When we rush to conclusions about the "ceasefire," we become participants in narratives that may not reflect reality. We amplify certainty where there is none.
Joshua, I’ve learned one rule when it comes to Trump: never judge the play before the final act. Time and again he stretches negotiations, creates uncertainty, lets everyone speculate — and then acts when people least expect it. Until the curtain falls, it’s usually too early to declare victory or defeat.
There’s some very real wisdom here. Thank you! Over the past five years—and in a more concentrated way the past four months—I’ve been practicing with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ish-Shalom, who has brought ancient kabbalistic wisdom into our present time in ways that continue to astound me, and to carry me into deep quiet where I experience what he recently termed as cosmic co-regulation. This does not render me ignorant of what’s happening in the world, but it does indeed quell my reactivity to it. Sitting inside this utterly spacious perspective, giving my attention to the Love that created us and sustains us, urges me toward trust. And my own neurology thanks me!
When I was learning to ride a motorcycle, I learned something valuable to all of life: Where our attention goes is where we will go. If a truck stops dead in front of me, and I’m focused on his bumper, I’m likely to hit that bumper. But if I’m focused on the spaces around me, my focus can avoid a crash. Training my attention has been the smartest thing I’ve done in this lifetime.
The problem with "Anything presented in the media—any so-called 'leak' or 'insider'—is rarely a true leak. It is narrative control." is that all of this shapes the so-called "public perception" and how and to what and whom the supposedly "informed" voter will cast their ballot.
It´s a ridiculous extremely, fundamentally and completely unearnest circus but nevertheless gets called the foundation of a supposedly "free society" which means that "democracy" has no basis whatsoever, and the state of these "democracies" reflects this.
I have always said that 'cease fire' in Arabic mean 're-arm'.
I think that too. A realistic bummer 😕
Joshua, I’ve learned one rule when it comes to Trump: never judge the play before the final act. Time and again he stretches negotiations, creates uncertainty, lets everyone speculate — and then acts when people least expect it. Until the curtain falls, it’s usually too early to declare victory or defeat.
There’s some very real wisdom here. Thank you! Over the past five years—and in a more concentrated way the past four months—I’ve been practicing with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ish-Shalom, who has brought ancient kabbalistic wisdom into our present time in ways that continue to astound me, and to carry me into deep quiet where I experience what he recently termed as cosmic co-regulation. This does not render me ignorant of what’s happening in the world, but it does indeed quell my reactivity to it. Sitting inside this utterly spacious perspective, giving my attention to the Love that created us and sustains us, urges me toward trust. And my own neurology thanks me!
When I was learning to ride a motorcycle, I learned something valuable to all of life: Where our attention goes is where we will go. If a truck stops dead in front of me, and I’m focused on his bumper, I’m likely to hit that bumper. But if I’m focused on the spaces around me, my focus can avoid a crash. Training my attention has been the smartest thing I’ve done in this lifetime.
The problem with "Anything presented in the media—any so-called 'leak' or 'insider'—is rarely a true leak. It is narrative control." is that all of this shapes the so-called "public perception" and how and to what and whom the supposedly "informed" voter will cast their ballot.
It´s a ridiculous extremely, fundamentally and completely unearnest circus but nevertheless gets called the foundation of a supposedly "free society" which means that "democracy" has no basis whatsoever, and the state of these "democracies" reflects this.
In my AlAnon practice, pause is an acronym for Postpone Action Until Serenity Enters.
Very wise Josh! 🇮🇱🙏
It’s not over until it’s over. By now, Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” should be required reading and a bestseller.