We have an Aura, a moving picture display that changes every 30 seconds showing an array of photos of our grandson from birth to his current age, four years old.  It’s a reminder of change.  It’s so obvious in a child; we see and talk of change each time we see him.

As an adult, we may come to forget our moment to moment change.  We glance in the mirror and may not even recognize who or what we see.  Habit-formed, we launch into our daily tasks.

President Biden gave a stirring State of the Union speech last night.  We live in a society that has exclaimed over youth perhaps to the denigration of elders.  I would like to see younger people in politics but we have two men of nearly the same age competing for the presidency.  The difference between the two is unimaginable, and yet, here we are.  

President Biden is an inspiration for us all, young and older, that it’s never too late to continue cultivating wisdom, as we bring forth our inner power, perseverance, determination, compassion, love, energy, humor, and care.  

Yesterday, I re-visited Jacques Lusseyran’s inspiring book And There Was Light. He shows us how to bring forth our inner light to overcome and defeat the darkness that needs to be met and expanded around until it disappears in an open web of connection and trust.