☀️ The Daily Boost #857
May our dancing be contagious
The Daily Boost (published weekdays) is one of the newsletters of The Raft, the online community of author Phyllis Cole-Dai. We Rafters ride the river of life buoyed by music, poetry, and other arts, along with open spiritual practice. Most everything here is free, but patrons (paid subscribers) get some special perks as a gesture of gratitude.
THE COSMIC DANCER Hafiz (Translator unknown) I sometimes forget that I was created for joy My mind is too busy My heart is too heavy Heavy for me to remember that I have been called to dance the sacred dance for life I was created to smile to love to be lifted up and lift others up O sacred one Untangle my feet from all that ensnares Free my soul That we might Dance and that our dancing might be contagious.
(My thanks to Hafiz and the unknown translator, via Rafter .)
I invite you now to leave a quote, poem, blessing, link, or other resource in the comments to boost your Rafter companions on this election day in the US.
We “have been called to dance.” No matter what happens on this day, may we always have the courage to unentangle our feet, “that we might dance and that our dancing might be contagious.”
The Gentle Nudge
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This is an excerpt from today’s “North of the Tension Line from J. F. Riordan” :
“We are here to see * * family, but chose this time very specifically to remove ourselves from the minute speculation and premature prognostications that no one can seem to resist on election night. I have learned how to watch the polls from my husband, but apparently most news organizations either have not, or choose not to acknowledge what they know. So let me offer a tiny bit of amateur advice for your own sanity: 1) Ignore the exit polls. 2) Early percentages of returns before all the precincts are in are meaningless. If you don’t know which precincts lean toward which candidate, and which particular areas have been counted, you cannot rely on a lead for your candidate when only a percentage of the vote is in. 3) The early votes from the east coast may offer hopeful indications, but everything can change with the time zones.
So. Since the craziness is about to commence, here’s a happy little trip down * puppy memory lane. Enjoy. Relax. Eat a brownie. Watch a happy movie (no dystopian dramas tonight). Once you have participated to the best of your ability, it’s out of your hands. Let it go. There will be time to process it all in the morning.“
* her reference to puppies relates to adorable photo collage of all her dogs, past & present, in her blog. 🐶
** she’s in France visiting family writing this
By some cosmic synchronicity you seem to always chose the perfect offering for my soul, Phyllis. I was at a wake last night (funeral later today) and a dear friend said to me, that she was tired of funerals, and of anger and hatred -- that she wanted to dance and to show love, to be joyful and to celebrate life. I will bring her this poem today and she will love it and cherish it. Once again, BRAVO!!