ConsciousCreation

Actually, it’s almost Monday morning and I almost just went to bed without even trying to put something down. And then I heard myself tell someone earlier today “Do or do not, there is no try, young Skywalker. So here I am at the computer, wondering if there is anything worth typing tonight.

My first thought was to bring something from the lesson I gave this morning; however, I realized a long time ago that once the ideas are expressed, either by writing them down or speaking them during the service, it’s difficult for me to restate them. So, what’s my second thought?

Today, that is August 24th, is my youngest sister’s 70th birthday. I had left her a video of me singing Happy Birthday this morning, even before I had my first cup of coffee 🙂 And I posted a message for her on Facebook this afternoon. Somehow, thought, it seemed that the big 70 needed a phone call! It was good to talk with her and tell her how much I love her. When we hung up, it dawned on me that my baby sister is 70 year old ~ how is that possible when I know I’m only 55! HA! Well, at least that’s how old I feel most of the time.

At that point, all these things you hear when you have a major milestone birthday came back to me – it’s only a number; you’re as young as you feel; we just get better as we get older; the body just ain’t what it used to be; you’re just a silver-haired old hippie making noise; did you not have computers and cell phones when you were in school; did your parents really let you just roam the neighbor as long as you were home for dinner; you DON”t have a TikTok account?;

In so many ways, the world was different in my youth! The phone was stuck on the wall; google search was the card catalog at the public library; cursive writing was the order of the day; home ec was for girls and shop was for boys; all the kids in my school were white and spoke English;

And then folks who Steven Miller called today’s silver-haired old hippies started questioning the way things were and many of those “things” began to change and evolve. Places where people gathered became a vibrant tapestry with colors woven together and the voices were rich with diverse languages. Phones came off the walls and got smaller and more powerful. The library went online and information/news from around the world took seconds to reach you. Laws changed to clarify, strengthen, and support our founding principles for everyone.

And yet, some things didn’t change and some folks are trying to roll back the changes…so now those silver-haired hippies and a new generation of dreamers, as vibrant as their green and rainbow colored hair, are taking up the call for inclusivity, diversity, fairness, justice for all once again! What the world needs now is Love, Sweet Love, prayers and moving our feet!

Good night…