“Peace is not something we wait for. It’s something we practice.”                                                  . . . Bhikkhu Paññākāra This is the third blog I’ve dedicated to the nineteen venerable monks who have walked for peace withhumility and compassion. They...

Most of us are not big fans of change. Whether or not we recognize them, changes are always happening. We change our clothes, we change our sheets, we change our minds, we change our likes and dislikes. Sometimes we change our friends. We redecorate our homes. Things...

Much of the Philippines is welcoming. The people are kind and accepting, but there is a province that carries some difficult energies. It is a place that is rife with black magic and voodoo. When I was traveling with my mentor, Lois, through the islands to research...

On October 26th, 2025, twenty Buddhist monks gathered in Fort Worth, Texas, to begin a long distance pilgrimage on foot to promote global peace, compassion and nonviolence. The walk will cover 2,300 miles. As you read this, they are in North Carolina on their way to...

Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately. - - - Charles M. Sheldon   On the evening of December 31st, a group of my friends and I used to sit around a table and tell each other our New Year’s resolutions. I resolve to...

   New beginnings and starting over don’t mean the same thing. But they work together and they need each other. New beginnings is doing something for the first time, something you’ve never done before. It’s aboutletting it flow. There is an element of surprise and...