Every Day is Choosing Day
In a million ways, it seems like yesterday, America's Choosing Day, is a reinforcement of the message, "I am not enough."
I invite a different message, a different process, a different perspective.
Take a breath.
Take a step back.
Place one hand on your heart center.
Place one hand on your belly.
Ask yourself:
What do I know to be true?
About myself? About "my" community? About "them"? About "their community"? About "other"? About "others' communities"? About my country? About the world I live in?
What is it that I believe?
If I believe this is a message of hate, it is a message of hate.
If I believe this is a cry for help, it is a cry for help.
If I believe this is a message and vehicle for change, it is a message and vehicle for change.
If I believe this is a call for revolution, it is a call for revolution.
If I believe this begs us to love more, this will beg us to love more.
If I believe this to be an impetus for change, this will be an impetus for change.
I vow not to lose heart.
I vow not to stop working for peace.
I vow to choose love.
I vow to work for peace.
I vow to rise up.
I vow to stand up.
I vow to keep my promises.
I vow to recognize that I am the change I wish to see in the world.
I vow to recognize the change I wish to be in the world.
It starts with me.
It starts with a different message, a different process, a different perspective. It starts with a breath. It starts with one hand on my heart center. It starts with one hand on my belly.
It starts with deep questioning of what lies in my own heart.
It starts with what lies in my own mind.
It starts with me - right here, right now.