The holiday season celebrates the coming of the light, whether it is seen as a natural phenomenon with the solstice or in a more spiritual or metaphysical context, it is about ending a period of growing cold and darkness, with its attending shadows, fears and defensiveness and the beginning of the slow process of illumination and hope.
And my, can we use a bit more illumination in these dark and troubling times. The illumination can clarify our common human needs without which we are far too vulnerable.
 · The need for family, friends, community.
 · The need to rediscover unity and joy.
 · The need for a stable society with a sense of security, especially economically.
 · The need for cooperation in dealing with universal issues like the threats of environmental change and how to help those most impacted by the results of those changes.
 · The need for cooperation to deal with pandemics and other health related issues that have no national borders.
 · The need to find a path to peace so that our resources can be used to work together to resolve human problems.
 · The need for democracy, instead of rule by elites.
 · The need for leadership with a sustainable vision of humanity and nature.
 · The need for balance and harmony.
 · The need for equality, justice and acceptance of differences.
 · The need for compassion, healing and forgiveness.
 · The need to nurture our fellow human beings, the elderly, the suffering and especially the children.
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