Yesterday I listened to James Lawson. Lawson was jailed in 1951 for refusing to be part of the draft for the Korean War. He was later expelled from Vanderbilt University in response to his nonviolent organization during the times of segregation. This 80 year old man captivated the audience for 60 minutes. Many went down after to have breakfast with him and continue the conversation. Of course I was impressed because he studied with Gandhi and helped Martin Luther King Jr. His message is nonviolence which is fitting for Memorial Day. As he answered one question, he reminded us that war has not worked for hundreds of years. Why do we think it will work now? As Ellison had mentioned the week before, we need to work together to end the violence and promote peace. Part of his message highlighted what has worked in America (suffrage movement and civil rights movement). Although this was meant to give us the hope that we can end war, I wonder if Americans are too lazy to organize movements such as those that have worked in the past. Instead of merely remembering those who have fought for our country in war, I also want to remember those who have fought to give us our freedoms in nonviolent movements and hope that we can unite again in with a nonviolent message.
Today I went back to the interweb to find out what I could post about that would relate to sankalpa . "...Sankalpa has the potential to release tremendous power by clearly defining and focusing on a chosen goal." My chosen goal since May has truly been on being physically active. Since it's cold and miserable out, I've been being active inside instead of outside. December 6th (or something like that) was the last time I ventured outside for physical activity. I, however, have still been going to they gym and focusing on being physically fit (or at least burning enough calories to eat more food). Yesterday I received an early morning text from a friend in God's Country . President Obama was talking about "The President's Challenge" . Today (I tried yesterday and decided to put it off until today... forget out it... let it happen... put it aside... clear my mind of it... all probably sankalpa) I formed a group. The...
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