Day 104

Today was spontaneous, and fun. Early in the day, Kelli loaned me her car, and I decided to take myself to the local co-op, where they have tables and chairs outside, and a continuous flow of people coming and going all day long.

I got myself a salad and sat outside, where I was visible and available to folks. I had an elderly gentleman ask about my t-shirt, and when I began to tell him about the Walk for Peace, he indicated he had read the story about me in the paper in March. He said he thought this was “a courageous thing to do in this day and age”, and wished me well. Although he was the only person I actually had a conversation with, I met people with smiles and simple greetings for the next two hours, feeling present to the energy of the folks around me.

The air was still and hot (it’s in the 90s here) and people were dressed for the heat. It felt good for this Peace Walker to be outside. It also felt good to be interacting with people in a Peaceful, unassuming way.

Connecting, engaging and being with people without expectation or assumption is a gift I bring to the world that I know gives people a feeling of Peace. And, in the hours I spent interacting with people today, I too, felt a sense of Peace.

The past several days have been filled with necessary introspection and taking care of tasks related to my knee. Today, I got to refocus some of that distracted (necessary, no doubt) energy on the Walk for Peace.