then I can too.

"Lady's... we need a sexy title" E burst through the door saying at nine this morning. "All night I think of something that will wow everyone and I wake at tttthree in the morning and know this" ( yes she roles all her t's and r's). My excentric boss is talking about our latest project for human rights and responsiblity that she belives is in dire need or some curb appeal. When a women close to 60 is shaken awake by her own motivation it's clear that the passion and commitment will wow everyone far before any sexy title, but she'll never know that. Her grey Boufant hair, African jewlery and signature hot pink scarf will stay in place during her fast paced walk to change. She will accuse every religious person working within another organization as being a planted spy but remind you (and herself) that you must be tolerant of everyone. "M-O-R-M-A-N" she mouths to me this morning during a council meeting ... just in case I was wondering I suppose. Her hard feminism has distorted religion into a patriarchal game of supression and power that she wants nothing to do with. "Maybe buddahism, because there god is kindness, but still I dont know" she will ponder on one of her many, many spoutings. It refreshing, to periodically get breaks from research or report summary's to listen to the guiser of knowledge. How or why she ends up talking about the importance of covering yourself from the sand storms in Kuwait, or how the media feds us spoonfull's of garbage and we all gladly ask for second helpings I may never know. "the three s's is all people care about ...sex scandle and sport" shes now told me twice, each time with equal enthusiasm .I'll smile and agree and act like a sponge because I know enough to listen to this women, and listen well. I have someone now who really understands the heat within my chest that refuses to accept this world for its current ways. I can see it behind her eyes. But I also see the saddness, "ttthe women's movement does not have the strenght behind it anymore, and people are worn down pushing the same issues" she'll shake her head and whisper. Following always with the inspiration "and is why we need a sexy title to rrrejuvinate the women of the 21st century into action!" We both know that far greater strides need to be taken to shife the gears of movtivation but today this is the step that will make us that much closer. If I learned anything in Rome aside from always watch for tram rails it's that it was not built in a day. A few years ago I was at some random party, some equally random guy was talking to me about my carrer choices. " This world is going to crush you, darlin" was his snide comment. My responce to Mr. know's everything was that even if that may be... I will keep doing everything I can, even when I'm flattened. I knew this his pessimism had some truth behind it, that the obstical's to achive goal's are high especially in reguards to human rights but if E can wake up every morning and sometimes in the middle of the night with that amount of drive, then I can too. It's during the hardest times in life, when swimming up stream becomes the norm that reminders like E land in front of you like a floating feather. Reminding you that the way your headed is totally worth the stride.