Being an “antiracist” is a verb. We need to stay active with our self-education so that we can be active in both our responses to racism and in our endeavors toward creating a realistic, compassionate and equitable culture. This is a reminder to myself and to you, to come back, right now, to the higher Self visions and values, and continue to wake up, together.

Today, I feel compassion for and solidarity with mothers - from everywhere and from every time - who feel the joy and pain of mothering, and for having to let go. I am learning to accept this pervasive letting go, followed by compassion and solidarity - with or without common blood or borders or species, with or without reason.

The Joint Memorial Ceremony is the largest Israeli-Palestinian peace event in history. Last year 300,000 people participated in the live broadcast event and over one million people streamed it afterwards. It has become a focal point for the entire peace community. The Joint Memorial Day Ceremony sets the foundation for widespread cultural change by shifting public opinion on a mass scale. Joining together to mourn each other’s pain challenges the status quo, setting the foundation to build a new reality based on mutual respect, dignity and equality.

Who is this grouch who stole the turning of the year? Is it an ill-tempered mythical, Dr. Suess-looking creature? Does it exist as the collective unconscious? Is it a part of me? Maybe, this grouch is…Grief.

Grief has no logic. Grief just makes us miss the people we have loved and miss the people who have loved us.

It is possible to shift the world culture. It is possible to create and live in a unified, equitable, compassionate world. It is not simple, yet paradigm shifts do happen. The question is: How do we get there?

I wanted to be done with grieving, yet… it was Grief who entered my home, calling for my attention, pushing me down till I finally listened.

Today I officially turn 62-years of age. I’m in no rush to grow up. I’m not confused by the process of aging. I feel no need to slow it down. I’m clear about our culture being broken. I forgive us for being in a dynamic picture. This ‘62’ is a bit of a ‘Goldilocks’ moment.

What does “love” mean, anyhow… and why is it so important? Ima borrow Jonas Cain’s words for the answers…

At this time in our history, the world has been experiencing a “Dark Night of the Soul”. It’s wonderful to hear confirmation that it has been a gift and that we’re moving out of it! Thank you, Sara Wiseman…

The topic of Grief + Grieving is so vast that it belongs to everyone. Grieving is not just for the bereaved.

“Know thyself.” Just as many people ascribe this aphorism to Socrates, the general public may have wrong-thinking (or at least, missing pieces of information) about how to go about getting to know oneself. Psychosynthesis’ Egg Diagram offers a succinct way to describe who am I.

What to do with all this angst in the air, that I have breathed in…

Today, my eyes + heart are focused once again on our Native ancestors… to the families of those ancestors who bear the rippling pain + burden from the past that is alive in the present… to a future I can only hope will heal + revive the riches of Native languages + cultures.

Course 1 of the Compassionate Revolution of Grief + Grieving: “Release Stress, Heal Trauma, Accept Loss, Allow Grief” - begins January 30th! Registration is open…

…for all.