I was told I had no sister.
Years went by and I found many who were sisters and brothers.
What do we do when our sister is sad?
What do we do when our sister has been betrayed?
What happens when our sister is in pain?
How do I act when my sister strikes me with her soul pain?
My brother; my sister; me.

He was 50 when he died. We couldn't find the DD214 for a military Funeral. Sadness dominated and the senses dampened in the coastal fog of emotion.
Where does sadness come from?
Is it within us or outside of us?
Is it ours or given to us?
How does it begin?

She flicked water at my face.!
Was it distant thunder or an act of violence? I said it appeared a violent act.
This became the starting point of exploration of the root of violence .
What is violence? Is it a physical attack?
Can words be violent?
Can a simple threatening posture be violent?
Can providing false information to create fear in others be violence?
Where does it start? What is it's source?
Where we start is important to understand violence.
Where we can start is by looking within ourselves.
Where does violence originate in ourselves? What purpose does violence serve for us?
Do you know?