in november i went to columbus, georgia for the soa/whinsec protest*. i had been there 4 years before, when i was a jesuit volunteer. it was a much different experience this year. i went in association with the white rose catholic worker, a community in my neighborhood i have become friends with. we camped. chris climbed the fence and was taken into custody. regina and anne-marie were arrested by columbus police. eventually all were released. i watched the puppetistas performing and was so transfixed by this woman who seemed to be directing the performance while prancing around with a dazzling smile. her joy was so palpable and it made me want to be that happy.
the soa this year made me stop to think about a few things. i have been back from the marshall islands for exactly 2 years. i am blown away by this. have i been doing justice to all that i have learned? have i been living in a way that reflects these things that i say i hold dear? certainly i waste far too much time with things that clutter up my life with little real meaning. how do i change that? i'm not sure that becoming more of an activist and engaging in civil disobedience all over the place is the answer. rather, the joy of the puppetista girl, now there is an answer. i need to connect to things that make me smile like that. maybe i'll run away from home and become a puppetista.
*http://www.soaw.org/
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