Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Peace, for example, starts with each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.

-The Dalai Lama

There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.

-M Scott Peck

Well Beautiful Women, 

we had an almost one hour run with some joyous moments of striding although I am renaming them for myself giant frolics (i get more excited about frolicing than i do striding...) We ran 4.5-5 miles and then had a dinner where there was barely enough room around the table. I pray that in all of our lives in the future we can continue to be a part of and open our own tables to the ever increasing people we are blessed to meet. 

     We had an insightful, although frustrating (the talk was not frustrating, the state of US prejudism was frustrating) talk about Halloween and the US's direct discrimination of Muslims. Women, thank you each for your honesty and courage. May we each seek to create beauty, namely the desire and creation of social justice in our lives. Thank you for the time we spent together today. Blessings this night, be well, love and peace

-Jess