tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705770704945316407.post7996129325030876688..comments2023-04-05T07:00:16.893-07:00Comments on Black Ink Pad: Black OutBarb Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11076090758278803414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705770704945316407.post-15590545331448792122011-09-11T15:46:47.661-07:002011-09-11T15:46:47.661-07:00I'm with you 100% with every word you shared w...I'm with you 100% with every word you shared with us, Barb, and I thank you for taking this gentle warrior's stance. <br /><br />There is also something I would like to add in this case. It is a lesson I have learned by living, breathing, and experiencing Time and Space as it unfolds to us daily. I was reminded of this, when my dearest of doggie friends, was killed Friday morning. I was shocked and stunned. My whole world ended as I knew it on that day. <br /><br />Sometimes we are given life lessons like these so we can empathize and understand a little more about the struggles that each and every one of us face. Granted some are given much more to bear than we could ever imagine, but to feel that loss and that pain during this time of year helped me Remember all of those who have lost their lives for the sake of others, and all who have died and have left that huge and unmendable whole in someone's heart. <br /><br />I believe that it is a time to Re-Member all Souls, All Creatures Great and Small and All Creation, All who have suffered, All who have been brutally wounded and abused, those who are victims of violence, crime, and all injustices of this world. <br /><br />It is a Time to Ask Pardon and Forgiveness , for we have all done our part, in God knows, how many life times at making this tragic condition that exists on our planet today. We need to pray for those who have not yet found their way Home.... those who are Lost somewhere in the Karmic Fog...and those who have no one to pray for them. <br /><br />Yes, Amen, Sister ! You said it just right...<br /><br /><br />I'm not saying it is wrong to grieve. I'd be the first to tell you that there is no time limit to grieving. I grieve daily. I grieve for the losses experienced by Native Americans. I grieve for losses experienced by Australian Aboriginals. I grieve for the father I lost nearly 30 years ago. I grieve for generations of intelligent, loving people lost to a Holocaust that happened a quarter of a century before I was put forth on this earth. I grieve for those who have been stereotyped and persecuted because of their skin color or beliefs. I have shed enough tears to replenish oceans.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071190120332289909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705770704945316407.post-76792182543212641912011-09-11T14:42:13.269-07:002011-09-11T14:42:13.269-07:00never completely silent, but for today a bit less ...never completely silent, but for today a bit less long winded. :-)<br />i'll chose to skip the handshake and go straight to the hug!<br />thank you for a wonderful message!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705770704945316407.post-91222997972449678512011-09-10T20:20:40.316-07:002011-09-10T20:20:40.316-07:00Oh, Barb... A++
So moving... and just exactly righ...Oh, Barb... A++<br />So moving... and just exactly right.<br />Much love,<br />KitKit @ Dreamscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543726627658671565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705770704945316407.post-23950576869405427472011-09-10T13:21:25.019-07:002011-09-10T13:21:25.019-07:00What a message, Barb! I agree with every sentence....What a message, Barb! I agree with every sentence. This paragraph you wrote resonates deeply with me: <br /><br />"The very least we can do in the face of their tremendous sacrifices is to continue to make our world(s) better places to live. We do this by reaching out to others, not by staying silent. We do this by continuing to improve ourselves, not by sitting and doing nothing for two hours. We repay the debt in our laughter, in the meals we share, in a handshake or a hug, in loving, in holding open a door for someone else, in seeing beauty in the mundane." <br /><br />BTW, I think you will approve of my 9/11 Hands Free Mama post that will be published in a few hours! <br /><br />You rock.Hands Free Mamahttp://www.handsfreemama.comnoreply@blogger.com