Stubbornness

What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

It’s not a stubbornness of personality, I can always listen, talk, and reach a mutually agreed solution. Nope, it’s far worse.

I’m woke and proud of it.

As in ‘awake’

I’m awake to the needs of all living beings and the planet, including the animal and insect kingdoms.

I’m painfully awake to the idea that no innocent or member of the armed forces should die in a war. When I was a little girl I used to say that Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Churchill, and Roosevelt, should be put in a boxing ring and they could fight to the death.

Okay, probably a teensy bit simplistic but I was about 10. However, I was born believing that all anger, nastiness, and violence, was completely unnecessary. I have not changed and I will not change.

I also don’t understand why we’re nasty to each other when could be kind, or say nothing at all.

If you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all

Lots of people quote this one!

This is also determination plus self-determination, I’ve decided who I want to be.

Reasons for violence

I was told I didn’t understand the issues as a child, and I’m told the same thing now. The issues do not interest me.

Seriously. The issues are pointless. There is nothing this world fights over that couldn’t be resolved in discussion and a fair agreement. Not one thing.

There is nothing this world fights over, from social media trolls, to religion, to leaders who have forgotten that all power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, and what’s more they don’t care, that requires a war.

There is no reason to beat each other, carry a knife or gun, abuse women, children , and animals, down to questioning gender, and bullying, it’s all unnecessary. It all happens, yes, but there is no need.

I truly believe with all my heart that we are one race separated only by natural barriers such as mountains, rivers, and seas. One race that loves their children. One race, the majority of whom would do no harm to anyone. One race under the same sun.

This really puzzles me

Have you ever wondered why so many religions believe in one God and don’t recognise that we just spell the name in our own language?

The impossible dream(er)

I know I sound corny at times, I’m accused of believing the impossible, being a dreamer, not understanding the problem. I’m asked to believe that humanity will always hate.

I can see those points very clearly. I recognise and acknowledge them. I see them on the news far too often. I just refuse to join the group that believes in them as the only ‘fact’ available in this world.

That way this violence and nastiness at all levels of society continues, the respectful way, this stops. To me there is only one side to choose. The one that lets the children thrive, that lets you, whomever you are reading this, thrive. The one that heals this planet.

I can’t even see why I would apologise for that.

If the good speak up more, if we’re happy to be called woke, if we smile and say “I wish you were”, if we embrace each other regardless of differences, we can be the difference that will create real change, one day.

I’d like it to be lightening fast, but I’m not that unrealistic.

Is stubbornness a super-power? Or is love as an all encompassing emotion my super-power? I have the stubbornness of being determined to stay in a place of love and everything good that encompasses, including respect.

You can live in love or fear. I choose the love that will save lives. There are actually millions like me, but we all tend to be too quiet. Let’s make more noise guys.

I’ll leave you with these lyrics from a song I was reminded of at the weekend: The Impossible Dream.

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
And to run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
And to love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For that Heavenly cause

And I know if I’ll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I’m laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable
The unreachable
The unreachable star

And I’ll always dream the impossible dream
Yes, and I’ll reach the unreachable star

Songwriters: Mitch Leigh/Jospeh Darion

Will I? I doubt it, but I can at least try.

Love to you all – embrace it, live for it, talk about it, never shut up.

Deb xx