5th December 2005

My Dear friends –

Doesn’t it seem like we’re just careening at 180 mph toward the end of 2005? I feel like I need a seatbelt to sit at my desk these days and answer my emails. Whew!

Margie Adam playing the piano.
Photo by Donna A. Korones
This past year has been quite a journey for many of us – more like a roller coaster ride than a drive in the country. There have been many twists and turns, devastating natural and man-made disasters, a critical turn toward ending the war in Iraq (Thanks, Rep. Murtha!), and particular challenges to women (reproductive rights), poor people in the Gulf Coast region and gay people (equal access to the benefits and responsibilities of marriage).

I don’t see a clear path toward peace and justice at this moment and yet… there are flames of hope illuminating the darkness. One light in particular burns in my consciousness.. It is truly hopeful that the enduring legacy of Rosa Parks‘ activism have been reaffirmed and elevated to new national visibility by the acknowledgment given her passing. I am deeply inspired not only by her act of individual courage and defiance but by all the years of service she gave to the peace and justice movement before and after that historic moment on the bus. She reminds me that I am only required to do what I can, where I am with what I have – one day at a time. Thank you, Ms. Parks.

From One to Another –

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