Subject: Re: Thinking about being ... the morning after the DC Inspiration gathering - Wednesday night!
From: "Sharon Coviak" <[email-masked]>
To: "Martha Sherman" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Inspiration" <[email-masked]>, "Abby O'Neill" <[email-masked]>, "Adrienne van de Beemt" <[email-masked]>, "Daniel Blum" <[email-masked]>, "Debbie Schechter" <[email-masked]>, "Emily McCay" <[email-masked]>, "Hope Rubin" <[email-masked]>, "Hunter B" <[email-masked]>, "John Blount" <[email-masked]>, "Julie Silverman" <[email-masked]>, "Kappy Laning" <[email-masked]>, "Kathryn Gaughan" <[email-masked]>, "Kathy Jankowski" <[email-masked]>, "Kenny Lewis" <[email-masked]>, "Kevin Garrett" <
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:29:28 -0500

Hi Martha, try:  https://www.indivisible.us/

Basically, Indivisible is political action, operating under the notion that
the Government IS us not something done TO us...(lol, kinda the opposite of
"Invisible").  There is probably a group in Alexandria...hope so anyway.

I will contact you separately...

Thanks!

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:23 PM, Martha Sherman <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Hi Sharon - I am in Alexandria.  Yes, there are other IC folks in VA!!   I
> do not know about "Invisible".  Googling "Invisible" is intriguing but not
> clarifying.   Please share what you know.
>
> Love
> Martha
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Sharon Coviak <[email-masked]>
> *To:* Martha Sherman <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Inspiration <[email-masked]>; Abby O'Neill <
> [email-masked]>; Adrienne van de Beemt <[email-masked]>;
> Daniel Blum <[email-masked]>; Debbie Schechter <
> [email-masked]>; Emily McCay <[email-masked]>; Hope Rubin <
> [email-masked]>; Hunter B <[email-masked]>; John Blount <
> [email-masked]>; Julie Silverman <[email-masked]>; Kappy
> Laning <[email-masked]>; Kathryn Gaughan <[email-masked]>; Kathy
> Jankowski <[email-masked]>; Kenny Lewis <[email-masked]>; Kevin
> Garrett <[email-masked]>; Koichi Take <[email-masked]>; Lauren
> Cafritz <[email-masked]>; Leah Ray <[email-masked]>;
> Mary Carr <[email-masked]>; Melanie Steinkamp <
> [email-masked]>; Michael Payne <[email-masked]>;
> Rebecca Fox Stoddard <[email-masked]>; Rob Fersh <
> [email-masked]>; Robbie Wright <[email-masked]>;
> Roderick Bowes <[email-masked]>; Samuel Silverman <
> [email-masked]>; Sandy Wiggins <[email-masked]>; Savannah Fox <
> [email-masked]>; Stephen Jarrett <[email-masked]>;
> Tracy Bowen <[email-masked]>; Rachael E Pitts <[email-masked]>;
> Jaime Hedlund <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2017 9:40 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Thinking about being ... the morning after the DC
> Inspiration gathering - Wednesday night!
>
> Thank you, Martha, for sharing your experience as well as the uplifting
> article!  I too have been feeling a heaviness around the direction of this
> administration and especially around the divisiveness among our citizens. I
> constantly have to check my reactivity, not pose opposites, remember that
> everyone is rational from their own perspective... and, yes, remember that
> all perspectives matter.  It normally comes easily for me (a "9") to value
> all opinions.  I get criticized sometimes for seeing the other side. But,
> geez, it's been tough lately to remember to value all perspectives!
>
> I was heartened to be among the crowd in DC on Saturday.  I'm a reluctant
> activist and didn't particularly want to march ("there will be a good
> turnout - my presence won't make a difference" "will the crowd be much more
> radical than I am?" etc etc). But honestly when I heard that Berlin, Paris,
> Athens, Copenhagen, London, Florence -- and so many other cities I've been
> fortunate enough to visit --  and countries I've yet to visit, like South
> Africa and Kenya! -- were all holding marches in solidarity, I realized I
> had to get off my couch, uber to the metro and go! How much easier could it
> be?!! So off we went, signs in tow!
>
> I was also heartened tonight when I went to my local "Indivisible" meeting
> and found an overflow crowd of hundreds. People are engaged! I've been
> making phone calls to my elected officials.  My challenge is to stay
> engaged, yes, and also to stay awake.
>
> I am curious if any others of the DC Inspiration folks live in northern
> Virginia -- I am in Herndon.
>
> Thank you again, Martha, for sharing.
>
> Love and blessings,
> Sharon
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Martha Sherman <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Dear all - Last night, for those of you who weren't there, I shared about
> feeling depressed for the past few weeks, feeling relentlessly the
> heaviness of all that is going on, in spite of my knowing that All is Well
> and the Light of Love is meeting the darkness that is ready to be healed.
>
> I had two great take-aways from last night:
>
> first, to "listen with our breathing" .... to anyone I might call "other",
> to those who I essentially agree with, to my own internal dialogues ... we
> each have our own perspective on everything that is happening and each
> perspective matters.  Everyone's.
>
> second, for me, that we are deeply loved.  Deeply deeply loved. All of
> us.  Everyone.
>
> Today, in the Washington Post Express paper that is distributed on Metro,
> I encountered the attached article...which fills me today with hope and
> joy...that such encounters are happening, that they are being noticed and
> lifted up, that All is Well even as we have so much work before us.
>
> Thank you, Jessica, for making the trip down to support us here in DC on
> the path of staying awake.  Thank you, Lauren, for hosting in your
> beautiful home.  Thanks to all who came and breathed with me!  Gratitude
> for each of you!!
>
> We are the Light!
> love
> Martha
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Inspiration <essence@inspirationcommunity. org
> <[email-masked]>>
> *To:* Abby O'Neill <[email-masked]>; Adrienne van de Beemt <
> [email-masked]>; Daniel Blum <[email-masked]>; Debbie
> Schechter <[email-masked]>; Emily McCay <[email-masked]>;
> Hope Rubin <[email-masked]>; Hunter B <[email-masked]>; John
> Blount <[email-masked]>; Julie Silverman <[email-masked]>;
> Kappy Laning <[email-masked]>; Kathryn Gaughan <[email-masked]>;
> Kathy Jankowski <[email-masked]>; Kenny Lewis <[email-masked]>;
> Kevin Garrett <[email-masked]>; Koichi Take <[email-masked]>;
> Lauren Cafritz <[email-masked]>; Leah Ray <
> [email-masked]>; Martha Sherman <[email-masked]>; Mary
> Carr <[email-masked]>; Melanie Steinkamp <[email-masked]>;
> Michael Payne <mpayne@ heartsandmindstherapies.com
> <[email-masked]>>; Rebecca Fox Stoddard <
> [email-masked]> ; Rob Fersh <[email-masked]>;
> Robbie Wright <[email-masked]>; Roderick Bowes <
> [email-masked]>; Samuel Silverman <[email-masked]>; Sandy
> Wiggins <[email-masked]>; Savannah Fox <[email-masked]>;
> Sharon Coviak <[email-masked]>; Stephen Jarrett <
> [email-masked]>; Tracy Bowen <[email-masked]>; Rachael E
> Pitts <[email-masked]>; Jaime Hedlund <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 23, 2017 4:42 PM
> *Subject:* DC Inspiration gathering - Wednesday night!
>
> Dear Beloved Friends,
>
> We are gathering this Wednesday night in Silver Spring to do practice
> together, and to share and support one another.
> Please let us know if you are planning to come.
>
> Our meeting on Dec. 1st was profoundly moving for all who attended.
> Without exception each person described the practice period that we did as
> magical, transformative, and like a spiritual initiation. I myself was
> deeply impacted by what felt like special energy about being in DC in this
> critical time in our history. We held each of you in our awareness as we
> practiced and went through our evening.
>
> Our next meeting will be on *Wednesday, January 25th from 7-9pm*. It will
> include practice, sharing, and a vegetarian potluck dinner. It will be held
> at the house of Lauren Cafritz. Her address is 6015 Walhonding Road,
> Bethesda, and her phone number is 301-221-8278.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. I am very
> excited about meeting in DC with you on a regular basis, and building a
> powerful container for inner work and fellowship.
>
> Love and blessings always,
> Jessica
>
>
>
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