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The Curve Ball…Cancer Pt III

Keep your head up, fill your space with positive thoughts, reject the negative ones because negative thoughts absolutely have an impact no matter what situation you’re in.

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Wow! It’s been a minute since I have written anything. I have felt it churning inside me, but taking action has been on the shelf! I just noticed that it has been one year to the day since my last post. It’s been a rough year, but I’m still alive and kicking. So, I will give an update and hopefully through this posting someone will be encouraged to continue fighting, no matter what the battle might be for you.

When I posted last May, I had just started my chemotherapy treatments for the stage 3, invasive lobular breast cancer. The chemo treatments, that lasted until the end of September, consisted of infusion once a week and injections for the first several weeks. The injections made me so nauseous that all I could do is lay in the bed or in the recliner. My hair began to fall out, my finger nails and toenails began to change color, and my energy levels dropped. Fortunately, there weren’t any other major side effects that I experienced.

Once the treatments were finished, my surgery was scheduled for November to remove the tumor. Well, I contracted COVID-19 so that pushed my surgery out until December. On December 13 I went in for the surgery to have the tumor removed and the lymph node that was cancerous, a breast reduction on one side and breast reconstruction on the cancer side. Once the surgeon was in the process, he said the tissue in my breast looked suspicious and sent it off for testing. The result came back a few days later as it being cancerous. So, after the 6″ tumor was removed, 6 lymph nodes removed and the breast reduction and reconstruction…I still have cancer. The chemo did absolutely nothing!!! This was not very encouraging. So it was recommended I get a mastectomy.

My husband and I took a step back and looked at the situation and decided there would be no more cutting on me. So we started the search for alternative treatments. We found a wonderful place in San Louis Colorado, Mexico and scheduled the required 2 week stay. I underwent all kinds of therapies such as, detox foot baths everyday, oxygen chamber therapy, ozone therapy, vitamin/mineral infusions, coffee enimas (fun), and more. They had a process of taking my blood, “cleaning” it under an infrared light and putting it back into me. This was so my good cells would multiply and do their job. I also had my own bone marrow stem cell transplant. A vaccine was created just for me to give myself an injection every 3 days for 6 months, along with a host of natural supplements. All of this was to build up my immune system and to get my body to the place where it would fight the disease with it’s own resources with the boost from supplements and the antigen injections.

I am currently half way through my alternative treatments, my blood work looks good, I feel good, my hair is growing back, my nails are almost cleared up, I have changed my diet (no sugar and less carbs) and I have good energy. There is no guarantee that I will be cancer free at the end of this journey, but I am confident and am expecting the results to be good news.

Along with all the treatments, we have found that having a daily relaxation and breathing practice certainly makes the journey more relaxing and stable. When we are stressed out, our immune system stresses out as well. Our bodies are incredible creations that were designed to take care of themselves. They were created to combat disease, to continuously create good cells that eliminate the bad cells so we are able to live a healthy life.

So overall, I am encouraged at my progress and I’m looking forward to this journey finally ending. So, whatever battle you may be facing today, if it’s a disease or not, life does not have to be a drag. Keep your head up, fill your space with positive thoughts, reject the negative ones because negative thoughts absolutely have an impact no matter what situation you’re in.Never give up…do your research, value yourself, do what’s best for you. It’s your life, your body, and your dreams!

If you are looking for an alternative treatment facility that treats all kinds of diseases, with the most wonderful staff, doctors and chemists, then message me and I will gladly share with you the information I have. Or if you just need someone to listen, I will gladly read whatever you wish to write.

Take a deep breath, and renew your hope for your future. It is possible! Whatever it is you are facing…it is possible…anything is possible for you to live a full, healthy and happy life.

Cheers to all our journeys!

Veronica

The Curve Ball…Cancer pt II

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I’ll be honest and vulnerable with you right now…I don’t know what to write. I felt like I initially wanted to document my cancer journey, not to have you feel sorry for me, but to encourage and share the journey for those in said condition. I’m having a hard time really wanting to do that and knowing how to do that. I really don’t think people want to hear about my cancer. I could be wrong and maybe they do, but I’m struggling with it right now.

I think I would rather just write about what I feel, rather than try to put something together that will make sense to people. Some of this journey, as short as it’s been so far, has not been very pretty. So, if you don’t mind, I think I’ll just share from my heart, maybe emotions…haha.

I have gone through my very first infusion, which took about 3 hours and then the days following was absolutely miserable with side effects, of which I will not go into. The waves of exhaustion are somewhat irritating. It seems like the simple task of washing the breakfast dishes can leave me feeling extremely tired, like I have to lay down NOW. Different things like that make the day challenging. I’m supposed to avoid crowds, going to the store, or dining out which can be a challenge because I like doing those things. But, my immune system is being attacked right now and being out in the midst of a lot of germs isn’t going to help me.

So with all the adjusting I have needed to make the last couple weeks, it has left me more reliant on others and making sure I’m comfortable. This comes hard for me, because I’m usually the one making sure everyone else is comfortable and I’m the one relied on. Life has a way of bringing adjustment to us whether we like it or not. The last day of my chemo is September 29th, which seems like a long way off, but that’s really only the half way point of my journey. So, I will adjust the best I can until I am done with this entire cancer phase of my life.

So, what do I do? Well, I am daily doing a meditation practice, alongside my husband, thank God for him. I’m trying to get a small walk in everyday, resting a lot, reading and trying to eat healthy. Doing the meditation kind of puts my day into focus, or starts it from a peaceful, restful and aware space. The more aware I am of how I’m feeling and what I’m thinking can result in how I deal with this cancer. Being balanced in my body, heart and mind is going to help me carry this and to walk through it, no matter how ugly it gets.

Even if your life is consumed with work, family, or other things, I would encourage you to find some kind of meditative practice that will enhance your daily life and bring balance in an unbalanced world. It will help when we are confronted with our daily circumstances, it will help lessen the blow of traumatic news or events, it can help us navigate life without our ego leading the way, and walk the journey to wholeness and living a life from true essence.

In the midst of all this, let me just say that my heart is heavy today for the families of the senseless Uvalde, TX tragedy and is still with the people of Ukraine. May this all end soon! I will continue to pray for peace all over the world and that someday, as a society, we would see ourselves differently than we do today.

Live Everyday With Intention!

The Curve Ball ‘Cancer’

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Part One:

What do you do when life throws you a curve ball? A curve ball called cancer just came my way and It’s my intention to hit a homerun. 

Yes, the “C” word has entered my life when I had no idea it would ever be a part of my world. Now it is. There have been emotional moments and strong moments believing I can beat this ugly thing. There are options to consider and moments to take in evaluating and re-evaluating what treatment to do. I have now entered the world of Dr. appointments, biopsies and discussions.

The hardest part is to not let myself sink into a world of misery, pain and pity. I want to be fully present with this journey to allow myself to experience the confusion, pain, treatment, and if it comes down to it, perhaps surgery. I want to give my all into it. I want to let myself feel the emotion of it all. Sometimes it’s overwhelming, sometimes it’s not. I have experienced anxiety like I never have before, high blood pressure and a range of emotions. 

The best thing I can do for myself right now is to remain centered, fully present, breathing deeply and have a place of peace in myself as I go on this journey. Am I afraid? Yes and no. The medical field has made too many advancements in today’s age for this not to have a positive outcome. But there is that little fear of ‘what if it comes back’ thought that runs around in my head. 

I intend to fight this naturally, immersing myself into building my immune system naturally with the help of a Naturopathic expert, but also being open to medical opinions. Just a note: I do not believe the medical world is not all bad. Is it money driven? Of course, it is. But so is the insurance world, the corporate world of any kind, dentistry, even some religious organizations are all money driven and so many more.  

I have always been a person that would leave myself behind and give everything I had to making sure everyone else was comfortable and taken care of. Well, now it’s my turn. I am surrounded by so much love, attention and support from friends and family. If you are battling cancer, I hope you have the same.

So, this is just a brief encouragement to me, but also to anyone else out there in the cancer world. Keep holding on…love yourself, accept the situation and be fully present with yourself and others walking with you through this journey. The curve ball may have caught you by surprise, but it’s not too late to swing and hit a home run and take your time walking around the bases!

Here’s to a present and peaceful journey!

A New Reality

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When was the last time you just stopped? When was the last time you just took a deep, long breath in and slowly exhaled that breath? When was the last time you just sat and quieted your mind the best way you knew how? When was the last time you sat in silence?

The past couple of years has brought about so many topsy turvy emotions, reactions and counterproductive responses to the chaos that has resided around us. So, I find that I’m asking myself these questions. I’m fortunate to not have to work a full-time job, my husband is retired and my children are basically on their own now. So, now I am faced with the daunting reality that questions how I am going to fill my days. For 24 years I have been married, for 22 of those years I have raised 3 children along-side my husband, (thank God for him). 

Six months ago, my husband and I moved into a small town in the Pacific Northwest of Washington State. We found a little sweet spot with a view of the Olympic Mountain range and the Hood Canal. Every day we look out of the big picture window and gaze upon the beauty that is before us. How could we ever leave this place? Well, we don’t want to leave this place. It came along at just the right time. With Covid lasting way too long, this seemed to be the icing on the cake when existing in the time of Covid. This place is silent, its beauty is beyond compare, and the peace that exists is undeniable. There is the absence of “noise” from the city, which happens to only be a few miles away. Deer roam in the yard almost every day and bald eagles soar above the hood canal and tree tops. I ask myself, “what more could I ever ask for”? Bottom line, I can’t ask for anymore. I don’t need anymore!

Raising children is a daunting task and very exhausting, yet can be rewarding when you see them stepping into their own unique identities and pursuing their dreams. So, for me, I’m attempting to set aside my tendency to continue to be in their messes and continuing to show them the ‘right’ way…hahaha!  I have to remind myself that they have to find their own way. My way is much different than their way is destined to be. I have to take my hands off now and just become someone to them that will always be there when they need me. I will continue to love them and be there for them no matter what. All I want for them is to be happy, be successful, be open to the ever present reality of change, and always love themselves and those around them.  

As I said before, I am faced with the daunting question of what am I going to do now? Do I feel a bit of an “empty-nest” syndrome? Perhaps. But it’s more than that. I feel that now it is time for…ME! There are days when I feel down, bored, depressed, and I feel I have absolutely no purpose anymore. It’s actually kind of scary. But, it’s time to give myself some quality time to recover from the last 24 years. That sounds funny, but it’s true. One thing that Covid did bring to us, as a blessing, was the isolation that we all experienced, it caused us to turn to things like meditation, yoga, exercise and other different forms that has helped us keep our sanity and not go absolutely crazy. These activities have helped us daily to make it through this crazy period of time in our world. Now that I have time on my hands, I’m taking up small courses like drawing and poetry. This is helping me to step outside of my box (my personality, ego and superficial self) and begin to pull on the creative side of me. It’s my turn to stop, take a deep breath in, and a slow exhaling of that same breath. It’s time to discover my true self, and my own realities and begin to determine which of those realities are true and which ones are not true. 

I encourage you to do the same. You may be a full-time working parent with children at home. I don’t know your situation, but I wish I would have taken time for myself years ago. Don’t let yourself go. Don’t give up on your dreams. Don’t wait to stop and breathe. Keep going, but always make time for yourself. Even if it’s 5 minutes hidden in the closet to just breath. You are just as important as your children, as your parents, as your job etc. Do not diminish who you are and what your present role is in life. Put your oxygen mask on before helping anyone else with theirs. You are important! You have needs too! Don’t deny yourself of those precious needs. 

I hope your 2022 is a year that is filled with rest, moments of silence and contemplation, your false realities falling away and stepping into a new reality of the true and authentic you! 

One Small Act…of Kindness

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Hello…it has been a while since I have written anything. There has been so much going on in life, in family, in country and in the world. Maybe it’s just that it feels to be a little more than overwhelming. Maybe I’ve been uninspired to write. Maybe I’ve not been intentional with making the time to write. Maybe it’s all of the above! We all know that the past 2 years have not been easy. It has been plagued with disease, fires, floods, death, mayhem and not just natural disasters, but human disasters as well and the list goes on.

How do we process and deal with the suffering that is happening all over the world? It’s so overwhelming and I know that I sometimes feel so helpless. I ask myself, what am I supposed to do? I’m one person. There are so many homeless, there are people that have lost homes due to wildfires, there are people still sick and dying from Covid and the floods in Germany, and here, in our own United States. What are we to do?

It’s not an easy answer and as I pass by the homeless man sitting on the ground as I walk into Starbucks, I’m sad, but ask myself, what is it that I can do to make his day a little brighter and to at least let him know that he has been seen? The most immediate thing I can do is buy him something to eat and drink. There is no greater satisfaction that I get than when I give of my own resources and see the smile that comes across his face as I hand him his food and drink. It’s not the food that changes his day, it’s the fact that someone acknowledged him, spoke to him, made him feel human, and didn’t just walk by without even looking. Everyone wants to be seen and acknowledged.

The only thing I know to do that will bring a little bit of positive change, is to continue doing the smallest acts of kindness when the opportunity presents itself. No, I can’t go fight fires…but I can give to the fire fighters fund, or make some cookies and take it to my local fire station to thank them. Maybe I can take a trunk full of donated clothes and shoes to the local homeless camp and let them take their pick. Perhaps I can house a family that has been displaced because they have been evacuated or their home just burned down. There are so many ways we can help and bring a bit of sunshine to someones life and to their day.

I am not ashamed to say that I am fortunate to have everything I need to live comfortably, not extravagantly, but comfortable. So, I can’t very well sit by and watch the suffering going on around me. The way that I can suffer with them, is to talk, to acknowledge, to assist, to fund, etc. in whatever way I can to make a difference by one small act of kindness. If every one of us could do this…the world would change!

How do you make a difference? I would love to hear!

Truth vs. Evil

Evil has a way of blurring the lines of truth in every way.

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Today…I am unbelievably embarrassed to be an American! The range of emotions I am feeling today due to the despicable actions of my fellow Americans is keeping me very unsettled. The level of “in-your-face” bullying attitude that comes from our so-called President has successfully been imparted to nearly half of the voting population. Every person who participated in the horrendous violence to our beautiful capital building in Washington D.C. has just shown all of us how low and how vulnerable we are all willing to go, and our ability to fall prey to such an attitude coming from a leader. 

Our President’s inability or unwillingness to accept the truth of this election has reminded me of how evil strives to keep things stirred up to bring division. I have come to the conclusion that there is no longer a clear line of truth in our country. Taking into account the racial injustices, the inconsistency of our justice system and above all, the freedom our leader has to show hatred, strife, putrid self-pride, bullying, greed and a hatred for the truth itself. 

There is a constant battle of good vs. evil on a daily basis. We each have to come to a truth within us that is a pure truth. I’m sure Donald Trump and his followers would say that have a truth within them. Who am I to say they don’t, but in my understanding and logic, a pure truth would NEVER display such actions and behavior. Evil has a way of blurring the lines of truth in every way. Evil is cunning, manipulative, divisive and controlling.

As humankind, we don’t have a choice but to have evil with us. Our choice is whether we are going to partner with the characteristics of evil or will we partner with the pure truth, which in my life I will name GOD. Truth (God) is love!

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, love endures all things. Love never ends. (I Corinthians 13:4-8)

So I have to ask myself, what am I going to do with the feelings I have that makes me want to judge my fellowman because their radical behavior? I have to go back to that place of peace within myself that is settled in knowing that pure love brings me my peace, and the fact that my fellowmen were also a creation of true love. Truth and evil will always coexist because we are human. We are not perfect. We are not God. 

We will never all agree to or see things the same way. That’s the beauty of God’s creation. We are so diverse, but that does not mean we have to have division. We are all different, but created with the same life-blood and same love of our creator. 

I really don’t believe any of us like division, manipulation or deceit. We were created in the image of God and naturally there is an innate pull to truth and love. We all crave it! But what do we do with evil? Accept that it is always here, but know this, only love will change the world! 

It’s almost too much for our human minds to comprehend how ugly and destructive evil can be, but also how great and vast love is. Both are easy to fall in to. So, as humans, we have a choice. Are we going to fall for evil or for love?

I don’t know about you, but I’m going to fall…for LOVE! Won’t you join me? 

The Wonder of Love

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Oh Holy Night, I wonder what would have happened if Mary had not been aware enough in herself and in her space the night the angel came and spoke to her. What if the shepherds and wise men would have never journeyed to find the manger? I wonder, would they have gone if they had not seen the star shining so bright in the night sky?

Did this night really happen the way it portrays in the Bible? I don’t know. I have come to believe that a lot of the Bible is metaphor. After all, Jesus always taught in parables. I definitely believe that Jesus was born into humanity and I believe Jesus was fully God and fully human at the same time. It’s almost too much for the human mind to comprehend.

If we allow ourselves the grace long enough to pause from our daily rat race and stop to think about how He came, who He was (and is), what He did with His time on this beautiful planet of ours and how He died…we would see how good He really is.

He came as a baby, the most vulnerable of all humanity but also through a young girl who gave room in her heart to believe the message of an angel. If an angel came to you would you believe it? I think I would be so awed by the angel that the message would almost escape me. 

He was a lover of humankind, a giver in every sense of the word and spent his time mingling with the poor and the sinners, but also spent his time with His disciples trying to show them, by modeling it Himself, how to love. THAT is why I believe He came. It was to show each one of us that we can look past our differences in religion, in skin color, in political preferences and in many other ways and see that He is the very essence of LOVE in every one of us, because we were created in His image, and potential likeness. Now our journey, while we are alive, is to be-come His likeness. To be-come ‘like’ Him, is to acquaint our selves with Him in love, life, pain, suffering and in death AND resurrection. It all goes together. We can’t have any of these without the all of them. Jesus never said we would not experience suffering or pain. He never said that we would only experience love and life. 

The point in the journey is to move towards be-coming whole. When we be-come whole we can be content with just ‘being’! Not having to perform to please people or keep up an image we think we should have. It’s about NOT denying if we are in a place of suffering. We have to embrace it all. Sometimes it’s not pleasant, nor easy. Embracing and accepting our humanity as imperfect, and yet, perfect to Him. 

Step into the wonder of His Presence, His Love, His Joy, His Peace, His Healing and His Suffering. Be-come whole in the journey and experience the freedom of living, moving and having your be-ing in Him. 

Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year filled with His Love!

Love in a World of Change

We are to be whole-makers of love in a world of change.

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Happy Holidays to All Readers…

It’s so hard to believe that the year is almost over. What a year it has been. The world was thrown a curve ball this year from out of nowhere. This year has been one that we have all had to do things we don’t like doing. Early on I started calling 2020 the ‘year from hell’. Sadly, it’s so easy to get caught up in the negative event of Covid-19, the negativity of a crazy and ridiculous presidential election, the negative news, the horrific racial tension, negative social media feeds and the negative attitudes around the country and the world. It is extremely hard to not become angry, bitter and self-centered through all of this. 

I would like to suggest to each one of you reading this that you take just a moment and stop! Just stop long enough to look back to the beginning of 2020 and how chaos began to descend. Being told by our states leaders to stay home and to wear a mask when we went out for essential things. After all the countless lives that have been lost and yet, if you are reading this… YOU are still here! I am still here! WE are still here! I can’t help but be grateful for life! Every time we have walked out our doors there has been a high chance of being exposed, possibly sickened with this ugly virus, but no…and if any of you have been exposed, or have had Covid-19 then I am certain you must be grateful that you walked through the experience and survived. 

Now, I would like to call this year of 2020, the ‘year of opportunity’. We have been given the opportunity the last few months to become more aware of others needs than our own. It was a chance for us to draw close, even though being separated. We have been given the opportunity to allow the creativity that we were each given at birth to surface. It was an opportunity for us to become less self-centered and to think of others more than ourselves! It allowed us the time to take a deeper look at ourselves. It was a time to begin to love like we have never loved before. Life is too easily taken for granted! 

A couple of years ago we subscribed to a daily email from a place called The Center for Action and Contemplation, run by a Franciscan Priest and his name is Father Richard Rohr. This may shock some of you that know us, but then it might not, but we have decided to begin a new journey from the traditional evangelical church and step into what is called “Christian Contemplation”. We have experienced, felt, seen, read and heard so much love from this contemplative walk that we can’t help but be drawn into it. The perspective of the contemplative way is simple… we cannot live a dual life. The dual life is our ego (what we personally create), and our true self (who God created). The contemplative way is the journey of having oneness with our creator God, so much so that we are not maneuvered by our ego. This is the simplest way, for me, to describe it. It’s been a beautiful journey and we are learning so much everyday!

I would like to share an excerpt from one of the recent subscribed to emails we receive from Richard Rohr. It wraps up what this whole season of Christmas is about, to me.

 “We can read the history of our 13.7-billion-year-old universe as the rising up of Divine Love incarnate, which bursts forth in the person of Jesus, who reveals love’s urge toward wholeness through reconciliation, mercy, peace, and forgiveness. Jesus is the love of God incarnate, the wholemaker who shows the way of evolution toward unity in love. In Jesus, God breaks through and points us in a new direction; not one of chance or blindness but one of ever-deepening wholeness in love. In Jesus, God comes to us from the future to be our future. Those who follow Jesus are to become wholemakers, uniting what is scattered, creating a deeper unity in love. Christian life is a commitment to love, to give birth to God in one’s own life and to become midwives of divinity in this evolving cosmos. We are to be wholemakers of love in a world of change.” (Sister Ilia Delio)

Our prayer for you, along with my family and for the new year coming, is that we be the ‘wholemakers of love in a world of change’. Let’s not be negative, contrary, ego-focused or dividers! Let’s allow the love of God to point us in a new direction…into the wholeness of divine love. Be open to a whole new perspective for the new year ahead! Surely it will be better than 2020!! 

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year with lots of love, joy, peace and bright hope for 2021!!

Happy COVID-19 Thanksgiving

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A simple poem I wrote while reflecting on the past year…2020!

What a year this has been,

None of us comprehending how it would end.

In the beginning we saw,

A lot of our emotions becoming raw.

Our feelings of being controlled,

Brought out our inner trolls.

Wearing masks to cover our faces,

Made us wary of our personal spaces.

Our leaders fighting for the survival of their ego,

All the while, people dying and families letting them go.

COVID did it’s best to keep us apart,

But yet we are still close at heart.

Our historic Presidential election,

Seemed to hold captive all our attention.

Our nation teetered on the brink of a decision,

Deciding if we wanted ego or affection.

Now we come to Thanksgiving,

All being grateful for still living.

2020 will be a year of unbelievable sadness,

But 2021 will be a year of abundant gladness!

Let us look forward to beginning again,

With hope, with love and vision regained!

There is so much to be thankful for

But in 2021 there will be so much more!

One Nation…Healed

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We have come to a moment in time in our history that calls us to look inside and see who we really are, as a nation and also in our individual personal lives. I will admit, it really takes an inner strength within each one of us to not react to the recent election and the drama surrounding it, or the pandemic we are crawling through slowly. 

It can certainly feel like life has been one enormous upheaval in 2020. Definitely has not been our favorite year! We are not used to being told what to do…stay home, wear a mask, don’t travel, don’t have community, don’t go to church, don’t, don’t, don’t. Then as if it couldn’t get any worse, we have a historic presidential election that gets rocked to the core with allegations and assumptions and our leader acting as if his piece of candy was being taken away from him. I don’t have a problem with making sure votes are counted accurately and securely. I’m glad we have protocols in place to make sure that happens. But, when the leader of the free world hides and throws a temper tantrum, that does not show the world that we are a respectable and proud country. Is there a certain level of satisfaction that comes when not conceding to a lost election and blocking access for the president-elect to prepare for his time in office? I’m just really trying to figure this out in myself. It puzzles me. 

For those of you familiar with the enneagram, I am a 9 on the scale and I do not like conflict. But, I have a strong justice button in me at the same time and the way the current president is behaving is appalling to me. He campaigned and did what he could to get the American people to vote for him. Voting records were broken by both parties and never before in history have this many Americans voted in an election. These are unprecedented times we are in. So how do we handle it personally without lashing out, without reacting in a negative way, without separating friendships and family, just because we see things in a different way?

Let’s look back…first… before Donald Trump was elected in 2016 the country was at peace, in general. Yes, there is a lot under the surface that’s always brewing. But on the surface it was peaceful. There was a sort of order about life. 

Then came the disorder…upheaval in every imaginable way. It was like heads began rolling, conflict and disorder in the white house, then the pandemic, loss of jobs, loss of lives, all kinds of racial conflicts began to open old wounds to bleed again. Now all of a sudden we are each having to defend ourselves from the onslaught of hate, evil, cruelty and murder. Whoa…where did this come from? Well, it’s been under the surface all along, but let me just add, a country is defined by its leader(s). I have never seen so much hate and animosity flying through the air, over the airwaves, over social media (I’m guilty of it as well), in the media and even in the traffic on the freeways, lines in the grocery stores etc. People, this has got to stop. We are better than this! So, how do we restore order?

I’m glad you asked! Let’s call this re-order. Re-ordering will only begin to happen when each one of us stops, takes a good long look at what is inside of us and begin to change that which needs to change! Change only begins with me and with you. 

Take a look in yourself and try to recognize and ask yourself, what it is that causes me to be angry, to defend what I defend, what trips my triggers to lash out in spite? Why am I so bitter? Why do I not care for the poor? Why do I not give more? Begin doing the random acts of kindness. Pay for someone’s coffee or meal. Buy a sandwich for the homeless guy. Do what you can do even if it’s just a smile towards someone. It’s time we stop segregating, not only black from white, but poor from rich, fat from skinny, homeless from mansions, republican from democrats, etc.

So now, with the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, it is a call to lay down our battle swords and the weapons of our words and come together to bring healing and unity in our “one nation under God”! We are called to unite as Americans. We need to take care of our families, take care of the poor, adopt children within our own country, and take care of our land. It’s time to allow those with incredible inventions, ideas and resources to let their voices be heard and let their inventions speak for themselves. Our planet needs healing. Our people need healing. Our government needs healing. Let’s bring healing and unity to our country. Again, this only begins to happen when the change takes place in you and I. 

We are Americans! We are the United States of America and not the Divided States of America. We all have what it takes to become a nation that genuinely acts like it is… “one nation under God”. 

It’s called unity!

A Prayer for Everyday