Martha was such a truly joyful human being in so many ways that infused our friendship, our sangha and in the world altogether. She was the epitome of the lion's roar....the proclamation of truth is fearless! Personally I loved to spar with her as to what the truth was exactly and we both reveled in the debate and fun of it all. She is a true friend that resides deep in my heart and tickles it when I least expect it! In re-establising the Shambhala Trust around 1995, she changed the usual format of just turning over monies to the adminstration to a process where she embraced the third jewel, the Sangha. Proposals would come to us, the group would approve the request in principle and then each Trust member would give or not give depending on their personal connections and views. We avoided the need for consensus and this is where the magic happened. She created this format and it was such a success. She lead our meetings for many years and not only encouraged us to express our honest views but demanded we be truly curious and inspire others to give. The meetings could also be rather tumultuous but Martha lead the way and she herded us cats with humor and vigor. Her legacy is the many fortunate grantees who benefitted countless others.