Hard Times

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Hard times take many forms: the loss of a job or other economic hardship; the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster; the horror of violent assault. Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend, community, or the world. Hope will find you. 
 

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“With not a word being said, / I accepted my title of dove.”
“And let there be peace upon all  who carry wounds from their fathers…”
From sea to shining sea, each one meant to be // blessed, possessed, with life and liberty // But between the premise, the promise, and reality // there exists an abyss of inequality
Democracy was like weather // on those rare days when it’s so // right, so not-too-anything, // its goes unnoticed.
Small acts that counteract the sadness and despair // Rituals that contain the pain
When hope is crushed, // Is it like clods of earth ground to mud, sticking in foulness to my boots as I walk?
“God who weeps with us all, / hold my aching heart…”
These ritual ideas will help anyone saying goodbye to a car-especially after an accident.
“When my grandfather died, his body swelled again / fluid filled him, drowning him from inside.”
“Turn and stretch yourself towards your fellow creatures, /animal or human…”

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