In my Oct. 31st blog entitled “On Grassroots Efforts,” which was about finding ways to be connective in a national environment that is divisive, I said I would bring to the readers anything that came to me that showed possibilities, and something was shared with me about an organization called Indivisible.org, which is 6,000 U.S. chapters strong. This came from members of the Berkeley Chapter, and it appears to have lots of options for connecting (i.e. going on line, attending meetings, engaging in activities.) It maintains a newsletter on current concerns and has some political overtones, which may or may not be appealing to some. At any rate it is a connective possibility.
Just as a tap on the shoulder, I would remind us that wherever and however we find ourselves as human beings deeply involved in spiritual living, acts of connection are very healing, to ourselves and our surroundings. When we are in the midst of national distortions and media hysteria, there must be a place where we can at least feel truth, even if we are not seeing or hearing it in the public domain. Perhaps much of this could be within our own senses of integrity and basic wellbeing, which cannot be disturbed by any person, place or thing external to ourselves---unless we permit it. We can bring our best senses of self to each day, and this would be the highest gift of all.
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