Birthing This New World

Prior to the election I saw a picture someone had posted with a drawing of a muscular, shirt sleeves rolled up, top buttons undone and hat off, fists clenched, and obviously testosterone driven Uncle Sam with the caption, "Time to Take Our Country Back!" And I so agreed - with the words. The essence of what that means to me is, however, very different and this other heartfelt image is with me tod

ay. Rather than the angry, aggressive white male image with the strong sense of Me against a Them, the image I see is inclusive. There would be a photograph or drawing of a wonderful diversity of people - from all political parties, both genders, all ages. The image would include a beautiful mosaic of ethnicities and cultures and races and religions. And perhaps the image would include some of our animal friends and other beings with whom we humans share this beautiful Earth. And there would be a strong sense of the Feminine and Masculine intertwined and equally valued and strong - authentically strong in a heart-centered and deeply interconnected and conscious way rather than any pretense of false and destructive strength which implies power over, domination, oppression, us versus them. And we would all be there together in a place with images which reflect beauty and collapse, dying and rebirth. And we would know that there much work to be done to take this country back - and truly to reclaim the territory of so much of our planet and so much of our hearts - from those forces which would have us all stay polarized, colluding in destruction, drowning in the illusion of separation, asleep. And we would know that we are all in this together, living in these extraordinary times, rooting into the Sacred role each and every one of us is here to play in the work of birthing this new world. One which cares for all. This is the image I see. We are all in this together, and together we are one. Namaste. ♥