The Day of Change

January 20, 2009
is only another day

unless we remember
the blood, sweat and tears of history,
and not just that written by the victors

unless we remember
that no one has come to save us
that unrest has only settled down,
not disappeared

unless we remember
that we are all participants
in our problems and solutions,

unless we remember
that contentment feeds on addictions,
that a mind cracked open
is not the same as a mind on crack

unless we remember
that rose petals sprinkled on an outhouse
covers the odor for only so long

unless we remember
that earth is a living being
and all lifeforms are powerful, sacred teachers

unless we remember
to trust our intuition,
to question authority
and our personal intentions

unless we inhale love
and exhale compassion
as world citizens
in service to our communities
and beyond

unless we remember
that we all breathe the same air,
watch the same sunrise and sunset,
creating a collective palette of voices
by our choices

unless we remember
to choose wisely,
for two outcomes sit on the horizon:
"illusionary change" born of selfishness and apathy
and "becoming the change" born of responsibility and courage

let us tap imagination
and dream bigger than we ever thought possible
in our vision quest of peace and justice for all

by Sharon Pacione
January 19, 2009
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Quotes:

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we
will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the
preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?"
~~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn
generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and
your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos."
~~~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind,
but great actions speak to all mankind."
~~~Theodore Roosevelt

"I am a citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill"
~~~Socrates

"Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
~~~Mark Twain