What Will Rule Our Hearts?

Sounds bursting in air
showers of pulverized metals and flesh
a dark cloud coming from hell
descending and rushing in enormous scale
toward those before it
Darkness falls
and the Light obliterated

Only gray skies
and gray lungs
breathe

what do we say about the innocents?
that IT was for a greater cause?

where is the circle of life?

who is the devil? who is the angel?
us?
them?
no one?
all of us?

where is the intelligence and compassion
that can inspire and lead us
out of this realm, this vortex that
beckon us to join in the devilry and taste for blood?

if the parents are slaughtered and their cultures destroyed or humiliated
will the orphans--the children of the slaughtered
grow up and seek vengeance?

will genocide result so no more ghosts, no more soldiers be born?

How do we embrace our enemy?
Yet
Not be a fool
not be abused?
But neither be the abuser
and the co-dancer of violence?

Do we have the conviction to follow our spiritual faith?
What image of God do we have?
What image did God have in mind when Spirit made us?

I thought it was love.

Will the devil be instilled in us because of 9.11?
will the devil rule our hearts or emotions?

where is the circle of life?
what stories will we tell our descendants?
what freedoms and choices will we leave for them and us?
which ones will we forever through fear relinquish
in the name of immediate security?

will we have the long-sightedness and
The courage in the Being
for,
from the Being
comes the true Doing

will we be the Light or angels' messengers?
or the devil's pawns to continue the cycle of trauma?

Will we address the core or the symptoms of grief and rage?

What will rule our hearts?

Features
A Survivor's Story: 09-11-01 World Trade Center
Written by David Frank

things as they are
Written by Chloe Mata

Some Thoughts about September 11
Written by Lynn of Idaho, U.S.A.

Ripples in the Pond...
Written byDonna, Austin, Texas

"So September 10th"
Written by Pat of Austin, Texas

A Day of Reckoning
Written by Nona Passalacqua, CCHT

Why I will not get out of bed....
Written by A.F. Firebird

A Poem on 9-11-01
Written by Damian Nash

Attack on America: A Poem
Written by Marilee S. Niehoff, Ph.D.

Parenting and Relationship
Helping a Child Manage Fears After a Traumatic Event
Written by Sidran Foundation

Spirit-to-Spirit
Today's Idea
Written by Marianne Williamson

Commentary for Sentient Beings
Written by Michael Benner, C.H.T.

A Letter from Deena Metzger

What Will Rule Our Hearts?

Health Share

"Fight, Flight, or Freeze" Reactions, Ongoing Stress and Health
Written by Darling Villena-Mata, Ph.D.

Emotional First Aid

Caring for Your Heart
Written by Institute of HeartMath

Vibrational Harmony: The Key to Healing and Creating Order Out of Chaos
Written by Beverly Nadler, C.H.T.

How Hypnotherapy Can Help
Written by Nona Passalacqua, C.C.H.T.

Meridian Therapies
Mind and Body Healing for the New Millenium
Written by The Association For Meridian Therapies

Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT)
Written by Lakshmi Collins

For the Record
The Statue of Liberty
Written by Emma Lazarus

Definition of Freedom

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