Nothing Comes from Violence
In truth change does occur but the question is – what sort of change do you want? There are dynamics here that I am exploring whilst writing this. On face value Sting (music below) is right, yet under the surface tension the opposite emerges. The calls for peace were heard loudest after WWII.… Continue reading
Biko, Apart-heid and Raising Consciousness
I found a song by Peter Gabriel about Steve Biko the African actvist for non-racism in South Africa. I saw the movie many years ago and felt deeply saddened by the plight of Africans. Oppression is a word I can type but one can only know this when they are looked at in… Continue reading
US Solider Testifying to Murder and Issues of Violence and Problem Solving
This testimonial is very courageous and outlines a former marine John Michael Turner statement on his acts of terror in the war in Iraq. Terrorism in my view is when a person or group inflict terror on any other person or group. It is using terror to control others and win battles. In… Continue reading
Moving Away from Shaming, Blaming and Punishing Children
When we change our understanding of a child’s behaviour and meet it with presence and understanding, amazing things will happen. I really admire the way this mother expresses an experience with her daughter.
I observe how parents treat children, they can so easily project onto them. I feel for parents as well, as… Continue reading
Can Crying Reduce Aggression?
It would be so interesting to do a study on people who cry regularly and to look at levels of aggression and gentleness. My guess is that those who cry more are more gentle, those that suppress are more aggressive. I am getting a strong feeling about this tonight.
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110106/full/news.2011.2.html