Lessons Learned From Storms

 There is so much unspoken wisdom in this piece of wood. Wisdom felt…not spoken… of how to survive storms that cause you to lean and creak…break and regrow…straighten and lift yourself back up.  I recognize myself in her…and the lessons learned from storms…..

A Symbol of Peace

 Flames from the fire caused by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima still burn today. 

“In August of 1945, a woman who lost her son in the bombing went to the city while it was still burning and, believing that the spirit of her son was inside that flame, captured a bit of fire and brought it to her home a hundred miles away. She kept it burning for more than twenty years, and then passed it on to a Buddhist priest, who decided to make it a symbol of peace, and took the flame on a walking pilgrimage across Japan, burning in a lantern, and passed it on to others, lighting new lanterns for those who would take the flame. “ ~ Masanori Oe/The Abundance of Less

I won’t comment on what is happening in our world currently as my opinion is most probably not that of the general population. All I will say is…there is good….and there is evil at play here…and in the end…God wins. I am thankful to be present during this time in history and may God bless all those who have fought and are fighting for humanity.