The V O T E
y o u r s:
I’m not asking if you used yours
this past week. . .
I’m asking if you are
e x e r c i s i n g
your vote at
this very moment?
I’m not asking
W H O
you voted for. . .
I’m imploring
W H A T
you vote for
day by day
moment by moment?
History
was made
this past Tuesday
as America came to
v o t e
once again. . .
i m p r e s s i o n s
are more importantly being made
every moment
a vote
much more important than
what happens every four years
is the one
that we
m a k e
countless times
a d a y. . .
n o w ;
we are hearing
we are seeing
we are feeling
we are experiencing
a myriad of emotions
ever since
T H E V O T E :
Grief
Anger
Shock
Fear
Disbelief
Elation
and we do what we do best
when any one of those things intrude on us:
T U R N A W A Y
A Suggestion:
Turn Towards
I T
D A R E. . .
EMBRACE IT. . .
Why?
Because we can’t control the
u n c o n t r o l l a b l e. . .
Just because we like
fairytale like
h a p p y e n d i n g s
seldom guarantees them;
The more sure bet guarantee is
c h a n g e
u n c e r t a i n t y. . .
There is brutal suffering in our world. . .
in our Nation
but there is an abundance of
C O M P A S S I O N
to confront that suffering. . .
The Buddhists
have an age old saying:
BEFORE ENLIGHTENMENT, CHOP WOOD AND CARRY WATER; AFTER ENLIGHTENMENT, CHOP WOOD AND CARRY WATER
Can you give that a VOTE?
NO ONE IS GREATER THAN ALL OF US
Can you give that a VOTE?
LOVE IS THE GREATEST FORCE IN AND OUT OF THIS WORLD
Can you give that a VOTE?
BEING A CARING CATALYST IS A CONSTANT CHANGE AGENT
Can you give that a VOTE?
No one can ever take our VOTE away. . .
Especially
The one we choose to exercise
our
compassion
our
love
our
willingness to be open and affirming
our
openness to embrace
the uncomfortable
until it becomes
more bearable. . .
To SHOW UP
when it’s least popular
or even advantageous
Can you give that a VOTE. . .
Then you’ve just
chopped a forest of wood
carried a Lake of water
and made history
that hopefully gets
r e p e a t e d
endlessly. . .
Can you give that a VOTE?
L O V E
is
L O V E
Right Side UP
and maybe more especially
UP Side down. . .
W i l l you give that a VOTE ?
Congratulations on a Campaign well run
an Election well won
. . .now l e a d
where aimless haven’t followed
and followers haven’t yet gone. . .
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