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Resisting Unreality While a Nation Implodes

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How do we live in a world that's becoming ever more painful, dangerous, and absurd?

You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ 

Key points in this "speaking":

  • In the aftermath of Trump's inauguration, many of us are feeling stunned and immobilized, wanting to resist politically but not knowing how or whether such resistance will matter.
  • Two kinds of resistance: the kind that causes suffering and the kind that heals suffering. Resistance to emotions/ sensations/ states causes suffering.
    • Decoupling the relationship between feelings and actions can help us heal this suffering.
    • Usually what we interpret as a failure to "control" one's feelings is in fact a failure to feel one's feelings fully. Feeling fully is never dangerous— in fact, it enables us to act freely.
      • Non-violent resistance requires creativity, humor, and playfulness to "trick" the other side without reinforcing duality and hatred.
      • This can be applied both politically and interpersonally.
      • An open heart is an open mind. At their roots, rationality, goodness, compassion and truth are all the same.

        • If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

        Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

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