By Amanda Painter
There’s been a lot of talk here at Planet Waves and throughout the media spheres about all kinds of big things: overwhelming man-made environmental disasters, dizzying economic disasters, brazen humanitarian efforts with big, disastrous reactions.
There is formidable astrology afoot and large chunks of the population walking around like zombies. The pace and visibility and directness of actions taken by people to shake things up and grab attention are all increasing. And let’s face it: all lot of us may be feeling a bit left in the dust, a bit paralyzed, a bit in despair that we’ll ever be able to do anything that “really makes a difference.”
Maybe we’re even feeling a bit reluctant to try and a little bit guilty about that.
Then again, we may not all have to feel up to jumping aboard a blockade-bound ship, or chaining ourselves to the White House fence covered in faux crude. Not all of us have fame to give us a leg up in making a statement and many of us do not want fame and its burdens and responsibilities despite the potential it carries. But there are other ways to make a statement, other ways to participate and support those who do act in big ways.