“We have an obligation to imagine. It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different”-Neil Gaiman
How have you imagined something into reality?
“With another St. Patrick’s Day having come and gone, I ponder the calamities and the strengths of my heritage. To do other than persist would be to dishonor those who have gone before. Too many things matter for me to give up. Life is too precious for me to say die. If desperate action is likely to be required, then I must gird myself with stories of strength. Although I can barely see the further shore, I must hold fast to the conviction that we will get there; that love will not only survive, but thrive. Others have done it. So can I.”-Maureen Killoran
How do the stories of your heritage help you persist?
“We face a challenge to democracy:
a challenge that calls us to hope in moments of despair,
a challenge that asks us to persist in the faith
that we can and must make a difference.” -Pat Uribe-Lichty
How do you persist in the faith that you can make a difference?
International Women’s Day has just passed, and in the US it’s Women’s History Month. Let us pause today to celebrate women–all women. The erasure of any women from this celebration–trans women, queer women, women of color, disabled women–does an injustice to all people.
Who is a woman you would like to celebrate today?
The steady footing of the ballet dancer is captivating. Their grace is astonishing. How many years of preparation did it take to achieve this mastery? How many weeks trudging off to the studio before school? How persistent they must have been in those early days when it seemed too hard to continue! -Lori Stone (CLF)
When have you found a way to persist, even though the mastery you sought seemed beyond your grasp?
