by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
With the COVID virus, shootings, loss of jobs, and closure of local businesses, these are truly difficult times. So many are dealing with losses of loved ones to their own physical capabilities due to age or illness. The ongoing dramatic events and societal changes...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
During these times, many of us are feeling a bit lost, if not confused. We listen to stories or watch videos of events that stop us cold. As we watch events such as those with George Floyd or the police officers killed at the capitol, we realize how easily events in...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
PEACE IS ATTAINABLE Peace can be elusive in these pandemic times. The news reports that the United States will have tens of millions of vaccine doses to distribute this winter. And yet, anxiety and worry settle back down around us. When will the vaccines be...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
During this pandemic with such a focus on ‘distancing’, how do we connect? How do we build relationships when society tells us, do not touch, do not sing, and most of all do not hug? Although at times it feels as though the world is falling apart, my experience has...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Longchenpa, a Tibetan teacher holds up for us a challenging path for living in his poem, Meditation on Afflictions. He captures how the challenges we face are truly gifts that guide us to liberation and happiness. His poem asks us to connect with Wisdom-Compassion...
by Carol O’Dowd | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Watching the protests on the news carried me back in time to my protest days in the 70s and the inspiration I gained from Martin Luther King. His teaching, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out...
