Since I watched Mr. Palmisano, we have lost so many more than what originally I could have ever even dreamed this nightmare of what could happen in my country of Canada. So many deaths, so much hatred, and it just gets to be so overwhelming because you feel so helpless and cannot fix things. We have no control over Israel, over Palestine, over Americans, over Canadians, over how people hate John Lennon who wanted Peace as bad as I do, and they act so hateful toward him, or even sickness in families where you can do nothing but live it. Mental Health can tell you how to heal time and time again, but when you lose people and know its so senseless, when you know what death is, and what it does, and how it harms, and hurts, and you see the stupidity of it, and the drugged people, just not feeling the same things as you do. It is unbearable.These are my real feelings, my real emotions that people seem to think they can walk all over, but I cannot allow that.

 I am grateful for all the music that tells us the story of how people really feel in loss, and in letting go. God it’s not easy. I love Eric Clapton’s music because he says it all about his journey of the difficulty in having to deal with the pain of letting go. I also understood the other singers in their journey’s and the heartfelt pain they write about. Like Yoko Ono, and John Lennon. Or like my dear Chopin, or really anyone that has to let go of family we Love. You know in reality you are better off if you do let go. I have to tell you this, there are limits to what you can deal with in life without losing yourself to it all. You have to go on, but you are never the same.

But The Mother’s of lost sons in the wars, and Michael touched something within me with his video that I saw in myself, a person who Loved Willow trees, and the movement and dances of them, and the doves that seem to follow us everywhere and sing to my window in the morning….then doves of Peace in my Peace Park, and I just want to make something magical out of it. It just the things you said, that made me realize I have to speak. I will never rest until I see Peace in Canada again and with our friends whom we love and share a border with in our country. And I say this from my heart, not for people to make light of, or jokes about, or hurtful comments. They don’t know what its like to lose people you love, but you have to let go. You might think me sappy, but its Michael, and it’s me and just.  who I am.

Carolyn

Listen to him. For a young man he has wisdom. Truth. Michael Palmissano. He was the first that really got me active even at 80.