We are in a position of considerable power right now. On 30 January, Congress votes on the continuation of the Big Beautiful Bill, which includes billions of dollars to continue funding federal military forces.

Tell your Senator and Congressional Representative — red or blue — if they vote to continue this funding, they will not get your vote in the midterms. Post a message on social media and tag them. This is the most effective way to let your voice count.

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Coast Salish wisdom holds that death is not the end, nor something to fear. It is the Great Change that comes to us all.

Current events compel me to share this story:

To our dismay, our friend King Leah Gold’s cancer had metastasized and she had gone into a coma. Yet she stirred when I held her hand…

She passed on a few hours later, provoking a vision: I could see her soul unfolding to reach its full potential ~ now free from pain and the trappings of mortal existence. To this day my love for her stays strong, and her presence in my consciousness is undiminished.

This experience inspired me to compose UNTRAPT. Enjoy.

May peace be with you.