Comments - Getting Past Getting By - Occupy Cafe2024-03-29T07:47:24Zhttp://www.occupycafe.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6451976%3ABlogPost%3A5409&xn_auth=noThat dull unawakened layer of…tag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-11-06:6451976:Comment:54552011-11-06T17:21:31.627ZLindsay Newland Bowkerhttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/LindsayNewlandBowker
<p>That dull unawakened layer of sludge we all carry around..all those not very wise habits we repeat blindly, words we use without connection to their meaning, things we buy and use without connection to the violence and degradation our purchases support..can be pierced and then shed in surprising ways..like our stumbling on the difference between "job" and "work", seeing a documentary like Blue Gold ( about water) or Michael Moore's Capitalism a Love Affair; the homeless man who ran angry…</p>
<p>That dull unawakened layer of sludge we all carry around..all those not very wise habits we repeat blindly, words we use without connection to their meaning, things we buy and use without connection to the violence and degradation our purchases support..can be pierced and then shed in surprising ways..like our stumbling on the difference between "job" and "work", seeing a documentary like Blue Gold ( about water) or Michael Moore's Capitalism a Love Affair; the homeless man who ran angry into the yoga circle..and then stll not fully awake, we just start walking towards that new place and and suddenly what we now see and what we now choose changes </p> Yes, indeed. Relates to the…tag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-11-05:6451976:Comment:56132011-11-05T14:07:03.879ZBen Robertshttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/BenRoberts
<p>Yes, indeed. Relates to the "gift economy" concept that I am fascinated by.</p>
<p>Yes, indeed. Relates to the "gift economy" concept that I am fascinated by.</p>