Two Mommy Weblog: Pay Attention. Embrace the Scary, then Watch Wipeout
We’ve got war, missing planes, the Taliban taking students, layoffs and foreclosures, cancer and Swine flu, and so much violence, and sometimes it feels like there are only two options: hide out in your house and fixate on all of your screen sources, hoping a plane does crash into your attic, or ignore the news and live your life anyway. You can look at the faces of your people and find love there when it feels like there is a lot less love in our world right now. In too much us vs. them, I want to create a little bit of caring about all people, some kind of camaraderie. Is that crazy?
Posted by sister of ye on June 5, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I grew up in the latter days of “duck and cover.” Though I was young when it ran, I actually remember the infamous LBJ “Daisy ad.” I live in the Midwest and have huddled in my hallway or basement while the sky turned green and purple during a tornado warning. I had a serious disease as an infant and grew up uncertain whether I was only in remission or it was actually cured.
In other words, life has always been full of Big Scary Things. You do what you gotta do to live your life, and maybe chip away at some of the Big Scary Things if the chance comes your way. When you can pull off creating camaraderie, that’s a good thing, too.
I’m still working on the “look at the faces of your people and find love there” part, but, hey, I may find something qualifying as “my people” someday.
Posted by bluelyon on June 6, 2009 at 7:01 am
sister of ye – you’ve got US!