Pod 3 (
and ) has created this collaborative article as a call to action for all of us: to ask the question where is the Mother in me?We need Mother energy more than ever. How do we all embody that in our lives and our world? Mothering self, Mothering children, Mothering the world.
The mother in me
Is in my root chakra.
There are no flowers
Or tender stories
With this mama:
She was buried alive.
She is haggard
And hungry
And brought to the edge of insanity –
The lineage of generations
Of neglect.
Still, we can draw near to her
Asking her what we ask any monstrous thing:
What are you hungry for?
And we find inside
Under the caked dirt of discardment
Under the thin ghost-skin
When we find a way to lift her up
And feed her
Look into her mangled eyes
She points to my children:
Half-risen from the grave where she wants to rest
Take care of them, she whispers
And I promise her I will
And it’s only then that her ghostly form
Goes underground
To sleep
At last.
We would like to introduce you to Dr. Youssef Ashour from Gaza - Khan Yunis (Palestine).
He writes:
“We are now staying in a tent somewhere in Rafah in completely inhumane conditions, where the food has run out, there is no electricity, no water, no toilet, the weather is cold and rainy, there is bombing and terror, and we are waiting for death at every moment. .
We enter the fourth month of hell, terror and fear. This genocide has gone on for too long, and our mental health and lives are in constant danger. We truly cannot take any more (I cannot describe enough what I have been dealing with every day in the hospitals for the past 92 days. We have reached a point where there is no longer any hope for us here in Gaza, and we are sadly waiting for our turn to die. .) Even if a ceasefire is established, it will not be possible to quickly repair the damage in Gaza.”
They are trying to evacuate his elderly parents, himself and his wife, his four sisters and their husbands, as well as the 10 children between them all. We are asking that you consider donating to their GoFundMe and, even if that is not an option, sharing their story and information everywhere you can.
We found Dr Youssef Ashour through Operation Olive Branches ongoing list of vetted and verified families trying to save their lives.