LET'S WARM FEAR, MELT HATE, -- USE RESPECT, AND MAKE KINDNESS OUR NATURAL STATE

"Unity is strength, division is weakness." - Swahili ProverbWe need more light now, light to see clearly, light to lift our spirits, and light to find our way to unity.Much in the news has been dark. The good news is that we have a great deal of light within us. We also have reverence, compassion, hope, and love. These gifts and others were factory-installed. Even if they have been covered with layers of fear, hate, and blame, these powerful qualities are a part of our essence. They can be reached. Within compassion there is the kindness we all need to be giving and receiving.  Respect is a part of the gift of reverence. We know what hope is and why we need it. Love has healing power, and don't we need healing?

Today is a great day for reaching inside and bringing respect, kindness, hope, and love into the world; using these gifts everywhere we go; and applying them generously in every way we can.

If we do this day-by-day, one-by-one we can warm the cold "fear/hate/blame" climate that has settled over our land. We can melt the hard divisiveness that has been fostered. We can restore the sense of togetherness and unity we need to be strong and free.

Yes. It will take a lot of one-by-ones. True. But it's possible. It's do-able. And there's much to gain if we do, and much at stake if we don't. For inspiration, please consider these quotes:

"Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky." - Sonia Gandhi.

"No doubt, unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed by mere declarations." - Theodore Bikel

"Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time." - Ron Hall

Are you in? I am.

With faith,

Charlene