23/01/2026
Although I was barely present on social media over the holidays, a friend shared something from Instagram. Whilst there, I came across something that stopped me in my tracks. It was a post from โWalk for Peace USAโ - a group of Buddhist monks who are walking 2,300 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington in the name of Peace. Their dog, Aloka, is walking with them.
Each time I see their posts, I cry.
Thousands of people gather as the monks pass by, offering flowers, food, water. Children give them drawings. Along the way, the monks have given talks, spoken quietly with individuals, offered blessings and tied blessing threads around waiting wrists.
In Columbia, thousands of people walked behind them across a bridge to a Peace Gathering. Not hundreds. Thousands. I had tears streaming down my face watching this.
The people want World Peace.
I hope leaders are watching.
You might like to follow them for the final part of their journey.
โMay you and all beings be well, happy and at Peaceโ ๐๐