Let go of fear
leave it there on the floor
next to the door
and walk through the door

then, do it again,
walk up to the door again
stop, seek the next residue of fear still lingering with you
and let it drop to the ground
and walk through the door

Do it again and again,
until letting go of any fear
becomes a new habit.

juan marcos

there are quite a few fear stories out there right now… coming from a variety of angles and perspectives.  for sure, we have many varied opinions and it seems sometimes, like that is a problem.  but maybe it is not… maybe it is simply a variety of perspectives…

When we go into an ice cream shop with lots of flavors, we don’t worry about the other flavors, we focus on the one’s we want and enjoy.  Every once in a while, we might try a new flavor.  We may or may not like it.  But we certainly don’t need to kill it.

The fear stories often come from a place of fear.  Can you eat tonight?  Do you have all your needs met in this moment.  In the human game, sometimes that is the most important thing.

There are many politicians that don’t know how to grow corn.  I look at that and I know that I more deeply resonate with someone that knows how to grow food.  Some politicians have been in the “game” for so long that they don’t even know what exists outside of their “game”.

Maybe they could take a break and learn to grow something.

We can do this.  we can move forward and create an awesome future.  we can listen to the pain, not take that pain personally, and create a better system.  We can do this because we have more skills as a group than we’ve ever had before.

I am connected to my human family (whether I want to be or not)  and because of that connection I’m going to do my best to be an elder adult in the room, and I call on all of us adults to actually be adults, or even elder adults, in this room.  In this country.  On this planet.

Thank you for all that you do.  Keep feeding your visions and your dreams.

some people like to say… “let’s keep these things separate”
but here’s the thing… where is the line drawn?
kids in cages / concentration camps IS NOT Okay with me.
It is not okay to kill people being arrested
It is not okay to allow bounties on our troops and say nothing, do nothing.
AND, all the other methods of getting these issues addressed haven’t worked for a very very long time.
SO, I’m going to do what I need to do to advocate for change…
and if that is inconvenient then there seems to be a lack of understanding… AND
anyone able to ignore these or other issues, to “separate them” from football, etc…
That Is Privilege.

We are all connected. I’m proud of those players for making a loving powerful statement.

Mitch McConnell and every Senate Republican and most House Republicans are equally responsible for everything Mr. Trump does. Since they do not vigorously reprimand his words and actions, their silence is complicity… and further demonstrates the deep corruption in the USA.

Vote.
Don’t like either candidate.  Vote for one you do, or vote for me, or vote for yourself, BUT VOTE!

participate in your life… join with others that support your issues.  that might mean joining more than one group.
VOTE!

Here we are coming up to a vote.  Some think that is enough… to vote on a person to do a job.  It is not.  Our system is corrupt and broken.  So getting someone in place is only the beginning…

*voting is just one step
* Vote
* we have lots of changes we are making and need to make
* we need everyone to join in – to help solve the problems we have.
* when the vote is complete, we start working on the next steps.
* this includes holding all accountable for the purpose of making the changes we need, and asking for atonement from those responsible for causing harm.
* this is only part of our job and opportunity.

♥

This article makes my heart ache.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/21/1971240/-No-one-is-getting-hit-harder-by-Trump-s-USPS-sabotage-than-rural-voters-the-GOP-s-most-loyal-base

The Evolving List of Important Things for Humans to Do.

This is meant to be a living list, a teaching list, a list that grows, a to do list for humankind.
add to this list in comments… but I retain the right to edit your additions.
This list is not in any special order.

1. Act like we are all related.  Make decisions from this understanding.
2. make all resources sustainable
3. make plastics out of plants.
   • make plant plastic better to solve current issues (heat, moisture, etc)
4. clean up ocean plastic
5. balloons – make them out of bio-degradable materials or stop making them.
6. clean up plastic everywhere.
7. use mushrooms to clean up oil spills and plastics and more.
8. use hemp for many things… including paper.
9. create a new hemp industry… I’ve heard bamboo is good for this too.
10. end the war machine on the planet.
11. transition all who are a part of the war machine to new vocations.
12. be patient with each other.
13. universal health care.
14. work on refugee solutions.
15. end the USA concentration camps and reunite all families.
16. random acts of kindness
17. senseless acts of beauty
18. universal preschool
19. more recess, more outdoor time for all children.
20. plants billions of trees.
21. end clear cut practices, replace with something sustainable.
22. end fracking.
23. empower build a sustainable energy infrastructure that honors nature.
24. reforest the deserts.
25. reallocate money in budgets for services that are needed – Defund the police does not mean get rid of police… it means take away responsibilities that the police have that would be better addressed with other strategies and programs.  Like Mental Health Services, Like addressing homelessness.  and much more.
26. make amends to all indigenous tribes / peoples.

Let’s be clear.  No matter who is elected, we have a ton of work to do.  Biden and Harris are still a product of a system bound together with colonialism, racism and white supremacy until these systems are healed or replaced.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.  AND WE CAN DO IT.  WHAT WE CANNOT DO IS SIT BACK ON OUR BOTTOMS AND LET “THEM” DO IT.

Every piece of movement in this process of dismantling the American Empire… we need to keep asking for what we want and get better and better at addressing the issues.  Get better and better at the specifics of what that looks like.  Use accurate language that sends the message we want to send, and listen to the replies when our message is received incorrectly.

Let’s keep going with the voice of change, the voice of atonement, the voice of the connected human future.