“I have heard some people predict that the twenty-first century will be a century of spirituality. I think it must be a century of spirituality if we are to survive it at all. In our society, there is so much suffering, violence, despair, and confusion. There is so much fear. How can we survive without spirituality?- ”   Thich Tnat Hanh

Speaking for myself, I can’t survive without spirituality. It saved my sanity and my life.

It begins with understanding who I am and being comfortable with it. Once I’m comfortable with myself, I can handle the rest.

I don’t know where it ends; I have yet to get there. The day starts with spiritual time, silence, meditation, gratitude, thought, and honesty. The hard part was facing the truth about myself. Once I did that, no one else could harm me.

Those are my practices every day, every morning. I hope the blog and the farm comfort fearful and hopeful people, even for a few minutes. I went out a few minutes before sunrise, pulled a chair up to the pasture, and sat mostly in silence for five minutes. It was so cold I couldn’t move my fingers. When I got up, I felt cleansed and at peace. Hope and roundness – some call it mindfulness – come from inside, not from the news or politicians. I’m spending today in peace and silence; Maria and I will walk and meditate together. We are very much in sync. And there are my flower photos, always.