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Nastiness in the campaign
cannot lead to
kindness in the legislature.
One candidate says
We do it because it’s effective:
our polls go up,
more people go to the polls,
anger is good.
I wonder as you do
if he will sell himself
for a few votes,
what else will he
sell himself for?
If she can only see
what the other lacks
is she lacking
the imagination we need?
What kind of government
do we deserve
if we elect only
those who become
nastiest?

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 712

It does not matter if
we become lost
Every one loses
the
way because there is no
one
way The young mother
stumbles, drops her baby
a man and a woman
no longer strangers
hurry to clean up her blood
and get her to her feet
while
she soothes her infant
and recalls
where
she was going and
why
The thread
we see looking back
The thread is of
wholeness
We are
always already home

Please pass it on.

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It is out of the emptiness
of this circle
that G*d begins
us new each instant
Eden tells us the world is ever new
and we are in charge
for good or ill
Easter tells us we have
a fresh slate each day
and we are in charge
of what unfolds
being the salt of the earth
we are not led
but turned loose
it will all work for good
to those who love
out of this emptiness

:- Doug.