The Permanence of Joy

Major religious festivals such as Christmas, Eid-el-Fitr for Muslims, Hanukkah for Jews, Diwali or Krishna Jyanti for Hindus and many others are simply the historically created cultural expressions pointing to a few eternal truths common to many religious...

The Serenity Prayer – a guide for the soul

Although widely known, the Serenity Prayer remains an invaluable tool for regaining inner balance and calm. Its universal values and timeless wisdom transcend all forms of spirituality, offering everyone, whatever their path, a path to peace. Sometimes it’s the...

Accepting an invitation

You were not randomly chosen or forced in any way to show up on the planet in this form. It was not an accident, nor was it good or bad luck, or chance. It was an invitation from Grace. And guess what? You said, “I’m in!” You came here to learn as much as you were...

A Blessing for Political Leaders

Hatsat Abiola, a Nigerian activist, says to us: “Guard your light and protect it. Move it forward into the world and be fully confident that if we connect light to light to light and join the lights together of the one billion young people in our world today, we will...

Shine some light!

Our positive news this month is an Excerpt from an article by Elizabeth Gilbert, an American author best known for her memoir Eat, Pray, Love. Some years ago, I was stuck on a crosstown bus in New York City during rush hour. Traffic was barely moving. The bus was...