Dear One,

It would seem, if the news is to be believed, we are “running out of options.”  Among them are the options to make peace, to work together towards equity and justice, to save the planet, and to create new cultural narratives that free us all. 

Too often we have been painted into a worldview, where life seems to be shrinking rather than expanding. Too often, we hear about what’s failing rather than what is succeeding. 

Today’s RISE is about what we at BLOOM call “BOLD MOVES.” Simply said, these are moves that align with who you are, what you can do, and what you have. 

Making a BOLD MOVE, runs counter to the dystopian narrative that sees things as falling apart. 

To keep moving forward, towards that which you deeply desire is a revolutionary act.  To do so subscribes to the realization that desire is stronger than fear; that fear is the product of our desires coming into being… that fear is not the...