Two friends of mine and I went to Topeka to the May Day Rally at the state capitol building. We got there shortly before the speakers were finished. We gathered on the steps for a group photo and then the crowd marched downtown Topeka. We participated in most of the walk and peeled off when we were close to the car.
This is a snap of the crowd on the Capitol steps. One of my friends and I are in the bottom right of the photo. I would estimate the crowd to have been close to 1,000 but I am not a good crowd estimator. For the most part, the rally was peaceful. There were a few chants that I wasn’t comfortable with but most of them were OK.
We left and went to the Blind Tiger Brewery for lunch. Service was excellent and the food was good. I enjoyed the conversation with my friends today.
Tomorrow is an empty space day. I am ready for one! I came home exhausted today. I realized today the reason I was shaking in court yesterday was that I was sitting in the energy of conflict. My body doesn’t handle that well evidently.
I noticed today the dual reality that we are in these days. I am having a physical reaction to the different timeline, just like what happened in court. It feels like the dual realities are splitting wider and wider apart energetically. People that are on a different time line are becoming almost non existent to me in some ways. Trusting that one day soon my body will become accustomed to the differences and I won’t need the physical reminder of the differences.
These times we are in are certainly interesting. I try not to think about the future and stay present to what is. I have no control over what may happen and it is a waste of my energy to worry about it. It takes all I have to keep myself grounded and above neutral.
Grateful for the chance to be part of democracy today, grateful for the company of friends that went with me today, and grateful for understanding what happened in court yesterday.