October 2--Our Survival Depends on It

It’s that vision of peace, nonviolence, and the new creation, the vision of the promised land before us, the practice of proactive nonviolence, that offers a way out of environmental destruction, as well as permanent war, corporate greed, systemic racism, and extreme poverty.
All we have to do is open our eyes to the reality of creation before us, to be present to it, to take it in and honor it, and welcome its gift of peace—and do so within the boundaries of nonviolence.  --John Dear

    Here's a synchronicity for you--I had no idea until searching for an image that today is the International Day of Nonviolence.

    Each morning I finish my prayers with "Please help all of us to be kinder to each other and kinder to our magnificent planet." 

    Child abuse, neglect and trauma are the no. 1 main root cause of the bulk of today's rampant mental illness. Why do we hurt those we supposedly love? STOP IT!

       Leta