A deep bow of thanks

by Judith Kelly

Well, Mark, if I were really with it, I’d have Dylan’s “Shooting Star” playing in the background but I’ll opt for silence and sunshine, looking out at the last remnants (we hope) of snow and I’ll try to tell you how much it meant for me to go on the journey with you in The Book of Mev. I found my own memorabilia tucked into The Struggle Is One. I know I left a message in Oakland ‘way back, hoping I could get some advice on photography in Haiti. I’ll do a search of my phone records some day and see exactly where that fit into your story. Knowing what it took to do this and how it must feel to really have done it so well. A deep bow of thanks for sharing all the good and the bad— and wherever it goes, however it brings healing to you and/or to the world, I’m grateful. It was a joy to read and someday I’ll be eager to hear how you decided to do it: the process itself and how you chose what you did.

Must say I was delighted that the SOA vigil got in there. My first was ’99—then again in ’01 (I was in Poland in 2000) —then I crossed in ’02 and returned in ’03, ’04 and this year. I did a workshop pre-vigil for Prisoners of Conscience on “re-entry issues” and expect I’ll be doing this for as long as it takes.

Someday, I’ll make a pilgrimage to Saint Louis if I am able to do a cross-country drive in a new hybrid. You’ll definitely be on the route!

Every good and hope-filled wish for this season and ‘way beyond—

Adelante!
BRAVO y
Pace e Bene,

Judith

Judith Kelly is a long-time activist who lives in Arlington, Virginia.