Thursday, January 17, 2019
The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
Kept shouting their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voice behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life that you could save.
---- Mary Oliver
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
New Year, New Beginnings
Wishing you the courage to do the best you can do.
Every day is a new opportunity to bring beauty and kindness into the world. Love, Mari
New recordings on http://marimack.bandcamp.com
Give a listen and if you choose to support my work to create more recordings, great! If not, a listen and a share is also appreciated.
Next show: Mari Mack & Livin' Like Kings
1/19/2018
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Hemp Legalization Enjoys Broad Bipartisan Support.
In case you missed this story in June, this hemp bill enjoys bipartisan support.
Hemp has potential as a replacement crop for our farmers, who are going bankrupt at alarming rates due to sudden tariffs on soybeans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/06/28/u-s-senate-votes-to-legalize-hemp-after-decades-long-ban-under-marijuana-prohibition/
Another crop with great potential : Milkweed.
Hemp has potential as a replacement crop for our farmers, who are going bankrupt at alarming rates due to sudden tariffs on soybeans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/06/28/u-s-senate-votes-to-legalize-hemp-after-decades-long-ban-under-marijuana-prohibition/
Another crop with great potential : Milkweed.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Women AND Men Are Paralyzed By Patriarchy
Just came across this short Quartz piece on Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams' husband. It helped me to understand why I get angry every time I see an article touting Beto O' Rourke's possible 2020 run for POTUS.
https://qz.com/work/1415102/hww4-alexis-ohanian/
https://qz.com/work/1415102/hww4-alexis-ohanian/
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Recommended Read: Yes! With Kennedy's Vacancy, Only Voting Can Check One Party Rule
If we learned anything from the 2016 Presidential election, we learned that every vote counts. If you don't vote, you don't have a say.
Recommended read and feel free to share:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/with-kennedys-vacancy-only-voting-can-check-one-party-rule-20180627
Recommended read and feel free to share:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/with-kennedys-vacancy-only-voting-can-check-one-party-rule-20180627
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Shows this week.and next...
Please join me and my musically gifted and socially conscious friends at the Impact Hub Oakland, this Saturday for a show that creates jobs in the music industry while raising funds to aid in the fight against breast cancer!
Hey Hey Mama : A Led Zeppelin tribute.
http://www.marimackmusic.com/2018/07/shows-this-week-and-next.html?m=1
Monday, July 9, 2018
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Life is Precious
Not sure if the two are connected, but the way I see it, both are tragic. Life is precious. It is about time we all started treating it as such. Not sure what it is going to take to make a change for the better.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/06/27/milo-wants-vigilantes-start-killing-journalists-and-hes-not-being-ironic
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/bs-md-gazette-shooting-20180628-story.html
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/06/27/milo-wants-vigilantes-start-killing-journalists-and-hes-not-being-ironic
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/bs-md-gazette-shooting-20180628-story.html
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Border Family Separation Actions, Protests
Local : Wed, June 20, 2018
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Marin County Civic Center - Post Office In protest of the Trump Administration's cruel and inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the border, the Marin community will gather for a vigil on World Refugee Day.
Please join us as we come together in protest and song. We will hear from public officials, community leaders, and affected residents, and learn about opportunities for action. We will send you an email with the exact location as soon as possible.
Please bring signs as desired.
Flameless candles will be provided to all participants. We are coming together to demonstrate our opposition to this horrific new policy.
Bring your families and tell your friends.
Together we can bring an end to this practice that violates American values.
The vigil has been organized by local groups concerned about the administration’s immigration policies, including Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Sausalito, Marin County People Power, Novato Stands United, REsisters and SURJ Marin.
Activist and faith-based groups across Marin have joined in support of this effort.
National:
June 30th
https://act.moveon.org/survey/June_30_Pledge/
Donate:
http://firrp.org/
https://supportkind.org/
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/heres-list-organizations-are-mobilizing-help-separated-immigrant-child/
Marin County Civic Center - Post Office In protest of the Trump Administration's cruel and inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the border, the Marin community will gather for a vigil on World Refugee Day.
Please join us as we come together in protest and song. We will hear from public officials, community leaders, and affected residents, and learn about opportunities for action. We will send you an email with the exact location as soon as possible.
Please bring signs as desired.
Flameless candles will be provided to all participants. We are coming together to demonstrate our opposition to this horrific new policy.
Bring your families and tell your friends.
Together we can bring an end to this practice that violates American values.
The vigil has been organized by local groups concerned about the administration’s immigration policies, including Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Sausalito, Marin County People Power, Novato Stands United, REsisters and SURJ Marin.
Activist and faith-based groups across Marin have joined in support of this effort.
National:
June 30th
https://act.moveon.org/survey/June_30_Pledge/
Donate:
http://firrp.org/
https://supportkind.org/
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/heres-list-organizations-are-mobilizing-help-separated-immigrant-child/
Food for Thought : Depression
Lots of depression triggers circling. Here are a few resources:
SPIRITUALITY AND DEPRESSION webinar next Sunday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 27.
Marianne Williamson
https://marianne.com/spirituality-depression-free-webinar/
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
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Can We Talk About Anthony Bourdain and Alcoholism?
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article213372539.html
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published on Cafe Tamburo
SPIRITUALITY AND DEPRESSION webinar next Sunday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 27.
Marianne Williamson
https://marianne.com/spirituality-depression-free-webinar/
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
_______
Can We Talk About Anthony Bourdain and Alcoholism?
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article213372539.html
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published on Cafe Tamburo
Friday, June 15, 2018
Stephen Colbert on Cruelty as an Immigration Deterrent, "Ricochet" : Film About the Politicalization of a Tragic Death
I gasped in horror while watching yesterday's press conference. Thankfully, Stephen Colbert is using his platform to raise awareness. Hopefully, some more people will "get it."
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1007434644084568065
"Jeff Adachi is raising funds for his newest feature film about the tragic death of Kate Steinle and the trial of the immigrant accused of her murder. The film examines how then candidate Donald Trump's used the case to fuel his anti-immigration policies, and ultimately attempt to pass a law increasing penalties for immigrants facing deportation."
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ricochet-film-fund-security-family#/
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1007434644084568065
"Jeff Adachi is raising funds for his newest feature film about the tragic death of Kate Steinle and the trial of the immigrant accused of her murder. The film examines how then candidate Donald Trump's used the case to fuel his anti-immigration policies, and ultimately attempt to pass a law increasing penalties for immigrants facing deportation."
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ricochet-film-fund-security-family#/
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