How do we live in a world that's becoming ever more painful, dangerous, and absurd?
You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to comment here.
Key points in this "speaking":
- In the aftermath of Trump's inauguration, many of us are feeling stunned and immobilized, wanting to resist politically but not knowing how or whether such resistance will matter.
- Two kinds of resistance: the kind that causes suffering and the kind that heals suffering. Resistance to emotions/ sensations/ states causes suffering.
- Decoupling the relationship between feelings and actions can help us heal this suffering.
- Usually what we interpret as a failure to "control" one's feelings is in fact a failure to feel one's feelings fully. Feeling fully is never dangerous— in fact, it enables us to act freely.
- Non-violent resistance requires creativity, humor, and playfulness to "trick" the other side without reinforcing duality and hatred.
- This can be applied both politically and interpersonally.
- An open heart is an open mind. At their roots, rationality, goodness, compassion and truth are all the same.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at sondra@sondrawriter.com. You can also check out my website at www.sondrawriter.com, where you'll find my essays and links to my memoir.
Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to comment here.
