There is a Crack in Everything

There is a crack in everything.  That’s how the light gets in.

“Anthem”  Leonard Cohen

The last few mornings the sunrises have been extraordinary.  The colors of blue-pink-orange linger over the mountains; the lights on the bridge shine the way onward.  Despite the ugliness of the Trump administration, beauty still exists.  It is the light driving out the darkness.

The last week—has it only been a week?—has brought an onslaught of horror.  Executive orders against refugees, immigrants, Muslims, Mexico.  Orders building pipelines, erasing mention of climate change, denying freedom of speech and health care rights.  And each act has been met with resistance.  Trump has been fought in every possible way, with tweets, emails, legal actions, in personal meetings, and phone conferences. There have been protests and record breaking marches.  In short, his actions have been met with public outrage.  This uproar has not been by elected officials, who by and large have been shamefully silent.  This has been common people, the true stewards of democracy.

Airports have been shut down, taxi drivers have gone on strike, roads have been blocked.  This movement has become an opportunity for everyone to speak out, to exercise their rights however they can.  People who have never been “political,” who have never taken any political action, have found their voice.  How many of us have written letters, made phone calls, mobilized our friends and family?  This is a chance for people to demonstrate their power and their passion, and share their decency and respect for one another.

And again Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne rings true, “And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers/There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning.”


And if you are wondering what you can do, here is just one link:  How to fight Donald Trumps Muslim ban