 The smell of fear is real.
The air is full of it. It's oozing out of the pores of the masses and quite possibly, it's contagious. We’re afraid to breathe. We’re afraid to speak. We’re afraid of hugging. We’re afraid to touch. We’re afraid of our neighbors, and suspicious too. We’re afraid of our families. We’re afraid of our shopping bags, library books and our mail. We’re afraid of a package delivered to our door. We’re afraid of people walking on the street and children playing in the park. We’re afraid in our homes and afraid to go outside. We’re afraid not to be afraid. We’re suspicious of anyone who isn’t afraid. We’re more likely to die from the stress of constant fear than we are to die from the thing we are told we are supposed to be afraid of. How do you live? How do you want to live? Poem for the Eihwaz Rune I come to see Eihwaz sacred yew of life growing from death singing songs of renewal who will I become through willing sacrifice self to self fearing the end I forget to live
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 It’s easy to make decisions and pass laws when you don’t have to suffer the consequences of your actions or even be affected.
Oregon’s governor won’t lose any income, or her health insurance, during these next 60 days of lock down. She wasn’t affected by the first 60 days. She doesn’t face losing her home or her business or her sanity trying to home school children who can’t play outside. The French aristocracy inherited their positions of power and control over the masses. Sadly, we elect our officials. Maybe it’s time we hold them to account, demand of them what they demand of us. Maybe she should be forced to lose her income so she can have the frustrating experience of applying for unemployment using a system that doesn’t work and being left on hold. Someone is benefiting from all the hysteria and it most certainly isn't about saving lives. It’s no wonder the mob rose up, stormed the Bastille and cut off some heads.  "And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer." Rainer Maria Rilke "No, we don't need more sleep. It's our souls that are tired, not our bodies. We need nature. We need magic. We need adventure. We need freedom. We need truth. We need stillness. We don't need more sleep, we need to wake up and live." Brooke Hampton
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