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Thank you Elizabeth. Beautifully written with love and knowledge. We have our eyes open and are together. You are here and I am grateful.

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This was a sublime letter Elizabeth. I am, on the daily, grateful to have found you when I did. I think this was meant to be. I don't know where I am headed with all of this, but I do know you are helping me figure it out. I have had a life of privilege, but also my share of sorrows and tragedy. Sometimes I feel that as an older woman, there isn't a whole lot left. But that can't be true. So I start again. Help my niece get back on her feet. Donate to food pantries. Call my representatives. Participate in this great experiment. Stay alive. Don't give up. Find joy. Thank you. It is ultimately up to me to figure it out, and I will keep chopping wood and carrying water. Thank you for being a light for me and so many others.

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Yes very well written. Hopefully we can survive these next four years. I am not sure. I am 88 so who knows what lies ahead for me but my concern is for my grandchildren and great grandchildren and for all the children and young people who do not have a clue and probably shouldn’t of what lies ahead. I break into tears when I think of it. I find it so hard to believe that so many people voted for a convicted felon, an adjudicated rapist who stole classified documents and who knows what he did with them. We are in dangerous times and I would hope that more people will wake up and understand that they must be a part of the solutions. Anyone can make a call to their senators or representatives. But I fear that many will sit on the sidelines and not pitch in. Thank you Elizabeth for continuing to support us with your writings and your daily broadcast. I have learned so much from the six years that I have been with you. Please keep well and take time to refresh yourself when the load seems to heavy.

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Thank you Elizabeth. I am grateful to have found your work about 2 years ago. I have learned so much from you and look to you as a source of strength and wisdom.

I wish I had grown up around more women like you but I take what I learn now (at age 52!) and put it out into my circle and community. My wish is that the hope you give to others comes back around to you to lift you up on days when you are struggling. Your work is like the pebble that sends waves across the water.

I cannot dwell on what is to come as it will spiral me into despair so I focus on the present moment and ask myself What can I do now? how can I help right now?

Thank you again for all that you do.

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Oh! Sigh... What a beautiful and searing letter. Thank you for it.

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Our tears mean there is still hope, ECM.

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