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  1. Cybele:

    Brilliant insights. I could not agree with you more. Persuade someone that attention is love and you can draw them into the dark side with meaningless words – away from real love.

    Yup. To me there is no greater love than taking responsibility. My prayers are with your efforts. If we each do our best to do so, remarkable things can happen.

    I will listen to Galloway,

    Catherine

  2. Hi Catherine. I recently listened to a brilliant talk by George Galloway on Gaza. He is quite good at looking at all the players and the history. He has quite a bit of experience and advice on activism

    George Galloway MP Speech – The Crisis Of Palestine (FULL)
    http://youtu.be/V0gEzPG82pc

    Some thoughts on love and responsibility

    I recently met a woman ( 62) who raised by her grandmother who came west in a covered wagon. Her sensibilities are from a different time. She is really from 2 generation back despite her age. Her way of expressing love is by being responsible. Providing shelter, preparing for the future, loyalty. Her daughter (47) is an alcoholic who spent time in prison for drug use and child neglect. She is staying with her mother. The daughter blames her mother for her problems because she did not say I love you enough or spend enough time with her as a child. Mom was a single mom working three jobs before food stamps. The daughter is in therapy and is getting in touch with her wounded inner child. She tells her mom she loves her ( it sounds like I need you vs I love you) and wants her mom to love her back enough to fill her inner emptiness.

    This got me thinking about how in the past love was being responsible and now love is words not actions. Mr Galloway is responsible love. Obama is always talking about how he cares but the follow through seems to be lacking.

    I have been thinking that in the past love was shown by being responsible. You kept your family fed and protected, you prepared for the future. You put out effort. In the past they weren’t good at saying I love you. Now we have gone too far. It’s more important to avoid hurting someone’s feelings than being responsible. I wish for more honor, integrity and kindness in the world. I wish for the courage to do what is right and ultimately kind even if it is not well received.

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