From my friend Joe Z re: 9/11

Sit There

"I don't like war," you said,
"but I feel that we have to do something!"

But why? Isn't that just
Our deepest American addiction?
Life happens, and we feel
Compelled to react
By doing something--right now!

What if we followed the crazy wisdom of Zen:
"Don't just do something--Sit there!"
What if we just sat on the ashes
At Ground Zero,
And wept and wept
Until we could weep no more?

Perhaps that mighty river of grief
Would cleanse our eyes,
Or give us brand-new eyes
And the vision that America,
And the world, so desperately needs.

So please, don't just
Do Something--Sit There...
Until the ashes have grown cold,
And your tender heart of hearts catches fire.

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I wrote this a couple of days after 9/11. It still seems true to me. So this Thursday Night's Meditation Session at Loose Leaf Hollow will be dedicated to "just sitting" for peace. We begin at 7:00 and end by 8:30.

If you're local, please come and join us. And if you're not, why not sit yourself--or better yet, host your own session!

Just Sit There for Peace!
Joe

More on Joe

The mystery meme =)

If you want the questions, let me know. Here are my answers. glittertrixie sent them my way, so now I will answer them. ;)

1. Hmmm...in real life or online? I'd have to say a tie between muffybolding and beelavendar
2. Hands down, I've know elorie, neveridle and jennifergroovy the longest (online and irl)
3. I'd love to walk a mile in the shoes of each person on my f_list
4. Wow...I know a lot of people who have that lifestyle, but not sure if they are in a group.
5. justkimu ;)
6. Everyone is so well rounded here. ;) I'd say jennifergroovy and raw_julie
7. Totally drawing a blank.
8. A lot of you...
9. There are many people who have experienced this with me already. Right now I'd like to chat with jennifergroovy, raw_julie and marnanel (only if he does his version of The Shipping News the whole time).
10. There is no way I can pick one person for these questions...
11. They all do - in many different ways. ;)
12. glittertrixie for sending me this meme. ;)
13. ryl. Seriously. Good times there.
14. Huh?
15. Huh? redux.
16. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
17. neveridle and the_dalai_mama
18. jennifergroovy
19. hai_kah_uhk
20. A lot of answers I've seen so far have justkimu...whatever are you darlings talking about? *giggle*
21. and 22. I don't think I'm on those filters.
23. The kids
24. Hopefully no one
25. misinsatiable, cindimama
26. Give me a cocktail and I'll get anyone's number. ;)
27. Many, many people.
28. Seen several...
29. *blush* that's a super sekreet.
30. This is a shout-out to my whole list. I love you, always, and keep you in my heart.
:)