She was Done…

I’m not sure what made me think of this one today. There’s not more going on in the world today, than yesterday, that would make me think and feel this way. Maybe that’s the problem. It’s still the same.

Yes, change is being made, but not quickly enough. Plus the last year has shown me how deep the rot goes and how easily we can be pushed back on the path of progress.

I hear many spiritual people say, “We have to see the darkness to shine the light on it. I am glad this happening, I am glad this stuff is being exposed.” While this statement may be true, it can also be true that sometimes it just sucks that we are still fighting these battles. It sucks that it’s so entrenched in our country and the highest offices in our land. And being angry and fed up with that doesn’t mean you aren’t being spiritual or taking the high road. In fact, if your anger leads to effective action to change things, that is the high road. 

I sometimes get tired that it’s presented as an “either-or” option, rather than a “both-and” one. I can see the opportunity in the worst of humanity being exposed AND I can be downright pissed that it’s happening and call it out when I see it. Don’t simply paste positive spiritual psychology over what is happening in the world. Feel what you feel. Say what you need to say. Then take action to create the change you want to see. For me…that’s the dream of a beloved community MLK spoke so eloquently of…it’s my guiding vision. What’s yours?