Sophia Bonnie Wodin

  Vernal Equinox: a time of Balance.   The Balance of darkness turning towards light.   A time to turning outwards after a winter of reflection.   A time of action following, this year, a winter of action.   Whoops!   Many of us have been more active this past winter than we have been in a long time.   What do we do now? How can we reflect this changing cycle?   If you are like me, you fire yourself up for an action and before there’s a chance to sit back and reflect, a new action claims our attention. How do we find Balance? Clarissa Pinkola Estes is frequently quoted saying, “We are made for these times….”   Indeed it seems that we are.   We charge into the fray feeling empowered among our sisters and brothers working together. Idyllic? Yes. Then we turn on our device-of-choice to find ourselves called back to the streets, the phone, the letter-writing desk, the meeting, the workshop.   The possibi...

“Can we be like drops of water falling on the stone Splashing, Breaking, Dispersing in air Weaker than the stone by far but be aware That as time goes by the rock will wear away. And the water comes again…..”                               By Meg Christian* Persistent as drops of water.   That’s exactly what we are when we speak out and stand up for our rights. As living beings.   As women and people of color, disabled and able-bodied, LGBTQ and gender fluid.   Coming together as neighbors of differing races and faiths standing strong in our hope of a life-affirming future. We can become like water.   We can boil with anger, surge with conviction and flood the restraints of denial with our determination. Like drops of water, individuals merge when the call comes, rising up and connecting. ...