One of the great surprises on the human journey is that we come to full consciousness precisely by shadowboxing, facing our own contradictions, and making friends with our own mistakes and failings. --Richard Rohr
The idea of poison will not leave me, so here goes.
I have reached the conclusion that we humans do not need war, weapons or nukes to destroy ourselves. We are slowly and methodically poisoning ourselves on every level.
Physical poisoning is blatantly obvious, with our polluted air and water, destruction of habitat and species, ever-increasing destructive weather events, poisonous chemicals used on our food... I could write for days on this one.
Emotional poisoning--"Us vs. Them" is killing us. From private homes to the biggest political stage, abuse is rampant. Healthy processing of emotions is discouraged, and the "baggage build-up" is overwhelming us.
Mental poisoning--We are living in a society based on lies. It is nearly impossible to feel confident in any news source. We are rapidly having our inalienable rights taken away with such efforts as book-banning, restrictions on protests and gerrymandering.
Spiritual poisoning... All of the other poisons are damaging our spirits. Religion is not helping, but rather contributing by such practices as hatred of LGBTQ+, priests' sexual abuse, mistreatment of women and denial of basic human rights, demanding allegiance to human-made rules.
Are we capable of stopping this slow suicide?
Leta
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