Freedom

Hello 

While convalescing my thoughts focused on freedom.
My short confinement was an easy stroll of body mechanics and restraint.
Hardest bit was the mental wrestling with
yes I can now do this and carry that and go there....blah blah blah...
I juggled to find the space to do nothing;
than mend.

My nothing was nothing
juxtaposed with our
loss of civil liberties and freedoms. 
Humans choosing to exert cruelty on
humans,
cultures,
truth,
creatures,
the sacred,
and our home,
Earth.

I am a child of the civil rights movement.
Derogatory attitudes are etched into my psyche.
Thus,
witnessing the loss of our moral divinity has shook my soul.
The enemy is not out there;
those people,
that belief,
that love.
It is within us.
Humans,
seeking to fill the inner discontent,
born from fear,
fed by avarice,
and coddled by greed.

This titanium sword in me
invites me to move forward with
truth,
tenacity,
tenderness,
and the ideal that
All Beings Are Created Equal.

Below are my suggestions,
to exercise our individual swords of truth.

OMwards with Love,
M

No. 1
1st  Amendment ~ Free Speech
Your sovereign right to peaceful protest.
1938, 1960's & Now

Image of special note:
"Gas Station" © 1938 Dorothea Lange 

No. 2
Know Our History

Noam Chomsky, His book "Manufacturing Consent"  & Me

Avram Noam Chomsky was a complex man for me.
His treatise and ideals perplexed me in my junior year at University. 
Why would the media that created catchy jingles for laundry soap want to
manipulate my consent?
As I struggled through my political policy class, I began to understand that the media's content and dissemination of half truths, denigration of others and media timing was and is now the foundational playbook of most social, political or economic endeavors. 
Remember the "weapons of mass destruction" in the first Gulf war?  
Most of us consented.
These times, fueled by fast moving social media, the truth gets stretched to a grotesque extreme for chaos, a reason for policy change and manufacturing consent.

"Immigrants are eating our dogs & cats."

"I inherited a failing economy."
Even though inflation fluctuated in the previous administration; unemployment was at 4% and in 2024 the economy grew 2.4%.

"The previous administration had an insane electric vehicle mandate that was destroying our auto industry."
There was no presidential mandate just a non-binding goal to encourage auto makers and citizens to build and buy EVs.

“Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again. And it’s happening. And it will happen rather quickly. There’ll be a little disturbance, but we’re OK with that. It won’t be much.”
When the Yale University Budget Lab looked at the tariffs that Trump imposed Tuesday on Canada, Mexico and China, it found that inflation would increase a full percentage point, growth would fall by half a percentage point and the average household would lose about $1,600 in disposable income.

Understanding truth through our collective history is an individual power important to keep during challenging times.
To alleviate feeling powerless, I signed up for Harvard's free American Government: Constitutional Foundations course.
Adding to my sword of truth and question when those who wish to manipulate content and vie for my consent.

"Manufacturing Consent"  by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky

Harvard Law School is offering a free course American Government: Constitutional Foundations to anyone who wants to learn about our government, it's laws and the constitution.

* All statistics are from AP Fact Focus 

No. 3
Got Earth ?

My Father was a master rose gardener. 
In every yard we inhabited, the scent of roses was a constant.
I always felt better when each day I was able to smell the flowers,
dig my hands and feet in the earth
and be amongst my plant pals.

Having a good muck with a garden, forest, park or water way
transcends that tired bit in our bodies, minds and hearts.  
As Humans we will always have challenges;
it's our nature.
And Nature,
is the great equalizer of when we go sideways
with who we really are;
Creators
Builders
Dreamers
Lovers

No. 4
Gather Your Tribe

More than ever,
gathering with your Humans is a mental & emotional necessity.
The creation of community, dialog & shared wisdom is 
one way to find equanimity and peace during times of change.
Observing animal behavior I have learned,
they gravitate with one another to create
security, a place to play and share instinctual behavior.
Take a cue from your pets and Nature's teachers.

"Strength in numbers."
"Individually we are a drop.  Together we are an ocean."
"Divided we fall.  United we stand."
"Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable."

Gather your posse, pod, herd, gaggle, pack, colony...
and thrive.

Wanting A Map to Create an Energy Buffer for Turbulent Times?

Our bodies are incredible sensing vehicles. 
The drivers of our 5 major senses are orbs of energy called chakras located from the base of our spin to the top of our heads.
When these 7 chakras get mucked up our organs, muscles, bones, circulatory pathways go awry.
Are senses become dull and we experience:
Physical imbalances
Emotional distress
Stuck mental loops
Generational and past life traumas
Learn how to keep these energy centers tidy, protected and a supportive system for your body, mind and soul.
Email me for a bespoke plan. m@mariannenishifue.com
Let's clear, strategize and sparkle.

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