Hi there,
Are you ok? I don’t know about you; these days, these days are testing my fortitude and yanking my heart. It’s a visceral dare, and it’s fixed – the more the challenge, the greater the difficulty to rise above.
I heard this song earlier this morning. And in its beauty I found a moment that allowed me to bow my head and whisper ‘thank you’.
We have family in Israel…an elderly cousin in Haifa (who says that she is ‘witnessing a second Holocaust’) and other relatives in Tel Aviv who bore witness then and do so now. as well as others in Tel Aviv who re bear witness yet again. Their comments reflect the reality that trauma can find safety nooks in the soul that are perfect for hiding. It also doesn’t take much to remember where they’re hidden. This isn’t my story though – it is theirs. However, I’m blown away by the sheer heft of hatred that has been let out of the bottle – Palestinians, Jews, African Americans, people from Latin America, Muslims…such disdain is nauseating.
Waiting for the Karma Truck 
Prayer for your family Mimi…
Thank you – we should make these prayers universal – for those who are in danger from war, those in danger from hatred, and those who sit by idly.
Yes. These days we’d be praying 24×7
Point taken
It has been withering. Thank you for writing this M ❤️
Thanks for reading it, Lissie!❤️. I’m nowhere near your talent and ability, so I’m touched you stopped by..
Hugs to you and all people who are experiencing trauma.
Thank you Kate…I think trauma is an element to most people – the variable is the intensity with which one endures. The other side of the ‘gratitude’ coin. I think trauma can exist at any age and anywhere. How we deal with it, is different for everyone…
Mimi-thanks for posting this. One of my favorite songs. Prayers 🙏to your family in Israel and hugs 🤗 to you.❤️Amy
Thank you, thank you…prayers and hugs gratefully received, and a whole lotta love heading your way..
Hi Mimi – Wow, just watched and listened to “The Prayer.” The harmonies were stunning. Thank you for sharing. I can’t even imagine how they accomplished that in so many different settings. Prayers for all who are suffering.
It was beautiful, wasn’t it? Sometime music can really be transportive – I felt that way when I heard it…xox
These days indeed, angel, they try our hearts. 😔 It seems that there is sadness and pain and vitriol around every corner. Thank you for the leavening agent of song…a balm to the soul. And holding your family and friends in Israel close to my heart, as I always hold you. ❤️
Thank you lovey, I know you do..and I’m grateful…xox
Hi Mimi,
I share your sentiment. This has been so painful.
I am Palestinian, from the city of Yafa.
No one I know is ok with what’s happening, on both sides.
I wish I could turn everything off and not watch anything. But, I feel like if I stay in the know no matter how painful, I’m lifting a weight off of their shoulders, feather weight maybe.
Praying for love, peace, and a near end to all of this.
Holding you in my heart.
Hi Sawsan…I read your words through a blur of tears and nods. There are no winners in this debacle. Palestinian, Jew, pink, green – it doesn’t matter. The yearning for peace is universal. The yearning for a home, a place to call your own, full bellies and hearts – such hopes should be realities, not some hypothetical. I ache for all who are having the hearts torn to shred by the war, the violence, the polarization. I am one who prays with a universal language – prayers for all…love to you…and a hope for a lasting peace that provides every person with a homeland that embraces them. Big hugs…
Thank you for sharing this song and opening our hearts. May peace prevail and love see us all through these devastating times. 🙏🏻
Thank you Val – I think we all need to open our hearts as wide as we dare, for these days offer a whole lot of hurt and a dearth of love. Maybe the butterfly effect can spread farther than we ever imagined…❤️
Yes ❣️ opening our hearts to love and peace. Sending it out to the source energy that connects us, can bring about a wave of compassion and love that touches on butterfly and around the world.
If ever there was a call to love and peace, now is a damn good place to begin…I’, with you Val…💗
Today we’re reliant, where words fail us, on the power of the wordless hug across continents and oceans. Closing my eyes, I hug you, and Andy, and Lori, and Dave, and Mike, and the procession of other, good and loving people, known to me and unknown, whose loving embrace changes the world little by little, day by day. Whether in person or ‘in spirit,’ may these hugs, may these prayers and connections abound – that healing and peace for all, whomsoever and wheresoever they are in the world, may come sooner rather than later. Thank you, Mimi, as always, for your friendship, for your voice, and for your grace 🤗🌱xx
I am so sadden to read that you have family caught in this horrible new war, the song is so lovely and brought tears to my eyes but I am an emotional person. I hope your relatives are safe and remain that way.
Thank you Joanne…
This version of the song is so beautiful. Universal love. Why can’t all the hate be overtaken by love. It is everywhere and you said it so well. It is nauseating. For your family and my friends with families over there, I throw out my love.
A question I think about often…and here’s the unsatisfying answer I come up with, os that the negative voice is more strident and loud . Positive voices are far less dramatic in delivery. There are explosive moments of exuberance, and they are memorable, and hard to maintain. Hate is both insidious and overt and self-righteous, covering a lot of internal land (so to speak) . sorry for going on so long and arguably not getting anywhere..💕
You’ve said it rather well, Mimi. We need to up the love volume. 💞
Definitely!! Stereophonic Love!!!
my heart goes out to you and your family, mimi
Thank you!