Football -
I've been away at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center. Amazingly beautiful and peaceful.
You may or may not be aware that the Bay area has been inundated and overwhelmed by the Super Bowl.
I think Mark Morford is articulate and accurate on how it feels to be invaded by a horde who have no awareness that people actually live and work here, and are most likely not in the crowd at Levi Stadium.
http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2016/02/08/farewell-and-good-riddance-from-san-francisco-super-bowl/
The piece that is really important in Morford's rant is the part on Joe Montana, a well-loved SF 49'ers quarterback. Click there. Montana speaks of what life is like for him now. I stopped watching football when I saw a documentary on what life is like for these men and their families when the men retire from playing football. It is a life of pain.
Clearly, huge amounts of money are made off this "sport", made for a few. Do the rest of us need to support it by watching? What if everyone turned away? On Sunday, I was driving home along highway 1, cruising south along the coast, passing beach after beach. There were crowds of people enjoying the outdoors. Yes, it was a perfect weather day, but it's fun to be outside in sun, rain and snow.
We seem to be seeing a revolution of sorts politically. What if we also turned away from the "bread and circuses" created to make money for a select few? What if we said instead we are involved, paying attention, and will not allow a sleight of hand to distract? Just a thought.
A spectacle is created, created. Do we need to watch?
Each of us is creative. What stirs our blood and bones now? What nourishes a current of peace?
You may or may not be aware that the Bay area has been inundated and overwhelmed by the Super Bowl.
I think Mark Morford is articulate and accurate on how it feels to be invaded by a horde who have no awareness that people actually live and work here, and are most likely not in the crowd at Levi Stadium.
http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2016/02/08/farewell-and-good-riddance-from-san-francisco-super-bowl/
The piece that is really important in Morford's rant is the part on Joe Montana, a well-loved SF 49'ers quarterback. Click there. Montana speaks of what life is like for him now. I stopped watching football when I saw a documentary on what life is like for these men and their families when the men retire from playing football. It is a life of pain.
Clearly, huge amounts of money are made off this "sport", made for a few. Do the rest of us need to support it by watching? What if everyone turned away? On Sunday, I was driving home along highway 1, cruising south along the coast, passing beach after beach. There were crowds of people enjoying the outdoors. Yes, it was a perfect weather day, but it's fun to be outside in sun, rain and snow.
We seem to be seeing a revolution of sorts politically. What if we also turned away from the "bread and circuses" created to make money for a select few? What if we said instead we are involved, paying attention, and will not allow a sleight of hand to distract? Just a thought.
A spectacle is created, created. Do we need to watch?
Each of us is creative. What stirs our blood and bones now? What nourishes a current of peace?