Swirling Fall
It is fall in Michigan. Leaves are swirling to the ground, as I walk in the crisp air. It has been unusually warm the last few months. We have moved through an extended summer, right into cool fall temperatures. Just as the squirrels and wild creatures prepare for the cold days and nights, I too, have pulled out my coats, mittens, hats, and boots, ready at a moment’s notice for the first snow fall.
Leaves are not the only things swirling in the atmosphere as of late. Campaign battles are fierce with rhetoric, even more so, with the advent of social media. Collectively, thoughts are swirling through our heads, not sure of the best place to land or even wanting to land at all. Staying grounded, focused, and centered is especially difficult during these times.
It is challenging to know what to believe or where your heart and head align. Yet, as spiritual beings, living in a physical body, this is what we must do. In all honestly, I do not care for either candidate. I do not care for the political system that dictates our sole choices and options.
On the other hand, this is what we have created as a collective and therefore, we must care. We must first care enough to stay informed, but not oversaturated. We must care to voice our opinion and vote. As a woman, I will vote, because my sisters fought hard to win this privilege for me. It is a privilege. We need to exercise it or fear losing it again.
We must stand up for our rights as citizens, as the indigenous and non-native people are doing at the Standing Rock Reservation. They are fighting for their land and our land. They are fighting for their water and our water. They are fighting for our combined freedom.
Much is at stake and at risk, as new and old ideas swirl together into fall. The snow is coming. Take action now. Stay informed. Stay involved. Voice your opinion, with respect to all. Pray, demonstrate, sign petitions, write letters, call, email, and support those causes most dear to you. Energy flows where action goes.
The leaves will soon be guided to their destination. Are you ready?
Susan J. McFarland
October 2016
