Voting is one of the most important responsibilities and privileges of our democracy. And this November, we experience one of the most important elections of our lives. Please vote. My wish for you as you complete your ballot, place it in a mailbox or drop box, or go to your polling place, is that you … Continue reading Vote your gratitude
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Independence day and hope
As we in the U.S. celebrated the anniversary of adopting the Declaration of Independence from the government of King George III of Great Britain, I read these words from David Cole, national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union. They resonated with the original "just causes" listed in the Declaration, and they resonated with … Continue reading Independence day and hope
What the sun thinks of us
It is the end of the day of summer solstice. The light of the sun lingers, dawdles as long as it will all year, before setting gently in the northwest sky. Tomorrow, the path of the earth's rotation shifts toward winter. I imagine the sun watching us, we humans. I imagine it sees us all … Continue reading What the sun thinks of us
Words, Emotion, Peace
50 years ago this week, we lost a leader in the movement to make our country, and our world, more humane.
Peace
Celebrating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: peace is the path.
Happy New Year: welcome, 2018
Wishes, hopes, aspirations for the new year.
On September 11, again
From a post on this date a few years ago: On a day so bittersweet in our history, a day when we saw the best and worst of humanity side by side, just a brief thought: Never forget, most assuredly, never forget. Always remember the power of love.
Stand with love and light
Today our hearts ache because we are all human.
The passion of compassion
In honor of spring holidays this week, or last, or next, or any time we celebrate compassion and love.
Dignity for all
Art by Shepard Fairey, made available as part of the We The People Project
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 