S7 - Ep. 5 - Colonization: A Thief of Inner Peace

“As a friendly suggestion, that we decolonize by not giving that word power anymore, and that we put it in our mind that we’re going to become solution focused from the problems that were caused by colonization” – Saa Hiil Thut (Gerry Oldman) Hello Friends & Relatives and welcome back to another episode of Teachings in the Air! This episode is titled “Colonization: A Thief of Inner Peace” We are in season 7 of TIA titled #InnerPeace Welcome back to another episode of TIA, where Gerry shares his thoughts on his experiences with decolonization. After being asked many times by different groups to talk about his views on the subject, Gerry has had lots of time to develop his own views to express. In today’s episode. Gerry shares his first hearing of the term, and his personal encounters with learning, experiences, and talking about colonization for many years. It has been a long journey with the subject, and Gerry shares suggestions of being solution focused, putting things down that aren’t yours to carry.