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1. I agree with Leslee, a very hopeful article.

   I agree that experiences are important / key to moving forward, but also that shared independent experiences are critical. And I still wrestle with experience… if all is illusion, there is no point arguing over the existence of something. It all exists. But it becomes “less” of an illusion of 2 people can independently verify a similar experience. 🙂

   Also the idea that 9/11 was an un-balanced negative event is, I feel, tempered by the fact that there was a huge outpouring of love and positive emotion. I recall quite clearly that every other car had a US flag on it for several days (weeks) following. Patriotism, yes, but this was expressed as “love of country” and if anything outweighed whatever negative emotions the media may have been trying to persist.

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2. Yes, especially as a necessary balance to Chilton Pearce’s rather more resigned pessimism.

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   • Exactly! Reading it was a bit like hopping onto the see-saw at the Kindergarten! Hmmm… Wonder why I said that…

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3. You go, Charles Eisenstein! Ben, thank you for sharing this article. I want to find more that CE has written, because I feel he’s onto something. The theme of our learning to unlock our own potential has been resonating throughout the last several days for me… I hope others have felt it, because it’s very encouraging! It feels like a huge gong, toning and reverberating throughout all being… I really appreciate Eisenstein’s persistence in optimism.

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