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Phoenix Rising [1]
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Date: 2025-02-19
One of the newsletters I read on substack (Project 2025 Takedown!) invited readers to share a pep talk in the comments if we were able. I wasn’t feeling very peppy that day but here’s what I wrote. It actually did help me to feel a little better. Given all we are trying to absorb and reckon with, every little bit helps!
“I keep thinking this experience we are in now as a country will ultimately be the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Yes, there will be destruction and harm but something good, maybe better, will rise. In order to appreciate and protect what we have, we may have to lose, or almost lose, some of it. This is the true test of any/all guardrails. What will hold? What new protections do we need to put in place once sane governance is reinstalled? All who share info, resist, make calls, file lawsuits, vote against, etc. are part of this rising, this history. Feel despair then get back in the fight. This is what we’re called to do.”
I do believe this will be true as much as I hate that we have to go through it. At some level, I have to believe it because the alternative is unthinkable.
In a similar vein, I had a conversation with a friend recently. She was expressing deep concern about what is happening in our country and how to keep from being fearful in her daily life. I shared the idea of paying attention to how we hold ourselves both physically (in the world) and mentally/spiritually (within ourselves) to deal with the reality of our current world and all the dangers therein.
As women, we’re taught to adopt a confident, upright and alert posture when in the world as a shield against harm. Good advice for navigating the rough terrain right now. Our mental and spiritual posture is also a shield against difficulties we may face. These are turbulent times and I do believe that when more of us keep our equilibrium in the face of great turmoil, a shift can happen. There is power in that shared energy. My spiritual mentor told me years ago that it takes many drops to the make an ocean. Let us be an ocean of integrity, compassion, hope and reason that gives rise to a better country for all.
I updated my previous diary of resources for groups, writers, organizations and actions we can take to hold the line against the new administration. The link is below. There are some really good resources. I hope you find it useful.
Here’s the link:
We Do Not Concede the Fight!
You may also find this one helpful. We need to be our best selves now.
No matter what, do not give up!
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