We're On A Boat

I think of us in a boat.

Imagine us seated according to our ideological leanings—those to the left, those to the right, and those in the middle.

When people lean too far to one side, they risk falling into the choppy waters—or worse, capsizing the boat and taking everyone with them. But when we lean in to balance the load, the boat sails steadily toward new shores.

(Of course, it has occurred to me capsizing the boat is the whole point entirely in order to reset society?)

In my view, the real conflict behind politics, religion, lifestyles, race, nations—and the suffering they produce—is unchecked ego. Ego convinces us that our way makes us better than others, blinding us to what we might learn from one another.

I believe brilliant voices have spoken to humanity directly from Source throughout history. Yet too often, their wisdom has been missed because it didn’t fit within someone’s ideological mold.

I don’t have everything figured out, and I’m well aware of my own shortcomings. My hope is simply this: that we can return to days when people could talk, visit, and connect without needing to test beliefs—or force them—before breaking bread together.

"Ego"

You think you’re better?
I learned to write
to learn to spell.
I learned to spell
to learn to read.
Now that I can read,
I can see.
I am love.
So are you.

Thank you for reading thoughts from my personal journal.

image created by me in collaboration with Grok using my written content to prompt.