How do we heal our spirit, heal our hearts and heal our minds? How do we maintain, or even regain our strength and faith in ourselves and others and the world?

We are barraged by the news with the pain, tragedy and the problems in our community and in the world. It is important to know what is going on in the world, but a steady diet of what is going wrong, can lead us to feel overwhelmed with negative emotions…fear, mistrust, skepticism, anger, hurt, loss, powerlessness…..a constant state of stress. On top of that are our own lives and the difficulties close to home.

How do we stay focused on all that is good? How do we gain a sense of trust and a sense of feeling in control of our lives? How do we heal in small ways and large, to be able to positively maneuver this world and to heal and grow and have a sense of wellness?

How do we create peace within ourselves, our lives and our community local and global?

We do this step by step. As Sweet Honey in the Rock sing “drops of water turn a mill”.

To help this process in the new year, every week I will write something in this blog that will hopefully inspire us to heal on many levels and ways, to grow, to see the positive, to feel empowered or just to provide a perspective, a thought, or a suggestion of action. My hope is that it is helpful in some way on your journey in this life.

I look forward to walking this leg of the journey with you.
Happy New Year!