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Oct 6Liked by Thomas Balistrieri, Ed.D.

That you have received this "diamond bullet" is evidence to me that my prayers for you have been answered, and in a manner that exceeds my wishes. Am I making sense maybe only to myself? All is Love, and Love as a One, has no opposite! This is often difficult to see. And now, we all have a glimpse - Thanks to your sharing this with us. Pilamayayelo!

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It has become difficult to see beauty amidst the terror. Like you have said j. Campbell once wrote, “it’s all god and you have to take it all ….the good and the bad.”

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Oct 5Liked by Thomas Balistrieri, Ed.D.

Thank you for piecing your thoughts together and sharing them here. Beautifully put.

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I don’t know what to say except it’s so beautiful. Purity like you say. Which is envied. Innocent envy like yours, but perhaps darker envy seeking to distinguish the light that emanates from Gaza.

Beautiful humans closer to divine because of their suffering. Diamond bullet. I get it and follow what you expressed with the Vietcong and judgment. A friend told me once about a poem - it’s essence that when the heart breaks over and over, it stays open. Openly broken-hearted. And isn’t that the wonder, an open heart flowing with love?

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That’s beautiful - openly broken hearted. A perfect description to seeing what is happening.

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Profound, Tom. The overwhelming joy revealed amidst the struggle and the horror and the overwhelming sacrifices was deeply moving. Thank you for sharing the results of your meditations.

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