During the first decade of the HIV/AIDS pandemic silence on the part of government and society served to devalue the lives of those who were dying. Silence perpetuated and magnified the harm done by the virus. ACT-UP, among other groups, refused to be complicit in this silence.
When have you needed to speak up?
The caterpillar dissolves its entire physical form inside the chrysalis in order to transform into what it is meant to be.
What are you transforming in yourself?
Today is the first Sunday of the Christian season of Advent, the season of waiting for the birth of Jesus–for the birth of new possibility into the world.
What possibilities are you waiting for?
By clearing our minds of distracting thoughts and focusing intently on the present moment, we can sometimes make room for possibilities to enter us.
How can you practice mindfulness and focus on the present moment?
Troy, a CLF member incarcerated in Ohio writes, “The journey will always have difficulties. Had I focused my outlook on a limiting philosophy, gotten lured in, I could easily have been hooked and sunk by its impossible weight.”
What difficulties do you need to overcome in order to make new things possible?
