violence begets violence

Very heavy hearted today that politicians have voted to kill people. Killing people is NEVER the answer. They do not represent me or the many amongst my friends who agree that violence doesn't solve anything.
Sometimes people confuse pacifism with passivity, yet some of my pacifist friends are amongst the most activist I know. I will need to grieve this decision and work out what actions I need to take now.

Well, other than designing a new profile pic, I decided that we need to reach out and be together with our feelings, rather than isolated. I was v touched that a friend messaged me a virtual hug as she knew I'd be feeling disappointed. So I similarly got in touch with someone I knew would be v sad. And then I worked out what kind of message I did want to put on facebook - an encouragement for anyone who was similarly feeling a bit powerless, to read David's fab worldchanging book, an antidote to powerlessness :)