The tasks that are entrusted to us are often difficult.  Almost everything that matters is difficult, and everything matters.     From Letters to a Young Poet`.  

  “A Year with Rilke;  Daily Readings from The Best of Rainer Maria Rilke    Translated by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows.

It gets more and more apparent that what we as a democratic culture do next will either create a different path or close the book on this experiment called democracy.  In these past 72 hours the signs have become very clear everything matters and it is difficult.  Break down the bleachers, close the stadiums and rip up the admission tickets. We are all on the playing field for this next game and the stakes have never been higher.  Good is your attention engaged in right action.