Unfortunately, it is a human trait to not change direction until the road ahead is absolutely impassable. That is the Point of Critical Unworkability. That forces a change. Things have to become so utterly terrible that there is no alternative but to change. We're not there yet, but getting closer. As with the end of The Golden Age, things advanced to such an extreme inequity, that messy & abrupt change was inevitable, which brought about a better life for the world eventually.
I don't know if this has been shared in this thread or not, so apologies if it's a repeat.
This is a simple and brilliant form of resistance they are using in Chicago that I really hope spreads!
You need to hear what Chicago is doing to fight back against ICE. And then copy it.
And on an encouraging note, a few weeks ago we drove out to central Oregon (I'm from Portland). It dawned on me when we got home that we didn't see a single DT sign or even those stupid flags flying on anyone's truck!
(A lot of the drive is pretty rural or small town. Not long ago we definitely would have seen them).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6WQUEFsRQ
I just watched this video, which is a marvelous Law of Attraction no nonsense, real world listen.
Ignore her snark about crystal balls and listen to what she is saying.
Remember, it is our ENERGY that draws things to us, so don't buy into the dark's (rapidly decaying) use of our fears and doubts.
It's not ignoring or stuffing emotions that will free us. It is transmuting them.
SO. Find ways to get that fear out of your body. I scream into a pillow 🤣 and have been known to throw things. I don't rage clean—unfortunately for me, I rage throw--usually the pillow I have been screaming into.I have been known to stomp around spewing my feelings like a two year old. Hoping the neighbors can't hear me. When I've rage cried or screamed enough, then I go take a shower. (Get it out of your body!) Sometimes I write my anger out longhand and then shred it. Longhand writing gets the energy out of me and into the paper through my hand writing. Shredding demolishes the negative words on the page. Then I take the shredded remains out of the house and into the garbage bin.
I posted a graphic with words Spirit gave me a few posts above this, but the short and vital part of that transmittal is to do the following with your fear/anger/frustration/whatever negative:
ACKNOWLEDGE. TRANSMUTE. RECLAIM. RECHARGE. USE.
It works. Namaste ❤️ 🌼 ❤️
For those who long to do more but are restrained by physicalities and age..
https://substack.com/home/post/p-177848805
Well one major method of resistance is voting. And I hope that we get good results around the country today. I am especially hoping for Mikie to win in NJ. But the other elections too, Democrats need their wins.
Well, just got done working the polls in my city in Ohio. As I was assisting a gentleman to begin voting, he asked if it was too late to change party affiliation. I said yes, but today's ballot is not a Republican or Democrat only ballot. Lots of local issues. Any way, I said the primary next year is when he can change, and it will be more involved, etc. He said oh yes it will. I went back to check his party affiliation, and it was R. I wonder what his thoughts are concerning his want to change, and if he will follow through?
NYC exuberant in their new mayor -- watching this spontaneous joy in Washington Park (NYC) will boost your joy. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMsDphAd/
In Boston, the Mayor sent a strong message to Attorney General Bondi which made my heart fill with pride: CLICK Here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNjWMuEOp00/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
"Boston has always been a city of revolution, of innovation, or the public good, and never bowing down to tyranny."
"More than a hundred years before your home state was founded, Bostonians were across the street in Fanueil Hall setting the foundation for our country's democracy and rule of law."
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNjWMuEOp00/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
How can we keep the blue wave going right now? While the other side plots its next moves, we must keep building our own empowerment.
One path is to truly "see" and be inspired by those leaders who have come forward now.
After the presidential election, I looked with concern for leaders of the resistance. The people were in shock; I was in shock. Oh, most of us knew what was unfolding in the T camp, what would always unfold if T got into power. But it was still a shock to see it happening. And there seemed to be no strong leadership to rally around.
Now we are back in our bodies, finding our bearings.
We are seeing powerful voices rise. More will follow.
Our movement grows stronger when we, the people, recognize and lift up the leaders who helped make this blue wave possible. When we fill our hearts with those who inspire us, we draw on their strength. By amplifying them, we empower ourselves—and everyone who listens.
I always see Ruth Bader Ginsburg in spirit, but I also want to take in the spirits of living leaders: Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NYC's new mayor Zohran Mamdani, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and of course Bernie Sanders, who has carried this mission his entire career.
These are the souls who inspire me. Who inspires you? I know there are others who’ve been leading.
I also wonder—what is the invisible strength these people have to reach the masses?
I believe it’s heart strength. The electromagnetic field of the heart is 5,000 times stronger than that of the brain. That’s a fact. Heart strength may be the secret current these leaders carry—it’s what pulls the rest of us upward.
It is heart power that will stand up to the dark forces trying to steal our democracy, harm immigrants, and demonize those who serve the public good—scientists, healthcare advocates, military service members, and representatives who honor the Constitution.
And it is heart power that will save our democracy. These leaders help us find it—within ourselves, and within each other.
So what am I asking here? To highlight our leaders. And help others to rise.
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@jeanne-mayell another great leader to follow for the list. I have absolutely zero doubts and worries that she will be representing Michigan in the United States Senate for many many years to come. Mallory McMorrow. One of the most genuine light ringers I have ever had the pleasure to meet, shake hands with, send some text messages back-and-forth with, and get a selfie with. They do not come more genuine and honest than her