"Loss is not a deficit. It is a shifting of weight. It’s a reorganization of soul and will and life and light and purpose.

WE create a new normal. We cannot be mired in fear of loss, fear of terror, fear of fear. We must step into the creation of our lives—daily. We must be a light that radiates outward and affects our elders, our juniors, our peers.

And when we die, when we go, those we once led will step in, and in turn lead. We each must lead in order to affect leaders around us. We must realize the chain of worth and recognize our power is not held in whom we choose or whom we adore or disdain or desire. It is in ourselves and in the desire itself.

Reach deep within for the balance and the ballast of your strength. It comes from love. It grows from faith and trust. It thrives in sharing your understanding. Be a light and know that light does not stop with you if you stop. It continues rippling out to every one of us, so that when one life is extinguished, it's light is not put out. It carries on, through those we’ve affected, those we love, those we’ve led. "

This came out yesterday after weeks of gestating loss, and uncountable hours meditating on personal accountability. I got scared about the great American hope we're placing on our presidential candidates, to pull us out of this country's present abyss. Loss in our lives is inevitable. Death is inevitable. Yet, HOPE and personal accountability cannot go with it. We each must remember our individual contribution to the equation of our lives. We cannot rely on one person to pull us out of a nose dive, whether personal, political, national, or in our neighbourhood. Shift the weight of hope to your shoulders, too. Take on what you don't like, if just in living by example. Perspective will save us. Strength in our own characters will save us.

Much love,

Pema

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