When Will Love and Kindness Overcome Hate and Fear? “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” … Audre Lorde This week commemorates the ten-year anniversary of the mass shooting in a Sikh gurdwara […]
Joy and Delight in an Uncertain World Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” Marianne Williamson Several writings about joy and delight came to me in the past few days. Each offered a different perspective on the unlimited opportunities for joy all around us wherever we are. It became clear […]
Gratitude is the Wellspring of Kindness The Root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us grateful. it is gratitude that makes us joyful. Brother David Steindl-Rast What do we do when we hear about everything that is going wrong in the world? It is so easy to let our minds carry us […]
A Grateful Day Gratitude begins in our hearts, then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you want to be of service, which is where the joy resides. Anne Lamott How often do you stop to think about all that you feel grateful for? It’s easy to get so caught up in what is happening in the world around us that we allow […]
