Recently I listened to an interview with Andrew Harvey, author of “The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism.” I went on to read the book and have come to understand his vision of sacred activism as an answer to the call, What are you doing to make the world a better place?
I don’t think it matters what our cause, or how we serve it but that we have at least one to which we give our time, talent or dollars or some combination thereof. Our efforts don’t need to be grandiose or Gandhi-esque to make a difference. In fact I believe that sometimes our best contributions are gifted by just showing up, being authentic or sharing our earth school homework.
Of course all this made me wonder what it is that I care enough about to get involved with, for or in, and risk what Harvey calls “being reborn into a peaceful passion to put love into action.”
If not now, when? If not us, who?
“To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect,
that every word that you speak, every action that you make
affects other people and the planet changes the way you live.”
Victoria Moran
Cosmic Gardener - Cultivating a Life 
Noel Gill
Jan 28, 2017 @ 21:22:55
While I certainly believe it is important to be pasionatly involved in efforts to make the world a better place to live. I think we need to be a little cautious as to what causes we pursue. Some “truths are more valuable than others. The times tables are true, the law of gravity is also true. Water will boil when it gets hot enough and it will freeze when it becomes sufficiently cold. Though arguably undeniably true, this information makes little positive impact upon the lives of others and in the world we live in.
Many of us invest immense amounts of time and effort into that which we find personally rewarding or even of some value, yet upon closer assessment we find it lacking in the value it has in the lives of others and in the world in which we live.
Consider also the exclusive and excessive pursuit of some our targeted choices come at a high cost of that which we may need to give up in exchange. Are our pursuits going to take away from things of more valuable . As much as we would like to believe that all goals and desires are of equal value, that truth is they are not.
Be somewhat selective as to where you invest yourself. Just as you would not want to willy nilly invest your financial resources with respect to the many promises of guaranteed wealth; you should not do the same with regard to investing yourself
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Linda Wiener
Jan 29, 2017 @ 16:57:54
Well said.
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