A fellow fiber friend posted yesterday about her feeling of general anxiety and fear about the outcome for our country after this most pivotal election. The feeling that all the good that is inherent in this extraordinary beautiful population that we are a part of would be once again ripped off by the few that would seek to silence the voice of true freedom. I recognized that feeling of dread and it was with me all day yesterday, too.
And as I watched the coverage, I felt that fear rise. I tried to quell it by keeping busy. Cleaning. (What i do to relieve anxiety!) Then as the night wore on hope and confidence began to build. But yet I refused to celebrate until there was complete certainty that it was true. And now it IS TRUE! I am in awe! In the end, as I looked at the crowds of young people celebrating in the streets, looking for all the world like mullticolord strands of fiber blended into a beautiful skein of yarn, i thought of my sons, now 18, and 21 and children of friends who are slightly older, and i felt proud. Proud that there were enough of us in our generation to instill these values in next generation. This generation. There is still a little place, this morning for that fear that it will be taken away. That it is a dream that i will wake from. But I will push it down and live in a state of creative gratitude. Let us manifest our dream! Let us weave the fabled tapestry of life that we know we can. In peace, love and abundance to all!
Hi Luna,
ReplyDeletethe Obama moment has certainly galvanised many in the world that we can work for change and a better future. congratulations to you for all the changes you have made to live your dream too. It certainly looks and sounds idyllic and i am so glad you are doing something you care about. Those sheep really produce some remarkable wool ripe for transformation. Maybe if we all try to transform ourselves in little ways we will get the change we and the planet need - I have been really enjoying the book, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and have found it inspiring.
Lots of love from the land that used to ride on the sheep's back but now shears mother earth of her multi-coloured threads and ships those threads to the furnaces of the world. Lynne
Yay America! Yay us!
ReplyDeleteAnd Indiana went blue! Much happiness and hope here at the bunny palace!