As I walked with Chandler this morning, thinking about the bombing of a hospital in Pakistan that killed more than 60 and injured over 100, I found myself thinking about Peace in our world, and wishing I had a way to bring all of the individuals and groups working for Peace together. I thought about how much energy for Peace we could create, and the impact it could have if we had a way to connect ourselves, literally.
Later in the day, I closed my eyes and concentrated on the energetic ripples of Peace that are being created all over the world by those same people. I pictured those ripples flowing out and meeting up with one another, and I was aware that the impact is equally as profound with us spread around the globe.
In the evening, I picked up this dried flower, imagining the cycle of its life, wondering why this flower came off the plant where others are still thriving in warmth of the late summer evening sun.
I don’t pretend to have the answers as to how we will find Peace in the world, or even when. What I do know is that each day that I speak and act for Peace, the Walk continues, another seed is planted, and the ripple of Peace grows.