i’d sure like to see some of this embodied in the folks who are publicly denouncing and defaming the members of manzanita’s city council.
geez lawheez, give them a break! they are volunteers with nothing to gain from voting yes or no on any agenda item.
om peace namaste
lucy brook
To Live Our Own Lives
To live our own lives, not having to attack or defend,
knowing how each of us can give to others, to our family,
to strangers, to this earth, to beings we shall never see.
As we listen to many voices and changing representation,
we recognize that it is in the independent expression
of our own choices and values that we realize our freedom, live our own lives.
And it is heartening to see each meal train
appear, how we share our seeds, restore and repurpose a grange, protect a library, realize we are not alone, stronger together.
Regardless of what is driving the media ratings,
we can give support to the children in Ukraine, Gaza, Nehalem.
We can always ease up to live our own lives with compassion.