(Written in September 2006)
\nOpened a communication from NHPA (New Hampshire Peace Action) with the text of a full page ad that says in positive terms what I was trying to say a few pages ago \u2014 do you want your tax dollars to support a failing war effort, or to help our schools, neighborhoods, etc.\u00a0 I got momentarily fired up & Kayla said she\u2019d contribute $20.\u00a0 But this morning \u2014 even as I read it to Kayla, I felt the let down.\u00a0 It articulates a worthwhile vision, one that warms my heart \u2014 and at the end it says \u201cVote\u201d Vote?\u00a0 Vote for a corporate controlled Democrat instead of a corporate-controlled Republican? Vote \u2014 and see your vote lost, uncounted, nullified by a Supreme Court Judge?\u00a0 We need to do more than vote.\u00a0 We need to take back our democracy…<\/p>\n
Told Lynelle how despairing I was feeling \u2014 she recommended prayer.\u00a0 I remember, when I was really bummed out in the winter and I went to Kripalu, and recommitted to spiritual practice, without the expectation that I would feel better.\u00a0 So.\u00a0 Here\u2019s my prayer: May the hearts of people be changed so that they will be willing to live more sustainably.\u00a0 May the hearts of people be changed so that they will be willing to live more sustainably.\u00a0 May the hearts of people be changed so that they will be willing to live more sustainably.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(Written in September 2006) Opened a communication from NHPA (New Hampshire Peace Action) with the text of a full page ad that says in positive terms what I was trying to say a few pages ago \u2014 do you want … Continue reading