Why I despise racism
Born as a white person, I never questioned why blacks did not attend the same good schools that I attended, why blacks were refused entry to restaurants, had a different entrance at the post office, were arrested for breaking a night curfew in white areas or could not sit on the same benches as white people in the parks.
Can you forgive yourself and others?
Forgiving does not mean that you are approving of wrongdoing, of abuse, and all the terrible things that humans do to each other. It is making peace with the past in the knowledge that you are the person today because of all of that which you have experienced
Day One on the Camino
Today is my first day as a volunteer in a pilgrim’s hostel on the famous Spanish pilgrimage route – the Camino de Santiago. Pilgrims have walked this path for centuries. In modern times its being rediscovered by thousands of people as a modern-day route to...Time out is crucial for your health
It is an enlightening experience to “listen” to your own thoughts when walking. Take a break, savor nature.
Money for Notre Dame? A skewed debate
Why donate for a building when millions are going hungry? With almost a billion euros donated for the restoration of Notre Dame cathedral, which was almost destroyed by fire last week, the political moralists on the gallery are crying foul. France’s super...
