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| The Mystery within... |
I had a dream last night about a project to get everyone, everywhere
to learn and speak a language of belonging. It was one of those dreams when upon awakening it quickly
fades from memory. But I seem to
recall the whole world was involved in creating a belonging language and just
before awakening I was in a classroom of young children who were excited to be
working on this project. No doubt
this dream was the result of listening to john a. powell’s conversation with
Krista Tippet last week on how we might open up our anguished race conversation
into the spiritual work of self and belonging.
Powell was right when he said we do not yet have the words
to speak what needs to be said about race relations in America. I looked up belong in my Thesaurus and
most of the synonyms left me cold with references to card carrying members. There were some words like respect,
regard, concern, involve and touch that fit with powell’s focus on the
spiritual work needed to promote belonging. I believe the language of belonging will come forth when we
all know, on a gut level, how deeply we are connected to one another and the
natural world.
My knowing of this deep connection came when fear and
intuition led me into nature where I encountered an Energy that told me to “Be
not afraid” and led me to trust I would be shown the way to work through my
struggles with my aging parents’. I
was shown my complicity in my troubles and gradually found ways to change
myself--the only person I really can change. It seems fear permeates both sides of race relations in
America today. Perhaps asking to
know our complicity in this trouble will eventually lead us to a caring
language of belonging where we all fit together.
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