The Eye of the Storm
I am a solo pilot who can perform amazing flying tricks! I'm in control but it is fun knowing my aeroplane is doing the loop-de-loop, getting swayed about by the wind, flying dangerously low and yet I am enjoying every second of it. That's my life!
Recently I've been doing not much! I realise how lucky I am to have the level of freedom that I do, working very few hours a week and not living with big relationship commitments, allowing me to feel and express my emotions freely - if I want to be grumpy I certainly will, the tears can flow, I can be indifferent and best of all I can laugh uncontrollably and be esctatically happy too. It is a little scary how much I've had to withdraw from normal society to feel this way, routine sure does kill creativity!
I was woken up to a nice surprise this sleepy Sunday - my Zimbabwe video is being linked on other peoples blogs ... Makaipa Mugabe
Ethan Zuckerman visited Zimbabwe and has a series of really insightful posts. I very proudly quote what he says,
"I spent less than three days in Zimbabwe, never left Harare and spent almost all my time in the company of different flavors of civil society activists. So I got a very brief and one-sided picture of the country. Still, I learned a lot - most centrally, I learned a little about why people who have the option to leave continue to live in Zimbabwe: it's one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been to, and the Zimbabwean people I interacted with are some of the smartest, bravest and friendliest folks I've ever met.
Which doesn't mean that I'll be hurrying back. The ways in which Zimbabwe is broken are deep, profound and would be intolerable to most people around the world. The fact that Zimbabwe continues to exist - that people go to work, to the market, to the bars and cafes - is a tribute to the resilience and flexibility of the Zimbabwean people. I'd snap, within days or weeks."
Recently I've been doing not much! I realise how lucky I am to have the level of freedom that I do, working very few hours a week and not living with big relationship commitments, allowing me to feel and express my emotions freely - if I want to be grumpy I certainly will, the tears can flow, I can be indifferent and best of all I can laugh uncontrollably and be esctatically happy too. It is a little scary how much I've had to withdraw from normal society to feel this way, routine sure does kill creativity!
I was woken up to a nice surprise this sleepy Sunday - my Zimbabwe video is being linked on other peoples blogs ... Makaipa Mugabe
Ethan Zuckerman visited Zimbabwe and has a series of really insightful posts. I very proudly quote what he says,
"I spent less than three days in Zimbabwe, never left Harare and spent almost all my time in the company of different flavors of civil society activists. So I got a very brief and one-sided picture of the country. Still, I learned a lot - most centrally, I learned a little about why people who have the option to leave continue to live in Zimbabwe: it's one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been to, and the Zimbabwean people I interacted with are some of the smartest, bravest and friendliest folks I've ever met.
Which doesn't mean that I'll be hurrying back. The ways in which Zimbabwe is broken are deep, profound and would be intolerable to most people around the world. The fact that Zimbabwe continues to exist - that people go to work, to the market, to the bars and cafes - is a tribute to the resilience and flexibility of the Zimbabwean people. I'd snap, within days or weeks."
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