Darkness & Light

carvel amager (my favorite tree in the hood). 

Nina happens to know a lot of fun facts about Hans Christian Andersen which I have been enjoying learning. One of them is that he believed it was the artist's duty to go into the darkness to shine light - a metaphor I appreciate lately. Aside from the usual Scandinavian lack of light to contend with, I can also relate to this on a spiritual level of late.
Having said this, I must admit that I have been feeling much sadness lately. It's almost as though I feel the pain of the world - for on close inspection I do have all that I need: my health, thank you very much, knock on wood. I've ventured into the world of Facebook again, hoping that it will facilitate my friendships/network but again I grow weary.  The news is despondent, we are divided, heroes fall, voices rise, some are stifled.
Today has been declared a day of Anger in many cities throughout the world. Denmark held its own version today, which I attended at the beginning.
Anger is an interesting word - especially when it comes to its use in our community and even our society on a larger scale. Anger has been rendered useless: it gets in the way of rational thought, we learn. But I never understood how we could feel an emotion that had no use, no function. Surely anger can be constructive? Is it possible to channel one's anger into something good? Transform it? At this point, I think the whole world needs to take a time-out. We've all done enough. I think it's time we make some (herbal) tea and start figuring out how we're going to move away from this mess. And the only way that can be accomplished is by our directing our consciousness to healing - from the inside out, from the land to the skies.
I have a profound feeling that the level of sadness I feel is that of earth's.  We are all brothers and sisters on this planet, but have been so divided. We need to create a common narrative, an inclusive narrative, otherwise we will perish. Fear not the fate of the earth, for she always balances. What is it that is clenching itself around the world, making us all feel that we can't breathe? For it is so many of us, world over, who suffer under the never-ending attack on our consciousness.
Turn off all televisions. Unplug the computer. Turn off all phones. How radical will that be?
farvel,
Lesley-Ann