practical peacehow peace in the moment can make peace in the world |
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Doing TimeAnother Place To Be A prison is a place under the sky, a particular spot on the planet, with its weather, its wild air and wild light. In the fortress-like pink stone building in downtown Boston, where I was jailed when I first surrendered, my cell looked down on a single city tree, six Prison is a place of punishment, a deprivation of pleasure, a separation from loved ones, a loss of control over events large and small. It suggests the metaphors of darkness: the underworld, the dark of night, the dark night of the soul, an absence that terrifies with its emptiness. It holds the danger of despair. The work of prison years is reflection— relentless introspection under a merciless, accusing glare. In this respect prison is a solitary and spiritual place. But the work of prison days is sheer survival—keeping body and spirit intact under the relentless grinding down. What metaphors do we have for using a toilet in a shared room, for stripping in front of a stranger to prove that you harbor no weapons or I spent six years in the prison world. I grieved, I despaired, I survived, I rejoiced, I was released. DOING TIME.pdf |
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About Katherine PowerI didn’t set out to be a terrorist. As a student activist, I moved from protesting the war in Viet Nam to waging guerrilla war to overthrow the government…. |
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Thank you.
— Karen Williamson Jul 26, 01:24 pm #