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When Profound Feels Sacred

My youngest of three AfricanAmerican adopted sons has profound nonwhite nonstraight nonverbal cerebral palsy. Profound in at least not being privileged or victimized by internal LeftBrain dominance, violent micro-aggressions, zero-sum competitive thinking Either positively True and Good or negatively False and Bad, laughable or humorless Sacred indigenous consciousness feels more Right-Elder brainstem bodymind nondualistic synergy friendly energy which is my son's political blessing and his capital secularizing segregating colonizing economic disabled curse. Youngest son communes with music more fluidly co-empathic than linguistic communications He touches and sings and chants through echoing shouts and exclamatory barks, short nonphonetic phrases, lip smacking, and belly laughs. When he cries, which is seldom, he cries silently No vocal cords Profound inhaling wet gasps and exhaling sad sacred shakes. He laughs unconditionally from his root chakra warm unguarded soul and bicamerally cries from his buddha co-empathic eyes.

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Date: 11/3/2022 9:36:00 AM
wow this is deep intelligent and sensitive by nature, I love it,
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Gerald Dillenbeck
Date: 11/3/2022 11:24:00 AM
Imagine how blessed I feel to be his primary caregiver and taker I hope he understands, in a profound and sacred way, that truly we take care of each other, each in our own interdependent, co-invested way. Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated. I remember we wrote something together a few years back. GD

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