Day Thirty Seven

To do this,

to be out there on the street with a sign,

to be effective,

(at least in my head, thinking I am being effective)

I need to connect my being there,

in my heart and mind,

to the whole world.

This is easy for me to do.

I mean,

I’m always feeling the whole world.

It’s kind of nice to be offered the stage to publicly act that way.

I kind of trance-out when I’m out there.

I’m not aware of the people in the cars,

the people walking by,

the other protestors;

at least no more or less than I am of the clouds,

or the light and shadow.

I think that is what being authentic is.

I think it’s about having an awareness of the whole,

the value of the big picture,

and knowing your place in it.

It’s about wearing that mantel of self-respect,

appreciating your own incredible value.

I think,

in part,

that is what these times are all about.

It’s a call-out to the best in all of us to take center stage.

I think that we have always,

individually,

intuitively;

I think that we have always known all this stuff,

just we didn’t know what to do with our insights,

in this dog-eat-dog existence that we call life in the here and now.

It’s time to go beyond what is or has ever been.

In some ways,

it becomes a lot easier to do,

when the leadership has fallen so low.

How could anyone possibly do worse?

You are great.

Just do it. 6. 26. 26

For as long as I have been doing this project, I explained that I could not stand with the others, as I have this leg that hurts like crazy if I stand still. Indeed, I believe my ass-shaking first began as stretching exercises between lights, trying to alleviate the pain. I’ve been through rounds of physical therapy, am doing the exercises, but it seems to get progressively worse (though thankfully it doesn’t hurt at all when I ride my bike, which I probably do 10 miles a day). Anyway, this day, I had to sit down every 10 minutes, and ended up leaving early. I don’t know what this means for the future, but I sure hope it passes, as I simply love being out there on the street. I think that creative, individual, local expression is what will change the world from now. Politics is too toxic. Money and power smells. At this time anybody can stand on the street with a sign saying whatever, and a lot of people passing by will respect you for trying. Show up regularly, and you will get noticed. Take it from there. I see this as a time of great opportunity for creative people with ideas anywhere.