Journal – Page 6 – MARGIE ADAM

A Word From Margie I

25th October 2004 Here it is, just days before one of the most significant presidential elections in my lifetime. Don’t things seem strangely quiet – like America is asleep- or in some kind of suspended animation? Quite odd. Not everyone is asleep though. There are strong stirrings and agitation in this eerie silence. I spent all yesterday facilitating a labyrinth walk for hundreds of open-hearted people who attended A Day of Meditation and Prayer for Peace in San Francisco. This event, sponsored by Cheri Huber of Living Compassion, also included Sylvia Boorstein, Michael Lerner and Lakota Harden among others. Several of us spoke with urgency about the real threat facing… Read More

23rd October 2004

23rd October 2004 If we don’t change the direction we’re going, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed. — Chinese proverb When I wake up on November 3, regardless of the results, I want to feel that I did all I could to affect the outcome of this critical presidential election. Rather than wring my hands and whine, I have joined hundreds of thousands of Americans who have decided to take action. Here are some efforts I have joined that fill me with energy and hope as November 2 looms in the near future: I have contributed $ and helped raise $150,000 “LGBT” money for John Kerry’s campaign… Read More

Standing Between Two Giants…

7th May 2004 As your read this message I am somewhere in Scotland. I’m still reabsorbing… For some thoughts on the March For Women’s Lives, click here. Believe me when I tell you that making this turnaround from Washington, DC back to Berkeley, CA and then on to Scotland for a month-long pilgrimage in a four-day period has been some serious gear-shifting. And.. I am deeply grateful for the opportunities that have put me here. I want to share one such singular opportunity I had over the March weekend. Those of you who are familiar with my work over the last thirty years will appreciate this. I attended a Barbara… Read More

Community Labyrinth Peace Work

23rd April 2004 Margie Adam continues her work with the labyrinth in 2004. As a member of the steering committee of the East Bay Labyrinth Project, she and numerous others are organizing to bring a stone labyrinth to an accessible public place in Berkeley, CA. If you are interested in experiencing this ancient walking meditation tool, please join her and a growing community of men, women and children EVERY Third Sunday at 3pm at Willard School on Telegraph and Derby Streets in Berkeley.

Mothers and Daughters….

23rd February 2004 My mother, Harriet McCollum, died in late November after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Although the worry and torment that has resided in my heart for many years has suddenly dissipated, the space these feelings took up is strangely empty. I know some will know what I mean when I say that the wind has been knocked out of me – and my sails. I am sure that for me, the practice is to sit with the feelings and let them roll on through. I am grateful for having turned 57 years old February 7 because at this point in my life, I can sit still.… Read More