Make America WELL Again
The 2020 U.S. presidential election revealed serious symptoms in the body of 331 million people that are America. If the country were a patient, the diagnosis would be auto-immune disease.
Words signal intention, and Biden’s are loaded
Never would I imagine that a politician would speak publicly of Angels, Heart, Soul, Love, Faith, God, Universe, Empathy, Breath, Hope, and Hugging. But that’s what President-Elect Joe Biden did in his victory speech. His recognises his first job as healing the rifts that divide America.
Walking toward enlightenment on El Camino de Santiago
People embark on The Way of St. James in Spain for different reasons. For me, it was a 20-year aspiration to see the Galician coast. I got much more.
RENEW: The ability to ground ourselves in truth anytime is our greatest gift
To renew is more than starting anew. It’s a moment of discovering something already known with the wonder of experiencing it for the first time. It’s stripping away the extraneous to get at a core truth so intrinsic to one’s self that the emotion energizes forward movement. It’s the gift of free will that enables us to shift a mindset, switch our energy and make a new start; it’s about knowing we have the power for change, which feeds hope.
The World in Flux: Facing the nature/nurture bias of prejudice
2020 has been a dynamic year for collective identity. We experienced intense yet brief moments united — fighting the pandemic and systemic racism — but our inherent bias always will challenge us.
The World in Flux: Morality mourns the loss of leadership (Part 3 of 4)
Preserving life would seem to be the most fundamental value to guide leadership decisions. Recent events have shown otherwise. It’s time for the people to lead.
The World in Flux: How my idealism of equality was shaken by the reality of racism (Part 2 of 4)
My upbringing taught that everyone was equal. As an adult, I’ve learned that racism and poverty are ingrained in society. We need all hands on deck to right this reality.
The World in Flux: Racism begs for morality to make a comeback (Part 1 of 4)
The George Floyd incident has really shaken me to the core. Shock. Disgust. Sadness. His murder comes five years after an NYC officer did the same to Eric Garner.
Churches are bolted shut, yet sacred spaces surround
Only twice have I walked past churches with doors bolted shut for days. War. Pestilence. September 11th. Covid-19. And this is when we most seek such havens.
Choosing to walk with integrity on our own path of the journey
Joan Frew, a Spiritualist medium, contemplates serving, receiving and living with integrity. Only by walking our individual path of growth, can we succeed.