The times, they are a-changin' ...

The Times They Are A-Changin’  by Bob Dylan
Come senators, congressman
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There’s a battle outside raging
We'll soon shake your windows and
rattle your door                                           
​ For the times they are a-changin’
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land
And don’t criticize what you can’t understand
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command
Your “old road” is rapidly agin’
Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend a hand
For the times they are a-changin’
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Yes, my friends, our “old road” is rapidly aging and changing in every sense of the word. We need to “get out a new one,” a new road, a new way, that might be hard to see clearly. But, we must try to embrace the inevitable. If we fight against it, we repel new opportunities ... for ourselves, our families, friends and so importantly, our country. As the energy and force of change are upon us we are called to face it with new vision. Throughout this season of gratitude and giving, gathering and glee, we are confronted with COVID-imposed changes to our cherished rituals. We can choose to use this time of change to refocus our energy. We can use this "time of rituals" to apply the balm of love, hope and compassion to ourselves and to others ... in new and creative ways. We can cool the "heat of pain, fear and grief" over the loss of familiar seasonal comforts. Our necessary sacrifices over these past difficult months can be celebrated as wisdom. Let us recognize that we are "one" joined in the spirit of love. Together, let's rise to the occasion and generate positivity as we find new ways to celebrate and embrace the joys of the season.  ~ In love and gratitude, Sharon 

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