tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post4149066421672376964..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Tornado DharmaNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-7389287035056556672010-06-19T10:15:44.552-07:002010-06-19T10:15:44.552-07:00"How do you practice in the face of such disc..."How do you practice in the face of such discourse?<br /><br />Any clues?" <br /><br />Well, one thing I'm trying to keep in mind is in this speedy, overly busy world we live in, many people don't take the time to reflect on narratives being handed to them by media, political leaders, corporations, etc. <br /><br />I had a conversation with a very pro-Israel Jewish friend Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-17636742777969007142010-06-18T16:43:15.708-07:002010-06-18T16:43:15.708-07:00I think Nathan is onto something with his term &qu...I think Nathan is onto something with his term "Threat Narrative" which is a deep vein in the iNet which includes uses like:<br /><br />-a story consistent with the Commie [China, Russian, Latino, Iranian threat narratives<br />-seminars offering strategies for deconstructing the terrorist threat narrative<br />- P911 [post-9110 trends: Before 9/11 the driving ethos behind any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-36203090777629317092010-06-18T10:47:10.046-07:002010-06-18T10:47:10.046-07:00Can't tell you how many times I thought a &quo...Can't tell you how many times I thought a "tornado" might touch down only to discover I had nothing to worry about at all. Our minds can surely create a whole lot of drama!A Green Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969172758958356865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-71860783746153498102010-06-18T09:38:30.724-07:002010-06-18T09:38:30.724-07:00I know it sounds weird, but I miss the tornados. I...I know it sounds weird, but I miss the tornados. I lived my first 20 years in Michigan, and there was something magical about those storms, even though they were very scary and destructive.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688546442746669587noreply@blogger.com