tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019236288932552169.post1823645794788524554..comments2024-02-21T05:14:25.515-05:00Comments on still in sirsasana: ME AND GIGI, GROWING OUR SOULSpeggy honghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07448487320532658161noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019236288932552169.post-1043549995001179972016-11-13T13:15:00.146-05:002016-11-13T13:15:00.146-05:00thanks for your comments, theresa and wendy. conne...thanks for your comments, theresa and wendy. connection is the antidote to alienation and despair. this election was the reminder that we cannot isolate ourselves in our micro communities, and that our choices affect everyone. we heal together or we don't heal at all.hong gwi-seokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634063684075535944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019236288932552169.post-23458230993402715772016-11-13T12:12:43.331-05:002016-11-13T12:12:43.331-05:00Well said Theresa. I have been reactionary in the ...Well said Theresa. I have been reactionary in the wake of this political process. Looking inward has calmed my knee-jerk feelings; compassion has come. It is a healing salve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260454180104326937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019236288932552169.post-89819788179069506222016-11-13T11:09:13.738-05:002016-11-13T11:09:13.738-05:00I've been inspired by your writing for close t...I've been inspired by your writing for close to a year now (we shared the Bellur experience in December) and never more than today when I read your latest post. I've mused on the "quiet desperation" of the masses as well. And the harsh slap in the fact that Trump's election shouldn't have been a surprise at all. Beneath much hatred and bigotry is deep fear and deep pain. My challenge is to be strong enough to respond instead of reacting with labels (they're stupid, they're racist, etc.) Hard to do but necessary, especially if I hope to find my way out of my own despair. Thank you for putting clear words to so many of my jumbled thoughts. Theresa Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553865778465809672noreply@blogger.com