Tag: forgiveness

Walk For Peace Loving Kindness Forgiveness Meditation

January 25, 2026

In yesterday’s post, I described the wonderful experience of having attended one of the public sessions by the Venerable Monks of the Walk for Peace. If you missed it, you can read it here: https://blissfullu.com/2026/01/24/the-walk-for-peace-came-to-the-triangle-area-of-nc-and-i-was-there/ Their spokesperson, Bhikkhu Kannapara, gave us a version of the loving kindness forgiveness meditation. Because their intent is to spread … More Walk For Peace Loving Kindness Forgiveness Meditation

The Walk for Peace Came to the Triangle Area of NC–and I Was There!

January 24, 2026

Today, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein declared it was Walk for Peace Day in our state. For today, the Venerable Monks who are undertaking a long-distance spiritual pilgrimage across a portion of the United States arrived in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. The pilgrims are Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center … More The Walk for Peace Came to the Triangle Area of NC–and I Was There!

And Just Like That: Our Lives Became a Trio of Sit Coms…Sit Com 2

June 5, 2023

This is the interesting aside Sit Com #2. So a day or two after the conclusion of Ted Lasso, there was a big announcement that Kim Canttrall who played the character of Samantha Jones in the original Sex and the City TV series, had agreed to do a cameo in the new SATC sequel, And … More And Just Like That: Our Lives Became a Trio of Sit Coms…Sit Com 2

Guess What Famous Person Most Inspires Me to Compassion this Inaugural Day Morning

January 20, 2021

I’m writing this post in the pre-dawn hours of a day that I personally have looked forward to for over 4 years–the end of the Donald Trump presidency and the beginning of the Joe Biden presidency. But before I throw myself into the celebration of a new administration, with my new focus on the Beloved … More Guess What Famous Person Most Inspires Me to Compassion this Inaugural Day Morning

A Poem for Susan

September 11, 2017

  My son and I saw the 9/11 memorial when we visited New York City this summer, and it is quite a lovely and striking monument. Today can be a difficult day for people.  It can be a time for grieving.  But I hope it is a day of grieving with love instead of hate, … More A Poem for Susan