All Shall Be Well

November 22, 2018

A few days ago, I had the great joy not only of visiting the cell of Julian of Norwich in England — but also of sharing this experience with a group of old and new friends.

Julian lived in Norwich, England, from 1341 to 1415. She was a mystic, an author, a healer, a spiritual guide to countless seekers. She was canonized by the Catholic Church, and is now known to many as Saint Julian. Visiting her shrine has become a pilgrimage for those who revere this humble and devout woman.

But that’s not why I wanted to visit.

Remembrance

November 11, 2018

Here in the UK, today is Remembrance Day, the day that honors the end of World War I.

This Remembrance Day is particularly noteworthy, as it marks the one hundredth anniversary of Armistice Day. One hundred years ago today, the Great War, the war — it was then hoped — to end all wars, came to a merciful end, but not before over a quarter of the male population of Europe was killed and many more permanently disabled (mentally or physically) — and the entire sociopolitical landscape of Europe forever altered.

Love One Another

October 28, 2018

This is a blog about practicing joy. In these dark days, it can seem hard to summon joy, let alone practice it. But joy and love cannot exist without one another. So to practice joy is, by necessity, to practice love. And so to practice joy every day is to summon the heart within each of us that knows that there really is nothing and no one to hate, because we are all one in Love.

Anne Frank wrote, “How wonderful that no one need wait a single moment to improve the world.”

Right here, right now — each of us can improve the world by learning to love more and hate less. To eradicate any justification to hate, and learn to forgive in love. It’s not easy. Sometimes it feels as though hate should only be met by hate and that love is some pie in the sky nostalgia for better times.

It’s not. Love is the ONLY answer.

Necessary Detours: Rosie's Message

June 23, 2017

What is a road trip without detours? Well, first off, it's probably not a road trip. It's just a drive -- from where here is to wherever there is going to be.

On yesterday's detour, I was reminded to hold to the truth I have always believed: The daily acts of lovingkindness that are happening all over our planet, even as I write this, will always all ways outweigh even the most egregious and seemingly spectacular acts of hate.

CREATING A DAILY PRACTICE OF JOY

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