{"id":8094,"date":"2013-06-01T01:10:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T06:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=8378"},"modified":"2013-05-07T02:09:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T07:09:36","slug":"ask-your-mama-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2013\/06\/01\/ask-your-mama-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Your Mama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Ask Your Mama\u2122\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spirituality and Didn\u2019t Know Who to Ask\u2122<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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by<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A Question of Connection<\/h1>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear Mama Donna,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It’s so important that we all work together in cooperation.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that we’re all connected.<\/p>\n

They live their lives thinking they’re completely separate. So how do we get everyone to realize that we are a whole?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Looking for Unity in Ashville<\/p>\n

We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-Thich Nhat Hanh<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear Looking,<\/p>\n

Well, that IS the question. Basically, we keep talking. To everyone we know and everyone we encounter in the normal course of our lives. We take every opportunity to keep pointing out our connections and our mutual interdependence.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Just by virtue of your having written this letter, you have touched who knows how many people. Granted, most people who will be reading this already understand the complex web of life and relationship. However, we all need reminding from time to time. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads\u2026our actions run as causes and return<\/p>\n

to us as results.<\/p>\n

\u2014Herman Melville<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We also need to make it our business to point out the frightening ramifications of breaking the bonds that bind us, and to suggest positive alternatives to destructive or divisive behavior. It is especially important to talk with people who you think might relate to these ideas. You never know.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When I was in Florida recently, I asked a retired gentleman, a refugee from the north, just why there were no solar panels anywhere with all the new development going on. And you know what? He agreed with me. While this is something that he never noticed or thought about before, it immediately struck him as true and important. And then he, too, wanted to know why not. Hey, maybe he\u2019ll write a letter to the editor.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lately, when I buy stamps at the post office, I refuse the flag ones that they are always trying to palm off on me instead of the pretty flowers and such. Each time, I announce in a loud voice, \u201cNo thank you. I refuse to fly the flag until this war is over.\u201d And it never fails to elicit a chorus of \u201cUh huhs\u201d from the folks on line and an \u201cI hear you, sister\u201d from the clerk.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

These are very small gestures. Tiny. Miniscule. But they serve as cause for thought and invitations for interaction. Each one, one more strand woven into the web that reaches around the world and connects us all at our cosmic center.<\/p>\n

\n

Keep looking. Unity is already here, everywhere, all the time. And unity creates more unity. Let us celebrate it every chance we get.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

xxMama Donna<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

No one can deny that a network (a world network)<\/p>\n

of economic and psychic affiliations is being woven<\/p>\n

at ever increasing speed which envelops and constantly penetrates more deeply within each of us. With every day that passes it becomes a little more impossible for us to act or think otherwise than collectively.”<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955)<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From The Formation of the Noosphere, 1947<\/p>\n

Dear Mama Donna,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I applaud your call to others to make connections and make friends. There are so many of us wanting the same things and it’s a matter of simply being aware of each other’s presence. We need to introduce ourselves and share where we come from. May I recommend a website to visit? www.vov.com. If that’s not correct, please look up Victory Over Violence on the internet. This program renews the practice of peace in everyday situations. It is non-sectarian but based in Buddhist principles. We need this interfaith-interaction now more than ever.<\/p>\n

\n

For Peace, Rhode Island<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear Peace,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

You are right. We do need programs of all descriptions that facilitate cooperation, understanding, compassion, and community. Thanks for sharing this information.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Also, for peace,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

xxMama Donna<\/p>\n

A person who believes\u2026that there is a whole of which one is part, and that in being a part, one is whole: such a person has no desire whatever, at any time, to play God. \u00a0Only those who have denied their being yearn to play at it.<\/p>\n

-Ursula K. \u00a0LeGuin<\/p>\n

*Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more. *Send your questions about seasons, cycles, celebrations, ceremonies and spirit to Mama Donna at: CityShaman@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Ask Your Mama\u2122\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spirituality and Didn\u2019t Know Who to Ask\u2122 by \u00a9Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman A Question of Connection   Dear Mama Donna,   It’s so important that we all work together in cooperation. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that we’re all connected. They live their lives thinking they’re completely separate. So how do we get everyone to realize that we are a whole?   Looking for Unity in Ashville We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-Thich Nhat Hanh   Dear Looking, Well, that IS the question. Basically, we keep talking. To everyone we know and everyone we encounter in the normal course of our lives. We take every opportunity to keep pointing out our connections and our mutual interdependence.   Just by virtue of your having written this letter, you have touched who knows how many people. Granted, most people who will be reading this already understand the complex web of life and relationship. However, we all need reminding from time to time. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.   Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads\u2026our actions run as causes and return to us as results. \u2014Herman Melville   We also need to make it our business to point out the frightening ramifications of breaking the bonds that bind us, and to suggest positive alternatives to destructive or divisive behavior. It is especially important to talk with people who you think might relate to these ideas. You never know.   When I was in Florida recently, I asked a retired gentleman, a refugee from the north, just why there were no solar panels anywhere with all the new development going on. And you know what? He agreed with me. While this is something that he never noticed or thought about before, it immediately struck him as true and important. And then he, too, wanted to know why not. Hey, maybe he\u2019ll write a letter to the editor.   Lately, when I buy stamps at the post office, I refuse the flag ones that they are always trying to palm off on me instead of the pretty flowers and such. Each time, I announce in a loud voice, \u201cNo thank you. I refuse to fly the flag until this war is over.\u201d And it never fails to elicit a chorus of \u201cUh huhs\u201d from the folks on line and an \u201cI hear you, sister\u201d from the clerk.   These are very small gestures. Tiny. Miniscule. But they serve as cause for thought and invitations for interaction. Each one, one more strand woven into the web that reaches around the world and connects us all at our cosmic center. Keep looking. Unity is already here, everywhere, all the time. And unity creates more unity. Let us celebrate it every chance we get.   xxMama Donna   No one can deny that a network (a world network) of economic and psychic affiliations is being woven at ever increasing speed which envelops and constantly penetrates more deeply within each of us. With every day that passes it becomes a little more impossible for us to act or think otherwise than collectively.”   – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From The Formation of the Noosphere, 1947 Dear Mama Donna,   I applaud your call to others to make connections and make friends. There are so many of us wanting the same things and it’s a matter of simply being aware of each other’s presence. We need to introduce ourselves and share where we come from. May I recommend a website to visit? www.vov.com. If that’s not correct, please look up Victory Over Violence on the internet. This program renews the practice of peace in everyday situations. It is non-sectarian but based in Buddhist principles. We need this interfaith-interaction now more than ever. For Peace, Rhode Island   Dear Peace,   You are right. We do need programs of all descriptions that facilitate cooperation, understanding, compassion, and community. Thanks for sharing this information.   Also, for peace,   xxMama Donna A person who believes\u2026that there is a whole of which one is part, and that in being a part, one is whole: such a person has no desire whatever, at any time, to play God. \u00a0Only those who have denied their being yearn to play at it. -Ursula K. \u00a0LeGuin *Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more. *Send your questions about seasons, cycles, celebrations, ceremonies and spirit to Mama Donna at: CityShaman@aol.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}