Yesterday was one of those days when I felt sad about how our actions, as humans, have the potential to disintegrate and impact one another. I feel utter grief for the disrespect of life in the world; how cheap life has become that selfish people only think of themselves and so a life doesn’t matter anymore, or for that matter, neither does a family, nor a tribe, or a nation. They are driven into the dust, for pure selfish reasons. There are many, many examples in the world to choose from but I want to share a very personal response by my fellow blogger’s post of I’m Not Dead Yet!, Josaia Writes https://wp.me/pcpTUB-Tx.
She is an example of how we can take a moment and remember the senseless deaths around us, no matter our age. A candle. A moment. And courage to step out. Well done.
Here is her post: Holding A Single Candle
May we have the wisdom to know what to do and do what we can.
Peace be with you.
Morag Noffke
Morag Noffke 
Thank you, Morag.
I pray that we come through this dark time…. Together, united in compassion and love. And that we remember to never take freedom for granted again….
Jo
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You are welcome, Jo 🤗 thank you for your prayers and your kind words. Moragx
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I do feel your pain and criticism. Thanks for sharing. Let’s our voices be heard by writing about what matters. Happy day dear Moragno.
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Thank you 🤗 I agree 💯
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Thank you for sharing this Morag. For some reason WordPress won’t let me respond to it. Please let your friend know how deeply her words touched me. I’m so grateful to my writer friends who can articulate what I am unable to. ❤️
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I will pass on the message 🤗🤗
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That was a wise and heartful blog post! Thank you for sharing it with us. These sentences particularly touched me “As an elder, sometimes it is easy for me to discount that my actions can make any difference. What can I do, as a 72 year old woman? What difference will it make? Who cares if I light my tiny candle alone? It made a difference to my soul. It made a difference to my heart. And it motivated me to see what else I can be involved in, in addition to attending protests, writing post cards, contributing financially where I can.” Let us continue to light our candles and stand at the end of our streets and show up at rallies and do what we can during these challenging times — on behalf of our own souls as well as on behalf of others’ souls and wellbeing.
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Thank you so much for your heartfelt response 🙏❣️
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The hatred and fear that seems to be driving all this needs to stop. Good people are putting their lives in danger to protest illegal actions by our government here in the U.S. I’m not sure if we’ll ever fully recover from this, but I hope that saner minds can prevail.
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Yes it’s very sad, I don’t know what recovery will look like but I also hope for saner minds to prevail. I think it will remain a wounded country for years 🌹
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I understand… it’s incomprehensible!! xx
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Thank you, Cindy xx
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Morag your post is so true. We all need to be united and pray that all will end as soon as possible 🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you for your comment, you are so right. Prayer and unity for the end to chaos and hatred.🙏🙏🙏
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I truly appreciate your compassion and your candor. Let’s advocate for what we believe in through our words. Wishing you all the best today, dear Moragno.
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Thank you for your encouraging comment. So true, we have our words we can share advocating for compassion and caring communities. All the best to you too. 🙏💐
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