Israel attacks Iran

 

As the militaristic and pathocratic elements currently holding sway over combined Western power launch yet another attempt at global domination, the great majority of humans on earth who want peace and harmony are understandably experiencing, yet again, a further increase in their fear. In this little posting, all I want to say is that at times like these, especially in moments of fear, it is helpful to take a moment to notice how life carries on undeterred.

The image above is of a weed growing at the entrance to my front garden. Its delicate little flowers with their richly yellow petals, opportunistically growing from between dusty cracks in the broken concrete of our path, remind me of God, of life's unquenchable resilience, and thus of beauty's irrepressible drive to express and re-express in every possible circumstance. 

In other words, always find your way back to love. Every one of us can do it, even if only for little moments. When we do, we are nourished, and in our nourishing we nourish the world. It sounds far too little, but like the vibrancy of those petals, the effects of this character of meditation are in fact profound.