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Soulful Sunday: Why I Marched

“What do you want?” 

“Social Justice!”

“When do you want it?”

“Now!”

These are the cries and chants we yelled yesterday in Boise, Idaho, USA.  I don’t know what others’ agenda was;  but I do know here in Boise, it was for the rights of all, big and small, every gender, every orientation.  It is my responsibility as a citizen, if I am able to have ACTIVE role in democracy so that the voices of the many are heard. We will support our President because it IS a democracy,    Some people thought it was disrespectful to have a rally the day after Trump was inaugurated,  but if AMERICA BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE, then we need to keep what matters to us in the forefront.   And Women’s Rights = Human Rights.  (That’s an EQUAL SIGN!)   Women have worked far to long and hard for anyone to forget the rights gained the past century and have progress rewound.  Never forget.

I had a lump in my throat as I witnessed the sea of people in all directions, and I had that shaky billy  goat sound when I spoke.  I was a PROUD AMERICAN in that moment exercising my rights as a citizen.  It was peaceful; the people were kind and respectful; the air was full of celebration and yes, the air was full of FREEDOM.  These are the rights I fought for…

I MARCHED FOR YOU!

I saw a grandpa with a sign saying he marched for his wife, his daughters and his granddaughters.  There were men and women and children, people of all ages and color and all value systems.  And it was beautiful.  You can say what you want…but I know why I marched.

I MARCHED FOR YOU!

 

I wanted to show you some of the signs we saw while we were out and what OUR PEACEFUL focus was.

 


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More Sunflower Textures

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Hard to capture this because of the angle of the sun, but it reminded me of Salvador Dali…melted face of a sunflower.

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Beautiful  strangers I didn’t plant but arrived.

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These were shook off some, but the stalks and roots are enormous! One stalk was about two inches in diameter!

I will miss these treasures. The last storm, left me only a handful…feels like a summer goodbye…barefoot & my face to the life source.

Today’s contribution to Tuesdays of Texture (de monte y mar).  


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One Word – Gratitude

Every year I choose one word to guide me throughout the year.  It’s easier to remember one word than a slew of resolutions that I will probably break.  With age, comes wisdom.   Don’t get me wrong, I still set goals in each of the categories, family, career, health, etc., but the one word gives me a more centralized focus.  I’m more apt to make my goals if I am specific, clear and realistic.  I like moving forward; and this provides the perfect opportunity for me.

My word this year is GRATITUDE.  I have been given so much.  I must never forget that I have been blessed beyond measure, and that when something doesn’t go well, it’s a minor bump.

In my classroom, we have two days a week where we pick a word to focus on for the day.  What’s nice about this is that it does keep goals clear for the kids.  They are only 7, but they can remember words like respect and responsible and caring and outstanding.  What if everything I did in my day was OUTSTANDING?  Can you imagine the day you would have?

I passed by a quote the other day, I wish I would have written it down or gotten the author’s name, but it was something like this:   Live as if everything is rigged in your favor.  How positive is that?

And now, if every day is lived in pure Gratitude, anything new that I receive will be like frosting, right?

Happy New Year my dear friends, and may your day be filled with much joy and exciting adventures!

Namaste,

Marie