKku44sF50LC9CsamsPO5VMNB2xwrT-6H-zTd_QCsHCV_SFKLwpOCUusNudmMS_GX2wQ0Qp-oTKsH4t9VtH4IF2-mUEww_NMU54Ko5SV9lEcxsbz4fhsFMJkLYFJyOrb6g-FQ/s2911/IMG_7573c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="2897" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaP_XdtVstuWS9V43bVjtmZahRzaPW_r5J_AFwyOy9zoGS3SACIKku44sF50LC9CsamsPO5VMNB2xwrT-6H-zTd_QCsHCV_SFKLwpOCUusNudmMS_GX2wQ0Qp-oTKsH4t9VtH4IF2-mUEww_NMU54Ko5SV9lEcxsbz4fhsFMJkLYFJyOrb6g-FQ/s200/IMG_7573c.JPG"/></a></div>In the past few weeks – I guess since Easter, really – I’ve been making the most of the numerous days of warm (sometimes unseasonably <i>hot</i>) weather we’ve been experiencing here in the Twin Cities. This has included bringing my <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-summer-of-my-wildebeest-of-bike.html>wildebeest-of-a-bike</a> out of the garden shed and onto the bike paths along the Mississippi River near my home in south Minneapolis. I’ve even twice cycled over to my friends John and Noelle’s place in the Merriam Park neighborhood of St. Paul.<br>
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1481. In bidding farewell (at least for a while) to my life here in the North Star State, I share this morning some photos I’ve taken these past few weeks of both the return of spring <i>and</i> how I’ve been enjoying this welcome return.<br>
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1489. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above, right and below:</span></b> With my Palliative Care work colleagues at an after-work event on Friday, April 12, 2024.<br>
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1494. Throughout the past year we’ve tied a ribbon to a wreath for every patient we have walked with and cared for as they approached death.<br>
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1496. At our April 12 gathering we had a ritual in which we committed this wreath to the flames of a fire.<br>
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1498. As part of this ritual we shared the following words of Suzanne Guthrie from her book <a href=https://www.booktopia.com.au/grace-s-window-suzanne-guthrie/book/9780819223258.html><i>Grace’s Window: Entering the Season of Prayer</i></a>.<br>
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1500. <blockquote>A hospital can be a mysterious place, a threshold, both challenging and rewarding, upon the boundary of feelings and meanings deep within ourselves and others; a depth that some call the soul.<br>
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1502. When we interact with ourselves and others at this level, when we elicit and listen with compassion to what others say is most meaningful  in the midst of crisis and loss, we may discover we’re being invited to experience and embrace unexpected aspects of the deepest dimensions of the human condition, dimensions that some understand as sacred.</blockquote><br>
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1504. The reading from <i>Grace’s Window</i> was followed by this prayer/reflection that I wrote for our ritual.<br>
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1506. <blockquote>With Suzanne Guthrie’s words in our hearts and minds, let us honor all those life journeys that have merged with ours within the context of our work; all those life energies that have gone beyond this world and which are represented by the ribbons of this wreath.<br>
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1508. Let us also honor  the range of emotions we may feel, perhaps even be burdened by when we  remember some of the more challenging cases that we’ve given our energies to.<br>
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1510. In honoring all of these journeys, lives and emotions, may we also release them to the transforming Love at the heart of all things. May we recognize the flames of this fire as a symbol of this transforming Love.<br>
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1512. And in the glow of this fire, and from this moment onwards, may we and those we remember know peace.</blockquote>
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1518. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> My friend Deandre and his animal companion Tyga.</center><br>
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1522. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Friends John and Noelle. We enjoyed our first outdoor meal of the spring at their home in St. Paul on Sunday, April 14, 2024.<br>
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1526. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Right:</span></b> With Amelia, John and Noelle’s granddaughter – Sunday, April 21, 2024.<br>
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1530. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Amelia with her mother Liana, discovering how a tape recorder from the 1980s works. <br>
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1534. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Left:</span></b> Amelia, rocking out to ’90s music being played on her mum’s old tape recorder – Tuesday, April 9, 2024.<br>
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1537. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Penny.</center><br>
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1540. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Dinner at <a href=https://soberfishrestaurant.com>Soberfish</a> with my friends Barson and Germaine – Sunday, April 7, 2024.<br>
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1544. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> With my friend Kate on the day she left for a month-long visit to Australia – Monday, April 8, 2024. You may recall that in January Kate and I <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/campaigning-for-marianne-williamson-in.html>travelled to New Hampshire</a> to work with and for <a href=https://marianne.com>Marianne Williamson</a>’s <a href=https://marianne2024.com>presidential campaign</a>.<br>
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1548. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> Friends Kathleen and Lori, chillin’ in my attic abode in south Minneapolis – Monday, April 15, 2024.<br>
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1552. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> On Friday, April 19, 2024, a number of my Palliative Care colleagues and I enjoyed lunch at the <a href=https://midtownglobalmarket.org>Midtown Global Market</a>, close to where we work at <a href=https://www.allinahealth.org/abbott-northwestern-hospital>Abbott Northwestern Hospital</a> in Minneapolis.<br>
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1556. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> My friend Joseph at <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Lake_Nature_Center>Wood Lake Nature Center</a> in Richfield, MN – Monday, April 22, 2024.<br>
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1560. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above and below:</span></b> Spring in Minnesoa – April 2024.</center><br>
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1566. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> My <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Saaxiib%20Qurux%20Badan><i>saaxiib qurux badan</i></a> by lamplight – <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/sweet-surrender.html>Thursday, April 18, 2024</a>.<br>
1567. <br>
1568. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>ur greatest power during times of chaos is to <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/02/cultivating-stillness.html>cultivate internal stillness</a>. Finding that space within ourselves – whether through prayer, mindfulness, meditation or however – we claim a <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-kind-of-light-source.html>magnetic power</a> that attracts harmony and good. You can’t bring order to a pile of iron shavings by sticking your fingers into it and trying to rearrange them. You can only do that by using a magnet. In human affairs, the Light within us is that magnet.<br>
1569. <br>
1570. The <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/08/being-light.html>Light within</a> us has many names, but in essence it is Love. Compassion. Forgiveness. Peace.<br>
1571. <br>
1572. Love is so needed now. We are starving for it. It’s painful living in such a tumultuous moment. . . . The [Light within] is the voice of Love, and it will guide us to a better place.</blockquote><br>
1573. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>Marianne Williamson</i></b><br />
1574. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href=https://www.facebook.com/michael.bayly.904/posts/pfbid02ZWCwGPYcWxSgJQKdbQUpMpqZKJ24xa447T8QoZ36PqAfiQ5Edx6dWsbZtyKmdgH3l>via Facebook</a></span></div><br>
1575. <br>
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1577. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> The wild reeds of Wood Lake – April 22, 2024.</center><br>
1578. <br>
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1580. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> The Mississippi in moonlight – Sunday, April 21, 2024.</center><br>
1581. <br>
1582. <blockquote><center><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>oon river, wider than a mile<br>
1583. I’m crossing you in style some day<br>
1584. Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker<br>
1585. Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way<br>
1586. <br>
1587. Two drifters, off to see the world<br>
1588. There’s such a lot of world to see<br>
1589. We’re after the same rainbow’s end<br>
1590. Waitin’ ’round the bend<br>
1591. My huckleberry friend<br>
1592. Moon river and me</i></center></blockquote><br>
1593. <div style="text-align: right;">–  “<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_River>Moon River</a>”<br>
1594. <span style="font-size: 85%;">by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer</span></div><br>
1595. <br>
1596. To hear <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/02/ocean-trip.html>Frank Ocean</a>’s version of “Moon River,” <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXiFHDfvn4A>click here</a>.<br>
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1600. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above and below:</span></b> My attic abode and sanctuary in south Minneapolis – April 2024.<br>
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1603. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span> Beloved One, I rise from sleep to join the great dance of life. One with stars and planets no longer visible because of the dawning light of our one star, the sun, yet which are still blazing in beauty all about me, I enter into prayer. One with this whole planet, whose northern hemisphere is awakening to the season of spring, I now awake to your hidden presence in my life as I descend into my heart to be one with you.<br>
1604. <br>
1605. I rejoice that [my prayer] rises in harmony with temple chants, with the prayers of hermits as well as the life-prayer of those preparing to begin a new workday. While silent to my ears, I acknowledge the cosmic chorus of gratitude and praise of which my prayer has ben a part.</blockquote><br>
1606. <div style="text-align: right;">– <b><i>Edward Hays</i></b><br>
1607. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from “The Season of Spring – Wednesday Morning Prayer”<br>
1608. in <a href=https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/prayers-for-a-planetary-pilgrim-a-personal-manual-for-prayer-and-ritual-9780939516100><i>Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim</i></a><br>
1609. Forest of Peace Books, 1989</span></div><br>
1610. <br>
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1612. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span> Beloved One, this spring evening is green-edged with hope and filled with promise. With each passing day, the light of the sun lingers longer upon this planet. Even in the darkness of this night, one can feel the earth stirring with life. The night wind is full of promise as I reflect upon my actions this Thursday. I ponder if they, like this season of spring, have been full of hope and rich in life.<br>
1613. <br>
1614. Open my heart and pour in all that is lacking. Saturate my words with love and encouragement, so that I may be truly an expression of your presence in this world. I thank you for the countless blessings of this day: gifts of sight, sound, hearing and smell, for wonders without end.<br>
1615. <br>
1616. . . . O Gracious Creator of the moon and stars, of galaxies spreading outward beyond my vision, I marvel that you have chosen to dwell within the temple of my heart. I ask your understanding, for that temple is a crowded place where I have stored concerns and conflicts, work and worries as well as all the content of this day. I take springtime hope that all those things that clutter my heart, while they seem so distant from you, in reality hold your presence.</blockquote><br>
1617. <div style="text-align: right;">– <b><i>Edward Hays</i></b><br>
1618. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from “The Season of Spring – Thursday Evening Prayer”<br>
1619. in <a href=https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/prayers-for-a-planetary-pilgrim-a-personal-manual-for-prayer-and-ritual-9780939516100><i>Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim</i></a><br>
1620. Forest of Peace Books, 1989</span></div><br>
1621. <br>
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1624. <center><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Above:</span></b> A (Minnesota) spring 2024 <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/11/self-portrait.html>self portrait</a>.</center><br>
1625. <br>
1626. <br>
1627. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b></span><br>
1628. <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/hello-australia-autumn.html>Hello Australia Autumn!</a></center><br>
1629. <br>
1630. <br>
1631. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1632. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>A Season of Listening</a><br>
1633. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/05/let-greening-begin.html>Let the Greening Begin</a><br>
1634. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/new-spring-green.html>New Spring Green</a><br>
1635. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/04/green-destiny.html>Green Destiny</a><br>
1636. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/04/welcoming-return-of-spring.html>Welcoming the Return of Spring</a><br>
1637. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/04/celebrating-color-of-spring-and-cosmic.html>Celebrating the “Color of Spring” and a Cosmic Notion of the Christ</a><br>
1638. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/04/spring-truly-season-for-joy-and-hope.html>Spring: “Truly the Season for Joy and Hope”</a><br>
1639. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-visiting-spring-breeze.html>A Visiting Spring Breeze</a><br>
1640. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-vignettes.html>April Vignettes</a><br>
1641. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-rain.html>Spring Rain</a><br>
1642. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/spring-skies.html>Spring Skies</a><br>
1643. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/05/spring-within-and-beyond.html>Spring . . . Within and Beyond (2022)</a><br>
1644. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/06/spring-within-and-beyond.html>Spring . . . Within and Beyond (2021)</a><br>
1645. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-footsteps-of-spring.html>In the Footsteps of Spring: Introduction</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/05/light-within.html>Part I</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/06/shards-of-summer.html>II</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/06/intimate-soliloquies.html>III</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/02/coming-out.html>IV</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-stranger-am-i.html>V</a><br>
1646. <br>
1647. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly.</span><br>
1648. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/3028685442191346662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=3028685442191346662' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/3028685442191346662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/3028685442191346662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/farewell-minnesota-spring.html' title='Farewell Minnesota Spring'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJ4MVxNZhj64wOWXcEFKkhnnx4vFDa8MRAV2d1js3bapsCo1xsPwLLUERmnicgVZpDQsDlmr_fyD456mvVYDijw3JNMke6VCKfVHTInI90EG-JO_wFMVzk_EYt1ZwC3SvlXKUORkrkkXGGLF_tqdmcy0SJJXA1OzVuDmJS1Hs-Cy-_D-cQpYk2w/s72-c/IMG_9160b.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-5531182854873798092</id><published>2024-04-22T08:00:00.033-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-14T00:19:24.341-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Meditation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Saaxiib Qurux Badan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Thoughts on Transformation"/><title type='text'>The Now</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtoaVrx2TlTyFGRqvjXXMLKtZgJlyLpjESDXEikgxTYYfqBusICyypMI6M87DfJuiZBax0lEiBWRaDEKxxpybB_zWdfF8Nl4QqMI7iWzL0LJIn_YisiIgfnRInspnRnU10rApx92lMvRCnXbl0YqAbTZh36zeaTRCg5x0ufIlQ8SI5hQ7MmNHgw/s2942/IMG_9168b.JPG&quot; style=&quot;display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; &quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2171&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2942&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtoaVrx2TlTyFGRqvjXXMLKtZgJlyLpjESDXEikgxTYYfqBusICyypMI6M87DfJuiZBax0lEiBWRaDEKxxpybB_zWdfF8Nl4QqMI7iWzL0LJIn_YisiIgfnRInspnRnU10rApx92lMvRCnXbl0YqAbTZh36zeaTRCg5x0ufIlQ8SI5hQ7MmNHgw/s400/IMG_9168b.JPG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
1649. My “<a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>season of listening</a>” continues.<br>
1650. <br>
1651. As I’ve mentioned <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/eckhart-tolle-on-silence-and-stillness.html>previously</a>, one writer whose words I’m using as a guide throughout this season is <a href=https://eckharttolle.com/about>Eckhart Tolle</a>, who in his book <a href=https://shop.eckharttolle.com/products/stillness-speaks><i>Stillness Speaks</i></a>, writes the following.<br>
1652. <br>
1653. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>n the surface it seems that the present moment is only one of many, many moments. Each day of your life appears to consist of thousands of moments where different things happen. Yet if you look more deeply, is there not only one moment, ever? Is life ever not “this moment”?<br>
1654. <br>
1655. This one moment – Now – is the only thing you can never escape from, the one constant factor in your life. No matter what happens, no matter how much your life changes, one thing is certain: it’s always Now.<br>
1656. <br>
1657. Since there is no escape from the Now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it?<br>
1658.  <br>
1659. <center><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></center><br>
1660. When you make friends with the present moment, you feel at home no matter where you are. When you don’t feel at home in the Now, no matter where you go, you will carry unease with you.<br>
1661.  <br>
1662. <center><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></center><br>
1663. The present moment is as it is. Always. Can you let it be?<br>
1664. <br>
1665. <center><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></center><br>
1666. The division of life into past, present, and future is mind-made and ultimately illusory. Past and future are thought forms, mental abstractions. The past can only be remembered Now. What you remember is an event that took place in the Now, and you remember it Now. The future, when it comes, is the Now. So the only thing that is real, the only thing there ever is <i>is</i> the Now.<br>
1667. <br>
1668. <center><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></center><br>
1669. To have your attention in the Now is not a denial of what is needed in your life. It is recognizing what is primary. Then you can deal with what is secondary with great ease. It is not saying, “I’m not dealing with things anymore because there is only the Now.” No. Find what is primary first, and make the Now into your friend, not your enemy. Acknowledge it, honor it. When the Now is the foundation and primary focus of your life, then your life unfolds with ease.<br>
1670. <br>
1671. <center><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></center><br>
1672. Putting away the dishes, drawing up a business strategy, planning a trip – what is more important: the doing or the result that you want to achieve through the doing? This moment or some future moment?<br>
1673.  <br>
1674. Do you treat <i>this moment</i> as if it were an obstacle to be overcome? Do you feel you have a future moment to get to that is more important?<br>
1675. <br>
1676. Almost everyone lives like this most of the time. Since the future never arrives, except <i>as</i> the present, it is a dysfunctional way to live. It generates a constant undercurrent of unease, tension, and discontent. It does not honor life, which is Now and never not Now.<br>
1677. <br>
1678. <center><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></center><br>
1679. Feel the aliveness within your body. That anchors you in the Now.</blockquote><br>
1680. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>Eckhart Tolle</i></b><br />
1681. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Excerpted from <a href=https://shop.eckharttolle.com/products/stillness-speaks><i>Stillness Speaks</i></a><br>
1682. Hodder & Stoughton, 2003<br>
1683. pp. 39-42</span></div><br>
1684. <br>
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1686. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
1687. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OJydjCA378>Honoring the Present Moment</a> – Eckhart Tolle (via <i>YouTube</i>, November 9, 2023).<br>
1688. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UklFtkyOVK8>The Power of the Present Moment and Conscious Living</a> – Eckhart Tolle (via <i>YouTube</i>, January 16, 2024).<br>
1689. <a href=https://medium.com/@vivien.tai1012/transform-through-presence-book-review-of-power-of-now-by-eckhart-tolle-eda533c9af29>Transform Through Presence: a Review of Eckhart Tolle’s <i>The Power of Now</i></a> – Vivien Tai (<i>Medium</i>, July 17, 2023).<br>
1690. <br>
1691. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1692. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>A Season of Listening</a><br>
1693. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/eckhart-tolle-on-silence-and-stillness.html>Eckhart Tolle on Silence and Stillness</a><br>
1694. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/eckhart-tolle-on-going-beyond-thinking.html>Eckhart Tolle on Going Beyond the Thinking Mind</a><br>
1695. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/to-be-still.html>To Be Still</a><br>
1696. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/in-stillness-and-silence-of-this.html>In the Stillness and Silence of This Present Moment</a><br>
1697. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-beauty-and-challenge-of-being.html>The Beauty and Challenge of Being Present in the Moment</a><br>
1698. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/resting-in-presence-of-beloved.html>Resting in the Presence of the Beloved</a><br>
1699. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/time-to-go-inwards.html>Time to Go Inwards</a><br>
1700. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-prayer-of-anchoring.html>A Prayer of Anchoring</a><br>
1701. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/05/child-of-universe.html>Today I Will Be Still</a><br>
1702. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/02/cultivating-stillness.html>Cultivating Stillness</a><br>
1703. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/05/inner-peace.html>Inner Peace</a><br>
1704. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-sacred-pause.html>A Sacred Pause</a><br>
1705. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-kind-of-light-source.html>Aligning With the Living Light</a><br>
1706. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/mystical-participation.html>Mystical Participation</a><br>
1707. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-need-do-nothing.html>I Need Do Nothing . . . I Am Open to the Living Light</a><br>
1708. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/stepping-out-of-time.html>Stepping Out of Time and Resting Your Mind</a><br>
1709. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/12/active-waiting-radical-attitude-toward_23.html>Active Waiting: A Radical Attitude Toward Life</a><br>
1710. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/01/threshold-musings.html>Threshold Musings</a><br>
1711. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/12/to-dream-to-feel-to-listen.html>To Dream, to Feel, to Listen</a><br>
1712. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-most-sacred-and-simple-mystery-of.html>The Most Sacred and Simple Mystery of All</a><br>
1713. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-source-is-within-you.html>The Source is Within You</a><br>
1714. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/11/prayer-of-week.html>Forever Oneness</a><br>
1715. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/in-midst-of-great-unraveling-visit-to.html>In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree</a><br>
1716. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-last-walls-dissolve-everything-is.html>As the Last Walls Dissolve . . . Everything is Possible</a><br>
1717. <br>
1718. <b>Image 1:</b> <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Lake_Nature_Center>Wood Lake Nature Center</a>, Richfield, MN – Michael J. Bayly (4/22/24).<br>
1719. <b>Image 2:</b> <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Saaxiib%20Qurux%20Badan>Saaxiib Qurux Badan</a> (“Beautiful Friend”), Minneapolis, MN – Michael J. Bayly (4/18/24).</span><br>
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1735. <br>
1736. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br />
1737. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/urbanscapes.html>Urbanscapes – 6/28/23</a><br>
1738. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/11/urbanscapes.html>Urbanscapes – 11/20/22</a><br>
1739. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/spring-light-in-skyway.html>Spring Light in Skylight</a><br>
1740. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/06/smoke-plume-in-minneapolis.html>“Smoke Plume” in Minneapolis</a><br>
1741. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/07/storm-clouds-over-minneapolis.html>Storm Clouds Over Minneapolis</a><br>
1742. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/03/moon-over-minneapolis.html>Moon Over Minneapolis</a><br>
1743. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/02/high-rise-in-winter-light.html>High-Rise in Afternoon Light</a><br>
1744. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/06/photo-of-day_28.html>Photo of the Day – June 28, 2022</a><br>
1745. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/05/photo-of-day_20.html>Photo of the Day – May 20, 2022</a><br>
1746. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/02/photo-of-day.html>Photo of the Day – February 2, 2020</a><br>
1747. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/10/photo-of-day.html>Photo of the Day – October 14, 2014</a><br>
1748. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/08/photo-of-day_31.html>Photo of the Day – September 1, 2012</a><br>
1749. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/12/photo-of-day_6851.html>Photo of the Day – December 20, 2010</a><br>
1750. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/07/photo-of-day_27.html>Photo of the Day – July 27, 2010</a><br>
1751. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/05/photo-of-day.html>Photo of the Day – May 8, 2010</a><br>
1752. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/12/sydney-sojourn.html>Sydney Sojourn</a><br>
1753. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-visit-to-melbourne.html>A Visit to Melbourne</a><br>
1754. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/08/europe-2005.html>Europe 2005: London</a><br>
1755. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/09/europe-2005_25.html>Europe 2005: Venice</a><br>
1756. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2010/10/europe-2005.html>Europe 2005: Rome and Florence</a><br>
1757. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/12/europe-2005.html>Europe 2005: Paris</a><br>
1758. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/08/weekend-in-chicago-part-i.html>Weekend in Chicago</a><br>
1759. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2012/06/weekend-in-kansas-city.html>Weekend in Kansas City</a><br>
1760. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/08/road-trip-to-st-louis.html>Road Trip to St. Louis</a><br>
1761. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/02/puerto-vallarta.html>Puerto Vallarta</a><br>
1762. <br />
1763. <b>Images:</b> Michael J. Bayly.</span><br />
1764. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/5462861341589955988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=5462861341589955988' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/5462861341589955988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/5462861341589955988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/urbanscapes.html' title='Urbanscapes'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1LAGnOgUSKer2gj6QQyNZM82ZyY8Iko0GX8STi_ZSf4Jni2g7E6_iZmEXIfvYFe3y7-IYoBJG7MATNvnO6oxDc_Y6btcta6jiCgVuQa0XhW87poiKLP5V0Lcj0ip5cTMGhGV4yHpdhVfSbjO3So4ZwcvRYKOfU39uKxmtwtdry7d8HQ-Jjb1nQ/s72-c/IMG_1524b.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-8275152146919692715</id><published>2024-04-21T13:00:00.015-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-06T00:06:29.176-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gaza Genocide"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justice and Peace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Naomi Klein"/><title type='text'>Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on Israel’s and the West’s Ongoing Gaza Genocide</title><content type='html'>The following 6-minute video is an excerpt from a much lengthier interview that &lt;a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanis_Varoufakis&gt;Yanis Varoufakis&lt;/a&gt; conducted with author &lt;a href=https://naomiklein.org/&gt;Naomi Klein&lt;/a&gt; this past Friday, April 19, 2024.&lt;br&gt;
1765. <br>
1766. As one Facebook viewer notes: “Naomi Klein's analysis is indispensable [and] thorough; it heals you at the same time as it informs you. She crystallizes history.”<br>
1767. <br>
1768. (<b>NOTE:</b> To view the full interview, <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhz0RWJxRyg&t=0s>click here</a>.)<br>
1769. <br>
1770. <br>
1771. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pS8Vs2yR1t0?si=l4jtzABaXUMf-XPf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>
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1775. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b><br>
1776. </span><a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/05/judith-butler-on-ongoing-student.html>Judith Butler on the Ongoing Student Protests<br> Against the Gaza Genocide</a></center><br>
1777. <br>
1778. <br>
1779. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
1780. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdRk7Wptjg>The Memory of the Holocaust Is Abused by Zionists as a “Weapon”: An Interview with Norman Finkelstein</a> – <i>TRT World</i> (April 19, 2024).<br>
1781. <a href=https://truthout.org/articles/nicaragua-takes-germany-to-the-world-court-for-facilitating-israels-genocide>Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide</a> – Marjorie Cohn (<i>TruthOut</i>, April 13, 2024).<br>
1782. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-still-blocking-aid>“Genocidal Actions” Persist in Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid and U.S. Weapons Flow</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, April 12, 2024).<br>
1783. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGq-N8Q7d0>Journalist Abby Martin Explains Why She Considers Israel’s Actions in Gaza to Constitute Genocide</a> – <i>Middle East Eye</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1784. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEltgY-Z8nY>Briahna Joy Gray Unpacks IDF Lies About the Slaughter of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers in Gaza</a> – <i>Rising</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1785. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/3/israel_aid_attack_jan_egeland>“A War Machine Out of Control”: Israel Keeps Attacking Aid Workers as Gaza Faces Famine</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1786. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-genocide-2667597341>Draft U.N, Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide</a> – Brett Wilkins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 25, 2024).<br>
1787. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/25/gaza>As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of “Most Intense Famine” Since WW2</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 25, 2024).<br>
1788. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/22/nahreen_ahmed_medglobal_gaza_healthcare_crisis>“Children Are Dying”: Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition and Preventable Infections</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 22, 2024).<br>
1789. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-child-rights-gaza>U.N. Panel Says IDF Appears Set on “Physical Destruction of Palestinian Children”</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 22, 2024).<br>
1790. <a href=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/21/sale-weapons-israel-palestinian-human-rights>There Is No Moral Argument That Justifies the Sale of Weapons to Israel</a> – Mary Lawlor (<i>The Guardian</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1791. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-israel-support>Former U.S. Diplomat Says “Collaboration” in Gaza Genocide Could Make Biden “Target of Prosecution”</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1792. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQDaC5enGY&t=158s>The West Is Complicit in Israel’s Genocide</a> – Yanis Varoufakis amd Raoul Martinez (Novara Media, February 17, 2024).<br>
1793. <a href=https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/10/29/hala-alyan-why-must-palestinians>Why Must Palestinians Audition for Your Empathy?</a> – Hala Alyan (<i>Salt Lake Tribune</i>, October 29, 2023).<br>
1794. <br>
1795. <br>
1796. <b>UPDATES:</b> <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/mass-grave-gaza-nasser-hospital>“Obvious Evidence of Genocide”: Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital</a> – Olivia Rosane (<i>Common Dreams</i>,April 21, 2024).<br>
1797. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/22/west_bank>“Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 22, 2024).<br>
1798. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/23/columbia_university_joseph_slaughter>Pro-Palestinian Campus Encampments Spread Nationwide Amid Mass Arrests at Columbia, NYU, and Yale</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 23, 2024).<br>
1799. <br>  
1800. <br>
1801. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1802. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/outrage-and-despair.html>Outrage and Despair</a><br>
1803. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-is-genocidal-project.html>“This Is a Genocidal Project”</a><br>
1804. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-genocide-has-been-normalized.html>“A Genocide Has Been Normalized”</a><br>
1805. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on_22.html>Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
1806. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/more-voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on.html>More Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
1807. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/quote-of-day.html>Josh Paul: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
1808. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/quote-of-day.html>Phyllis Bennis: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
1809. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/quote-of-day_049051479.html>Michael Fakhri: Quote of the Day – February 27, 2024</a><br>
1810. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/quote-of-day.html>Sabrina Salvati: Quote of the Day – January 2, 2024</a><br>
1811. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-2023-reflections-activism-art.html>Christmas 2023 – Reflections, Activism, Art, and Celebrations</a><br>
1812. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/quote-of-day.html>Jehad Abusalim: Quote of the Day – December 8, 2023</a><br>
1813. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/quote-of-day.html>Ta-Nehisi Coates: Quote of the Day – November 2, 2023</a><br>
1814. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/in-midst-of-great-unraveling-visit-to.html>In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree</a><br>
1815. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/prayer-of-week.html>Prayer of the Week – October 16, 2023</a><br>
1816. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/something-to-think-about.html>Something to Think About – October 12, 2023</a><br>
1817. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/quote-of-day_11.html>Eric Levitz: Quote of the Day – October 11, 2023</a><br>
1818. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/phyllis-bennis-if-we-are-serious-about.html>Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”</a><br>
1819. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/nothing-about-today-is-unprovoked.html>“Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”</a><br>
1820. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-mistreatment-and-discrimination.html>“The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”</a><br>
1821. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/05/progressive-perspectives-on-ongoing.html>Progressive Perspectives on the Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian “Nightmare” (2021)</a><br>
1822. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/07/something-to-think-about_29.html>Something to Think About – July 29, 2018</a><br>
1823. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/quote-of-day_15.html>Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018</a><br>
1824. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/for-some-jews-israels-treatment-of.html>For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy</a><br>
1825. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/06/remembering-six-day-war-and-its-ongoing.html>Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath</a><br>
1826. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/quote-of-day_12.html>David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014</a></span><br>
1827. &lt;br&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/8275152146919692715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=8275152146919692715' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/8275152146919692715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/8275152146919692715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/naomi-kleins-powerful-words-on-gaza.html' title='Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on Israel’s and the West’s Ongoing Gaza Genocide'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/pS8Vs2yR1t0/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-5653895795248131156</id><published>2024-04-20T16:04:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2024-04-22T11:11:52.467-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photo of the Day"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Spring"/><title type='text'>Photo of the Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF-k8gkja8eKa4VFd6EXNtZtqjSd5DaI9af6fgevaf5f7qMNu-7tuS2_jlXRYpJPMHOkEflDhivhpIlBbFQuMPGdTaDtiy21TlaEJZ7Jc5WE5IvVWE5JoTkZZLMpCN7hXMvwKmJ-prY2alFxODqTjBcvBsVLNNz0rCApl1YcGnwVDeYMbosArNA/s3611/IMG_8987b.JPG&quot; style=&quot;display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; &quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; data-original-height=&quot;3611&quot; data-original-width=&quot;2697&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF-k8gkja8eKa4VFd6EXNtZtqjSd5DaI9af6fgevaf5f7qMNu-7tuS2_jlXRYpJPMHOkEflDhivhpIlBbFQuMPGdTaDtiy21TlaEJZ7Jc5WE5IvVWE5JoTkZZLMpCN7hXMvwKmJ-prY2alFxODqTjBcvBsVLNNz0rCApl1YcGnwVDeYMbosArNA/s400/IMG_8987b.JPG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
1828. <br>
1829. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1830. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/05/let-greening-begin.html>Let the Greening Begin</a><br>
1831. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/new-spring-green.html>New Spring Green</a><br>
1832. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/04/green-destiny.html>Green Destiny</a><br>
1833. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/04/welcoming-return-of-spring.html>Welcoming the Return of Spring</a><br>
1834. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/04/celebrating-color-of-spring-and-cosmic.html>Celebrating the “Color of Spring” and a Cosmic Notion of the Christ</a><br>
1835. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/04/spring-truly-season-for-joy-and-hope.html>Spring: “Truly the Season for Joy and Hope”</a><br>
1836. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-visiting-spring-breeze.html>A Visiting Spring Breeze</a><br>
1837. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-vignettes.html>April Vignettes</a><br>
1838. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-rain.html>Spring Rain</a><br>
1839. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/spring-skies.html>Spring Skies</a><br>
1840. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/05/spring-within-and-beyond.html>Spring . . . Within and Beyond (2022)</a><br>
1841. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/06/spring-within-and-beyond.html>Spring . . . Within and Beyond (2021)</a><br>
1842. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-footsteps-of-spring.html>In the Footsteps of Spring: Introduction</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/05/light-within.html>Part I</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/06/shards-of-summer.html>II</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/06/intimate-soliloquies.html>III</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/02/coming-out.html>IV</a> | <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-stranger-am-i.html>V</a><br>
1843. <br>
1844. <b>Image:</b> Michael J. Bayly.</span><br />
1845. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/5653895795248131156/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=5653895795248131156' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/5653895795248131156'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/5653895795248131156'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/photo-of-day.html' title='Photo of the Day'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF-k8gkja8eKa4VFd6EXNtZtqjSd5DaI9af6fgevaf5f7qMNu-7tuS2_jlXRYpJPMHOkEflDhivhpIlBbFQuMPGdTaDtiy21TlaEJZ7Jc5WE5IvVWE5JoTkZZLMpCN7hXMvwKmJ-prY2alFxODqTjBcvBsVLNNz0rCApl1YcGnwVDeYMbosArNA/s72-c/IMG_8987b.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-2773278698730092547</id><published>2024-04-19T21:00:00.031-05:00</published><updated>2024-06-06T00:03:41.490-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gaza Genocide"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justice and Peace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Quote of the Day"/><title type='text'>Outrage and Despair</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ826rRszqzd002v33WRS77FAcKY7KZCuhGa6PaN3pZErSbnVxVwpEeZp_ddixYV8QMWdurSGboiAa40zcKYZLFL6A21a6jHGSdOLB9ZDRAW_3hr724QtQ4jl5GFW26WkVB2esvmOhc0FpB7mpihwP1xD6qLkGu2c714MVVUl-NfYbteoJ_Q6dQ/s378/BelalKhaled-2.PNG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; data-original-height=&quot;345&quot; data-original-width=&quot;378&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ826rRszqzd002v33WRS77FAcKY7KZCuhGa6PaN3pZErSbnVxVwpEeZp_ddixYV8QMWdurSGboiAa40zcKYZLFL6A21a6jHGSdOLB9ZDRAW_3hr724QtQ4jl5GFW26WkVB2esvmOhc0FpB7mpihwP1xD6qLkGu2c714MVVUl-NfYbteoJ_Q6dQ/s200/BelalKhaled-2.PNG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; am an 83-year-old American Jew. Whole swaths of my family were wiped out in the Holocaust. When Israel was born, my community celebrated. Israel was a source of pride and elation for many years.&lt;br&gt;
1846. <br>
1847. Slowly this glow began to dim, as facts came to light about the historic and ongoing Israeli mistreatment of the Palestinians who shared that land.<br>
1848. <br>
1849. And now, Israel has turned the savage Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas into an excuse to rain unimaginable destruction on the Gaza Strip. I feel outrage and despair.<br>
1850. <br>
1851. How can a people who have known so much pain throughout history turn around and inflict it on others? It is a betrayal of all the humane Jewish values that I was brought up with.<br>
1852. <br>
1853. Incredibly, the U.S. continues to support this catastrophe. We provide Israel with arms and funds and hinder the efforts of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) to provide relief.<br>
1854. <br>
1855. As the lives and safety of Gazans are imperiled, Israelis and Americans imperil their souls.</blockquote><br>
1856. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i>Grace Bertalot</i></b><br />
1857. <span style="font-size: 85%;">Letter-to-the-Editor<br>
1858. <i>Los Angeles Times</i><br>
1859. April 7, 2024</span></div><br />
1860. <br>
1861. The official death toll in Gaza is nearing 34,000 Palestinians killed, over 14,000 of them children. Thousands more are missing and presumed dead under the rubble. Nearly 77,000 have been wounded. That’s 100,000 Palestinians killed or wounded since <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/nothing-about-today-is-unprovoked.html>October 7th</a>.<br>
1862. <br>
1863. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9ryyFgvBtbyuW9cRAH-3DqjD8SUsYe0p3A99r5wJWVbsSRUZvWOytjhrPcAa66cA8_NPCkgcAnV6O-DYDOFeWO4jY1UkA6QwOyEaEJVnCPOSP-IJFLQvPk3mcVkYxTDC9N75hCCa4mk5eVU0z49jCla5LjWiTqTE0KwQu5uWCTucimHPHM4-2A/s520/SaherAlghorra.PNG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9ryyFgvBtbyuW9cRAH-3DqjD8SUsYe0p3A99r5wJWVbsSRUZvWOytjhrPcAa66cA8_NPCkgcAnV6O-DYDOFeWO4jY1UkA6QwOyEaEJVnCPOSP-IJFLQvPk3mcVkYxTDC9N75hCCa4mk5eVU0z49jCla5LjWiTqTE0KwQu5uWCTucimHPHM4-2A/s400/SaherAlghorra.PNG"/></a></div>
1864. <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 75%;">– Saher Alghorra</span></div><br>
1865. The first five images included in this post are from the Gaza Collective Photo Essay project, one entitled “Gaza’s Carnage Through the Eyes of Palestinian Photojournalists.” Without doubt the photographs that feature in this project are hard to view. At the same time they are <i>essential</i> to view as the world must awaken to not only the humanitarian crisis but also to what's been called a “crisis of humanity” taking place in Gaza as a result of the Israeli government’s “<a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-is-genocidal-project.html>genocidal project</a>” against the Palestinian people. It’s a genocide in which many western nations, including the U.S., Britain, and Germany, are <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-is-genocidal-project.html>complicit</a>.<br>
1866. <br>
1867. The Gaza Collective Photo Essay project was coordinated by Charlotte Cans, head of photography for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For an informative interview with Charlotte, in which she talks about the photos featured in this post, <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/19/charlotte_cans>click here</a>.<br>
1868. <br>
1869. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_6wQ8ZqM31H2IYySVnYCQggqNAydjc4sj-I642qBZ600s4nJvCLjafztkmKnrFXhD0QgQ9oo9ZiHZ-OBUqKDg2x6t5TvUfWMtd2sndWTafAnhjdydULOEqx5vdOEeR4k2GnGdq0ZaKb1OvpXbTCJHPNiOhGIcG8a_c28r7xoVMvb-50LO0VdPw/s552/JehanKawera.PNG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_6wQ8ZqM31H2IYySVnYCQggqNAydjc4sj-I642qBZ600s4nJvCLjafztkmKnrFXhD0QgQ9oo9ZiHZ-OBUqKDg2x6t5TvUfWMtd2sndWTafAnhjdydULOEqx5vdOEeR4k2GnGdq0ZaKb1OvpXbTCJHPNiOhGIcG8a_c28r7xoVMvb-50LO0VdPw/s400/JehanKawera.PNG"/></a></div>
1870. <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 75%;">– Jehan Kawera</span></div><br>
1871. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfDJbYbY3ID9qqE3UTbwuKPFB0qwsk0q6Mo-oeY1O3MkttYOYj5s7DxQerLx2kEaOGHyGOJ2ijEKd-vcTehhLHiwGo-2FXNq7moa9pMiYy62QD2pax_25c8pcsmiN05zN012MdOEjzHg6vlwPe4nt1EhvpeCmo3gyaFSw2beljheifSA7NuBd2g/s435/BelalKhalel-1.PNG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfDJbYbY3ID9qqE3UTbwuKPFB0qwsk0q6Mo-oeY1O3MkttYOYj5s7DxQerLx2kEaOGHyGOJ2ijEKd-vcTehhLHiwGo-2FXNq7moa9pMiYy62QD2pax_25c8pcsmiN05zN012MdOEjzHg6vlwPe4nt1EhvpeCmo3gyaFSw2beljheifSA7NuBd2g/s400/BelalKhalel-1.PNG"/></a></div>
1872. <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 75%;">– Belal Khalel</span></div><br>
1873. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5OcBsN2UCrobSbYU7r_uRHDod6qZkiMDdYzm2vVRYBHnrUY3zTcvIoJGEEL5M0xVGQ16ddjzzt4SStXVqVzqOiSwHkRw9W5-2hTAoau3bpXQDToMPz18VOUgVR9HQZET3RpuVP3r0YemIQ29JoFeGiQUjbc3rJd086BbpOrC9DJN0sy-YVqrrw/s520/MahmudHams.PNG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5OcBsN2UCrobSbYU7r_uRHDod6qZkiMDdYzm2vVRYBHnrUY3zTcvIoJGEEL5M0xVGQ16ddjzzt4SStXVqVzqOiSwHkRw9W5-2hTAoau3bpXQDToMPz18VOUgVR9HQZET3RpuVP3r0YemIQ29JoFeGiQUjbc3rJd086BbpOrC9DJN0sy-YVqrrw/s400/MahmudHams.PNG"/></a></div>
1874. <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 75%;">– Mahmud Hams</span></div><br>
1875. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgl-mZ3dAE2gOhRzxnLyFKAzmSVnnezdbNxtdqgIaS1qBxAeS-DEWteWRrp6k5U6sNPodCrr8P-DgmsGlSpAI7xO3fnEWfxPD_hLMHwR7gteYDfOljTtoefaJjXuU2ID7OAFvnmu9cuXa5kAAvXMvtk2MeWWOkVtyG4J9GXkB4Sjs9sqt_Bwn9g/s601/MohammedSalem.PNG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgl-mZ3dAE2gOhRzxnLyFKAzmSVnnezdbNxtdqgIaS1qBxAeS-DEWteWRrp6k5U6sNPodCrr8P-DgmsGlSpAI7xO3fnEWfxPD_hLMHwR7gteYDfOljTtoefaJjXuU2ID7OAFvnmu9cuXa5kAAvXMvtk2MeWWOkVtyG4J9GXkB4Sjs9sqt_Bwn9g/s400/MohammedSalem.PNG"/></a></div>
1876. <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 75%;">– Mohammed Salem</span></div><br>
1877. Yesterday, Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem <a href=https://apnews.com/article/world-press-photo-year-award-reuters-gaza-205161b1b447a1bba942f427a5ba24c9>won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award</a> for his image of a Palestinian woman, Abu Maamar (35), cradling the body of her five-year-old niece Saly in the Gaza Strip (<b><span style="color: #274e13;">above</span></b>). The picture was taken on October 17, 2023, at Nasser Hospital in <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis>Khan Younis</a> in southern Gaza, where families were searching for relatives killed during Israeli bombing of the Palestinian city.<br>
1878. <br>
1879. <br>
1880. <br>
1881. <center><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>NEXT:</b><br>
1882. </span><a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/naomi-kleins-powerful-words-on-gaza.html>Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on Israel’s<br>
1883. and the West’s Ongoing Gaza Genocide</a></center><br>
1884. <br>
1885. <br>
1886. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>Related Off-site Links:</b><br>
1887. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/19/ahmed_zakot>“Fear and Terror”: Gaza Photographer Ahmed Zakot on Documenting the Carnage of Israel’s Assault</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 19, 2024).<br>
1888. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/19/charlotte_cans>U.N. Photo Collection Shows Gaza War Through the Lens of Palestinian Journalists</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 19, 2024).<br>
1889. <a href=https://apnews.com/article/world-press-photo-year-award-reuters-gaza-205161b1b447a1bba942f427a5ba24c9>Reuters Photographer Mohammed Salem Wins World Press Photo of the Year With Poignant Shot From Gaza</a> – Thomas Adamson (<i>AP News</i>, April 18, 2024).<br>
1890. <a href=https://truthout.org/articles/nicaragua-takes-germany-to-the-world-court-for-facilitating-israels-genocide>Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide</a> – Marjorie Cohn (<i>TruthOut</i>, April 13, 2024).<br>
1891. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-still-blocking-aid>“Genocidal Actions” Persist in Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid and U.S. Weapons Flow</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, April 12, 2024).<br>
1892. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/war-problem-in-gaza>In Gaza and Beyond, War Itself Is the Problem</a> – Robert C. Koehler (<i>Common Dreams</i>, April 6, 2024).<br>
1893. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGq-N8Q7d0>Journalist Abby Martin Explains Why She Considers Israel’s Actions in Gaza to Constitute Genocide</a> – <i>Middle East Eye</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1894. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEltgY-Z8nY>Briahna Joy Gray Unpacks IDF Lies About the Slaughter of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers in Gaza</a> – <i>Rising</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1895. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/3/israel_aid_attack_jan_egeland>“A War Machine Out of Control”: Israel Keeps Attacking Aid Workers as Gaza Faces Famine</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (April 3, 2024).<br>
1896. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u02XFXLoM4Q>Trump Breaks with Pro-Netanyahu Corner; Tells Israeli Media He Supports Ending War in Gaza</a> – <i>Rising</i> (April 2, 2024).<br>
1897. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-genocide-2667597341>Draft U.N, Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide</a> – Brett Wilkins (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 25, 2024).<br>
1898. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/25/gaza>As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of “Most Intense Famine” Since WW2</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 25, 2024).<br>
1899. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/22/nahreen_ahmed_medglobal_gaza_healthcare_crisis>“Children Are Dying”: Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition and Preventable Infections</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 22, 2024).<br>
1900. <a href=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-03-23-2024-2939dce94ce6c4f1084ff3cb8444ce3a>UN Chief Says It’s Time to “Truly Flood” Gaza with Aid and Calls Starvation There an Outrage</a> – Samy Magdy, Amr Nabil and Sam Metz (<i>AP News</i>, March 22, 2023).<br>
1901. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-the-netanyahu-gov-t-should-not-receive-another-penny-from-us>Sen. Bernie Sanders: “The Netanyahu Government Should Not Receive Another Penny from the U.S.”</a> – <i>Common Dreams</i>, March 23, 2024).<br>
1902. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-child-rights-gaza>U.N. Panel Says IDF Appears Set on “Physical Destruction of Palestinian Children”</a> – Jake Johnson (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 22, 2024).<br>
1903. <a href=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/21/sale-weapons-israel-palestinian-human-rights>There Is No Moral Argument That Justifies the Sale of Weapons to Israel</a> – Mary Lawlor (<i>The Guardian</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1904. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-israel-support>Former U.S. Diplomat Says “Collaboration” in Gaza Genocide Could Make Biden “Target of Prosecution”</a> – Julia Conley (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1905. <a href=https://www.commondreams.org/news/palestinians-killed-by-israel>“Everyone in the World Needs to See This”: Footage Shows IDF Drone Killing Gazans</a> – Jessica Corbett (<i>Common Dreams</i>, March 21, 2024).<br>
1906. <a href=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/21/gaza_doctor_nick_maynard>British Surgeon Describes Children Suffering “Appalling Injuries” in Gaza, Demands Immediate Ceasefire</a> – <i>Democracy Now!</i> (March 21, 2024).<br>
1907. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQDaC5enGY&t=158s>The West Is Complicit in Israel’s Genocide</a> – Yanis Varoufakis amd Raoul Martinez (Novara Media, February 17, 2024).<br>
1908. <a href=https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/10/29/hala-alyan-why-must-palestinians>Why Must Palestinians Audition for Your Empathy?</a> – Hala Alyan (<i>Salt Lake Tribune</i>, October 29, 2023).<br>
1909. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuB5SeahL-E&t=565s>Israeli Society Is Fascist: An Interview with Abby Martin of <i>The Empire Files</i></a><br>
1910. <br>  
1911. <br>
1912. <b>UPDATES:</b> <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8Vs2yR1t0>Naomi Klein’s Powerful Words on the Gaza Genocide</a> – <i>Eye of the Storm Podcast</i> (April 19, 2024).<br>
1913. <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1FgTmQmFug>CNN Report Shows Tragedy of Children Killed By Israel</a> – Novara Media (April 20, 2024).<br>
1914. <br>
1915. <br>
1916. <b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1917. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-is-genocidal-project.html>“This Is a Genocidal Project”</a><br>
1918. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-genocide-has-been-normalized.html>“A Genocide Has Been Normalized”</a><br>
1919. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on_22.html>Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
1920. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/more-voices-of-reason-and-compassion-on.html>More Voices of Reason and Compassion on the Crisis in Israel and Gaza</a><br>
1921. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/quote-of-day.html>Josh Paul: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
1922. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/quote-of-day.html>Phyllis Bennis: Quote of the Day – March 28, 2024</a><br>
1923. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/quote-of-day_049051479.html>Michael Fakhri: Quote of the Day – February 27, 2024</a><br>
1924. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/quote-of-day.html>Sabrina Salvati: Quote of the Day – January 2, 2024</a><br>
1925. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-2023-reflections-activism-art.html>Christmas 2023 – Reflections, Activism, Art, and Celebrations</a><br>
1926. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/quote-of-day.html>Jehad Abusalim: Quote of the Day – December 8, 2023</a><br>
1927. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/quote-of-day.html>Ta-Nehisi Coates: Quote of the Day – November 2, 2023</a><br>
1928. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/in-midst-of-great-unraveling-visit-to.html>In the Midst of the “Great Unraveling,” a Visit to the Prayer Tree</a><br>
1929. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/prayer-of-week.html>Prayer of the Week – October 16, 2023</a><br>
1930. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/something-to-think-about.html>Something to Think About – October 12, 2023</a><br>
1931. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/quote-of-day_11.html>Eric Levitz: Quote of the Day – October 11, 2023</a><br>
1932. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/phyllis-bennis-if-we-are-serious-about.html>Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”</a><br>
1933. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/10/nothing-about-today-is-unprovoked.html>“Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”</a><br>
1934. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-mistreatment-and-discrimination.html>“The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”</a><br>
1935. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/05/progressive-perspectives-on-ongoing.html>Progressive Perspectives on the Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian “Nightmare” (2021)</a><br>
1936. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/07/something-to-think-about_29.html>Something to Think About – July 29, 2018</a><br>
1937. • <a href=http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/05/quote-of-day_15.html>Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018</a><br>
1938. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/for-some-jews-israels-treatment-of.html>For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy</a><br>
1939. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/06/remembering-six-day-war-and-its-ongoing.html>Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath</a><br>
1940. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2014/08/quote-of-day_12.html>David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014</a><br>
1941. <br>
1942. <br>
1943. <b>Image 1:</b> Belal Khalel.<br>
1944. <b>Image 2:</b> Saher Alghorra.<br>
1945. <b>Image 3:</b> JehanKawera.<br>
1946. <b>Image 4:</b> Belal Khalel.<br>
1947. <b>Image 5:</b> Mahmud Hams.<br>
1948. <b>Image 6:</b> Mohammed Salem.</span><br>
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1950. <br>
1951. Perhaps we expect too much from ourselves and from others. Perhaps humanity can only make slow progress, like an inch worm. Perhaps we need to celebrate how far we have come more often. And rest more. And relish the simple pleasures. And look for love everywhere.<br>
1952. <br>
1953. There is a river near where I live. It meanders slowly, peacefully. It doesn’t ask itself why it isn’t an ocean, or a raging river, or some other thing. It just surrenders to what it is. Maybe we just need to surrender more to who we are. I think I will lie down tomorrow beside the river. And take a rest. And sweet surrender.</blockquote><br>
1954. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>~ <i><a href=https://jeffbrown.co>Jeff Brown</a></i></b></div><br>
1955. <br>
1956. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I4VF18Ij2uupghV6PYPvtSpwaSDOo3JVQ205Ee3zJztlz87V85j4mfBJILVy6CauXYk7g8ma-IEIABia3J9M_ss8_Tse7Wa_JfI_iGz-upomE5B1CIt2KEuOugNjjz8RdgXrLA/s2048/20201128_155609b.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I4VF18Ij2uupghV6PYPvtSpwaSDOo3JVQ205Ee3zJztlz87V85j4mfBJILVy6CauXYk7g8ma-IEIABia3J9M_ss8_Tse7Wa_JfI_iGz-upomE5B1CIt2KEuOugNjjz8RdgXrLA/s400/20201128_155609b.jpg"/></a></div><br />
1957. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
1958. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/08/respite-by-river.html>Respite By the River</a><br>
1959. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/01/allow-everything-to-rest-right-now.html>Allow Everything to Rest Right Now</a><br>
1960. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/resting-in-presence-of-beloved.html>Resting in the Presence of the Beloved</a><br>
1961. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/09/stepping-out-of-time.html>Stepping Out of Time and Resting Your Mind</a><br>
1962. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/in-stillness-and-silence-of-this.html>In the Stillness and Silence of This Present Moment</a><br>
1963. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/09/god-rest-us.html>God Rest Us</a><br>
1964. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-beauty-and-challenge-of-being.html>The Beauty and Challenge of Being Present in the Moment</a><br>
1965. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/05/child-of-universe.html>Today I Will Be Still</a><br>
1966. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/02/cultivating-stillness.html>Cultivating Stillness</a><br>
1967. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-need-do-nothing.html>I Need Do Nothing . . . I Am Open to the Living Light</a><br>
1968. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-sacred-pause.html>A Sacred Pause</a><br>
1969. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-kind-of-light-source.html>Aligning With the Living Light</a><br>
1970. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/mystical-participation.html>Mystical Participation</a><br>
1971. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/i-dwell-in-peace.html>Dwelling in Peace</a><br>
1972. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/05/inner-peace.html>Inner Peace</a><br>
1973. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-season-of-listening.html>A Season of Listening</a><br>
1974. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/eckhart-tolle-on-silence-and-stillness.html>Eckhart Tolle on Silence and Stillness</a><br>
1975. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/02/eckhart-tolle-on-going-beyond-thinking.html>Eckhart Tolle on Going Beyond the Thinking Mind</a><br>
1976. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/03/to-be-still.html>To Be Still</a><br>
1977. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2018/08/hiatus.html>Hiatus</a><br>
1978. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-souls-beloved.html>The Soul’s Beloved</a><br>
1979. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/12/mmm-that-sweet-surrender.html>Mmm, That Sweet Surrender</a><br>
1980. <br>
1981. <b>Image 1:</b> <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Saaxiib%20Qurux%20Badan>Saaxiib Qurux Baden</a> (“Beautiful Friend”), Minneapolis, MN – Michael J. Bayly (4/18/24).<br>
1982. <b>Image 2:</b> “<a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/11/cosmic-connection.html>Cosmic Connection</a>” – Michael J. Bayly (11/30/20).</span><br />
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1984. I’m on the mailing list of author, philosopher and all-round visionary thinker <a href=https://www.jeanhouston.com/Jean-Houston>Jean Houston</a>. Earlier today I received the following message from her. It resonates with me; perhaps it will resonate with you too.<br>
1985. <br>
1986. <blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>pril 8th, was a day unlike any before it. Millions of people looked towards the heavens to discover what many called a spiritual experience. For in the dance between light and dark, we had come together as citizens of a powerful and humbling cosmos.<br>
1987. <br>
1988. All that had divided us, was subsumed by a rare and precious sense of belonging to an extraordinary home of land, sea and stars. We were drawn into the mystery of light and dark by a childlike awe that initiated us into an unexpected relationship of community, reverence and possibilities.<br>
1989. <br>
1990. I couldn’t help but feel this sky ritual as a metaphor for the light of your presence often being overcome with events that challenge the belief in yourselves, each other, and in our societies’ futures. We witnessed the symbolic dance of light and dark, just as our lives alternate between promise and anxiety.<br>
1991. <br>
1992. Spontaneous cheering welcomed back the return of our brilliant sun. Those joyous voices were the sounds of the victory of light, hope and the return of all that sustains our collective lives.<br>
1993. <br>
1994. For me, you are that light, offering yourself, against all odds, against all challenges, to a holy world.<br>
1995. <br>
1996. Sometimes your light may be overshadowed by outdated old patterns, by challenging situations, by witnessing unnecessary tragedies or by an overwhelming fatigue at the foolishness of decisions being made at every level.<br>
1997. <br>
1998. When your Light emerges again it can be filled with a powerful new energy, one creatively and spiritually prepared for this extraordinary time of transformation. Against all odds, you can help wisdom and good prevail, and use your imagination, experiences, allies and actions to make your visions a reality and help create a better world.</blockquote><br>
1999. <br>
2000. Jean goes on to talk about an upcoming online program she’s offering. Entitled “Against All Odds,” this program will offer participants opportunities “to expand their consciousness, step into interdependent relationships with the physical and non-physical worlds, grow new dimensions of intuition and creativity, and explore deeper responses to the critical choices and challenges of our times.”<br>
2001. <br>
2002. For more information about “Against All Odds,” <a href=https://jeanhouston.mykajabi.com/againstallodds>click here</a>.<br>
2003. <br>
2004. <br>
2005. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
2006. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/12/light-and-dark-both-holy-both-life.html>Light and Dark: “Both Holy, Both Life-Giving”</a><br>
2007. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/dark-light.html>Dark Light</a><br>
2008. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/honoring-darkness-while-remembering.html>Honoring the Darkness While Remembering the Light</a><br>
2009. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/08/being-light.html>Being the Light</a><br>
2010. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/shining-on-into-new-year.html>Shining On . . . Into the New Year</a><br>
2011. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-kind-of-light-source.html>Aligning With the Living Light</a><br>
2012. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/05/light-within.html>The Light Within</a><br>
2013. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/12/chadwick-boseman-and-that-heavenly-light.html>Chadwick Boseman and That “Heavenly Light”</a><br>
2014. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-sun-is-around-you.html>The Sun Is All Around You</a><br>
2015. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/12/how-light-comes.html>How the Light Comes</a><br>
2016. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/03/like-sun.html>Like the Sun</a><br>
2017. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/01/in-chill-of-winter-prayer-of-light-and.html>In the Chill of Winter, a Prayer of Light and Love</a><br>
2018. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-need-do-nothing.html>I Need Do Nothing . . . I Am Open to the Living Light</a><br>
2019. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/08/loves-only-dance.html>Love’s the Only Dance</a><br>
2020. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/08/theres-light-in-love-you-see.html>“There’s Light in Love, You See”</a><br>
2021. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/02/morning-light.html>Morning Light</a><br>
2022. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/01/afternoon-light.html>Afternoon Light</a><br>
2023. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-light-of-this-new-years-day.html>The Light of This New Year’s Day</a><br>
2024. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-sacred-journey-pilgrim-path.html>A Sacred Journey, a Pilgrim Path</a><br>
2025. <br>
2026. <b>Image:</b> Photographer unknown.</span><br />
2027. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/6301620235758283474/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=6301620235758283474' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/6301620235758283474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/6301620235758283474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/jean-houston-on-what-we-can-learn-from.html' title='Jean Houston on What We Can Learn From the “Awesome” Eclipse of April 8'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbVRtNoL0o_BF4iG-Vej9IOr4SnGkm4FSt8eKd80LQBBNQJavrPoAqMEs4ZqqRIu5cHlXkEv_zXHqMc04M7KgmQYXs0ikt_OVCsHTYE6cplEQzvh3vYOfNfAWhWUIxDL0NXHVMTjwvKoTb2qeo-VEeeOdX0DZRquPiH02IayYY955C0S0lzlO0w/s72-c/Eclipse2024.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-259272949923261710</id><published>2024-04-15T00:21:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2024-04-18T10:14:57.747-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Real Question</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEmkFLFVfFA_tlSSFS7m2DiKzk2IWzT5m38k47RuCWxnitc1qy1QLkwMYrw1tOSfe4fmTSWVUtzAvoS2SV7pUaWH82wHUu8uACQLONJsOuWcjDG-NxqOkYXVYyF611r0QxcStw8VqCuvniZAX-g9qjIDVeIVjE2aUYCR58M8BMxsso3mdvLu3kQ/s1152/IMG_0594.JPG&quot; style=&quot;display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; &quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1152&quot; data-original-width=&quot;864&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEmkFLFVfFA_tlSSFS7m2DiKzk2IWzT5m38k47RuCWxnitc1qy1QLkwMYrw1tOSfe4fmTSWVUtzAvoS2SV7pUaWH82wHUu8uACQLONJsOuWcjDG-NxqOkYXVYyF611r0QxcStw8VqCuvniZAX-g9qjIDVeIVjE2aUYCR58M8BMxsso3mdvLu3kQ/s400/IMG_0594.JPG&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
2028. <blockquote><center><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>nyone who walks out of your life, this is a gift.<br>
2029. You do not want people who are half in, half out.<br>
2030. And you are such a lovely and beautiful person<br>
2031. that anyone would be lucky<br>
2032. to have you in their life.<br>
2033.  <br>
2034. And so, you must not let those<br>
2035. who fail to see your worth or appreciate you,<br>
2036. distract you from seeing those who do not.<br>
2037. <br>
2038. And though you may gaze back<br>
2039. at the door where they left and ask yourself<br>
2040. “Why didn’t they stay?”<br>
2041. The real question you must ask is<br>
2042. “Why would I want someone to stay in my life<br>
2043. who doesn’t want to be there?”<br>
2044. <br>
2045. And once they leave,<br>
2046. be grateful that they have made space<br>
2047. for someone whose love is not half-hearted<br>
2048. but who will love you as much as you love them.<br>
2049. And appreciate that it was only<br>
2050. a small time that they remained in your life<br>
2051. rather than a lifetime,<br>
2052. as with each person who exits,<br>
2053. you are closer to finding the one<br>
2054. who will wish to stay.<br>
2055. <br>
2056. And with each person who leaves,<br>
2057. you must remember that love<br>
2058. is merely a portal to the divine,<br>
2059. which can come in many forms,<br>
2060. and no one person can ever compare to<br>
2061. or come close to replacing your connection<br>
2062. with the ultimate source of love.<br>
2063. <br>
2064. And there is never only one person<br>
2065. who is destined to be in your life.<br>
2066. And so, you must not overvalue one person<br>
2067. but remember that everyone<br>
2068. is beautiful and special<br>
2069. and what you experienced with them,<br>
2070. you will find again: It has shown you<br>
2071. what is possible for you.<br>
2072. <br>
2073. And though when you were young,<br>
2074. you may have confused love for being<br>
2075. someone you must chase and beg to stay,<br>
2076. in time, you will come to appreciate<br>
2077. that it is exactly the opposite:<br>
2078. it is someone who feels like home.<br>
2079. Someone who will not hesitate to stay,<br>
2080. and will never look twice at the door.</center></blockquote><br>
2081. <div style="text-align: right;"><b>– <i><a href=https://taliahunter.com>Tahlia Hunter</a></i></b></div><br>
2082. <br>
2083. <span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>See also the previous <i>Wild Reed</i> posts:</b><br>
2084. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2019/11/walking-away.html>Walking Away</a><br>
2085. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/02/taking-high-road.html>Taking the High Road</a><br>
2086. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2022/12/jeff-foster-on-healing-power-of-holding.html>Jeff Foster on the Healing Power of “Holding Space”</a><br>
2087. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/02/like-sure-thing.html>Like a Sure Thing</a><br>
2088. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/05/what-we-crave.html>What We Crave</a><br>
2089. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/12/something-worth-remembering.html>Something Worth Remembering</a><br>
2090. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2013/06/passion-tide-and-time.html>Passion, Tide and Time</a><br>
2091. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/12/empty-beach.html>The Empty Beach</a><br>
2092. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/03/wendy-matthews.html>Wendy Matthews: Free, Like the Wind</a><br>
2093. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2007/12/dewy-kissed.html>Dew[y]-Kissed</a><br>
2094. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2008/06/intimate-soliloquies.html>Intimate Soliloquies</a><br>
2095. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-gravity-of-love.html>The Gravity of Love</a><br>
2096. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2021/11/awakening-wild-soul.html>Awakening the Wild Soul</a><br>
2097. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-souls-beloved.html>The Soul’s Beloved</a><br>
2098. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2017/02/love-is-my-guide.html>Love Is My Guide</a><br>
2099. • <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-path-ahead.html>The Path Ahead</a><br>
2100. <br>
2101. <b>Image:</b> <a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/search/label/Saaxiib%20Qurux%20Badan>Saaxiib Qurux Baden</a> (“Beautiful Friend”) St. Paul, MN – Michael J. Bayly (<a href=https://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2023/11/november-vignettes.html>11/12/23</a>).</span><br />
2102. &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/feeds/259272949923261710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27612445&amp;postID=259272949923261710' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/259272949923261710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27612445/posts/default/259272949923261710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-real-question.html' title='The Real Question'/><author><name>Michael J. Bayly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1K-L6JlsLn7B_KN4B7Kz7-kR72F0N2kNuW2o_JQWzyNFQ7vcYDh0Mupm4CiBCuXGcgkVTzAajPbxp-0F8ToVZg0nAOIcEZDWwhoA4SmFBPaoJ-5QYCf6zj_VbvOfH6RU/s113-r/wildreed1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEmkFLFVfFA_tlSSFS7m2DiKzk2IWzT5m38k47RuCWxnitc1qy1QLkwMYrw1tOSfe4fmTSWVUtzAvoS2SV7pUaWH82wHUu8uACQLONJsOuWcjDG-NxqOkYXVYyF611r0QxcStw8VqCuvniZAX-g9qjIDVeIVjE2aUYCR58M8BMxsso3mdvLu3kQ/s72-c/IMG_0594.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>

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