When War Becomes Background Noise
From WeBeTheChange: Conversations with Evolutionaries by Colleen Akiko
June 10, 2026 · 23 min · Season 2 · Episode 43
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of war on the human heart and societal consciousness through a conversation with elder author Dan Strawn.
What happens to the human heart when war fades into daily life? In this three part WeBeTheChange series, A Collage of War , we’ll journey into the historical conscience of war with elder author Dan Strawn. Dan Strawn opens this first episode with a short but potent poem he wrote before the Iraq invasion. Then he widens the frame: war as a bully-pattern, war as greed, war as a spiritual injury to a nation’s character. His lived memory carries a steady insistence to not normalize what should break our hearts. If you’ve felt overwhelmed by the current clamor, you’ll appreciate the slower tempo of this episode to actually see the shape of what’s happening. For a free place to practice presence and reflection together, find your invitation to the Bowl of Light Café at SongRise.live .
People in this episode
Host: Colleen Akiko
Guest: Dan Strawn
Topics covered
- war
- human heart
- historical conscience
- spiritual injury
- presence
- reflection
Keywords
- war
- human heart
- Dan Strawn
- spiritual injury
- presence
- reflection
- A Collage of War
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SongRise.live
Books & works: A Collage of War, Bowl of Light Café
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