Be the change you want to see in the world

You know, sometimes I wonder if we all just focused on “loving one another as we love ourselves” — that second Great Commandment — if we just did THAT – all of us, regardless of political persuasion, religious affiliation, personal agenda – if we ALL just did THAT — I wonder if we might actually see the change we want to see in the world.

If we ALL committed to THAT couldn’t we create a world where fear and terror and murder and rape and hate and discontent and anxiety and doubt and judgment and loathing and persecution vanishes?

Couldn’t we do that?

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Waterfalls of Grace

I love waterfalls.

Whether they are just a few feet high, or towering rushes of water dropping hundreds of feet, their beauty and power have always caught my eye and captivated my imagination.

I’ve only stood under a waterfall once and it was exhilarating – and a painful. Exhilarating because, you know, I was standing under a waterfall! And painful because the water was falling from several feet above my head and the force of it hurt as it hit my skin.

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