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January 2009 
Get Out and Vote!!
Posted on Oct 30th, 2008
by 
gaiagirl
gaiagirl
The big day is quickly approaching. Unless 
you are dead, or simply not paying any attention what so ever, you are aware of the energy building as we approach this monumental time. Since I don't watch any TV, or pay much mind to main stream news, I'm not caught up in the hype factor. For me the energy has more to do with the big questions we are facing as a nation, what's really going to happen (vs what they are hyping us up for), and what will be the result of what happens? My belief is that this is the most important election I will possibly see in my life time.
Living a life of Whole Health incorporates our contribution to the community around us, and places a positive value on the sense of purpose gathered from that contribution. Acting on our given right to vote is a powerful way to contribute to the health of the world around us. I hope each of you will be taking the time to place your vote this coming Tues, Nov 4th and thereby making your contribution, a contribution I might add, that does matter. Get informed. Learn about the propositions and political candidates in your area and know that you are making a difference.
In the meantime here is a poem I recently came across in the We'Moon calender, by Diane Bergstrom, that really speaks to me right now.
Remind Me
Darkness always births the light.There is no insanity without surfacing reason, Apathy can give way to conviction and action.
Remind me.
There is no suppression with eventual uprising. Public silence unleashes individual voices. Where there is death there must be life.
Remind me.
Where there is waste, growth will be forged. Narcissistic leaders incense empowered communities. Censorship spurs collective voices.
Remind me.
Senseless occupations cause people to question. Unjustified spending arouses investigations. The pendulum always swings.
Remind me.
Hopelessness, despair, intolerance and fear can debilitate. belief, anger, purpose, education, and faith can facilitate. What can I do?
Remind me.
Your voice counts!!
Living a life of Whole Health incorporates our contribution to the community around us, and places a positive value on the sense of purpose gathered from that contribution. Acting on our given right to vote is a powerful way to contribute to the health of the world around us. I hope each of you will be taking the time to place your vote this coming Tues, Nov 4th and thereby making your contribution, a contribution I might add, that does matter. Get informed. Learn about the propositions and political candidates in your area and know that you are making a difference.
In the meantime here is a poem I recently came across in the We'Moon calender, by Diane Bergstrom, that really speaks to me right now.
Remind Me
Darkness always births the light.There is no insanity without surfacing reason, Apathy can give way to conviction and action.
Remind me.
There is no suppression with eventual uprising. Public silence unleashes individual voices. Where there is death there must be life.
Remind me.
Where there is waste, growth will be forged. Narcissistic leaders incense empowered communities. Censorship spurs collective voices.
Remind me.
Senseless occupations cause people to question. Unjustified spending arouses investigations. The pendulum always swings.
Remind me.
Hopelessness, despair, intolerance and fear can debilitate. belief, anger, purpose, education, and faith can facilitate. What can I do?
Remind me.
Access: Public
I voted yesterday beause I am on the alternate list to be a poll worker and might not get a chance to vote on Tuesday in my precinct. Everyone at the county recorders office who was there to vote looked so somber! I was excited, and filled with hope, not fear. I have been participating in political forums for months, and 90% of what I read is fear-based. I am one of the lone voices of hope and optimism, because without hope, where is there room for possibility?
So I applaud your voting push! I indeed felt like I was contributing an important voice in a community that is extremely conservative. (I kept wondering why I saw many McPalin signs and no Obama signs, until I read in the paper that more than 50 people have had their Obama signs stolen from their yards….so they all started donating money to his campaign every time a sign was stolen! I thought that was a positive way of dealing with the situation!)
-A Proud Voter….