Earth Day 2020, on 22nd May, was especially poignant this year. As we humans navigate a dramatically changed world, where so much that we thought was permanent has become very transient, what remains?

When I was 16 years old, my first goal to change the world for the better wrote itself into my brain – to help open and respectful conversations about different belief systems. At that time our new school headmistress was leading us to have these conversations weekly. I enjoyed them and wanted to make them happen much more often. I thought that all I had to do to make our world kinder and fairer, especially about beliefs, was to change the way that others talked about it…

I’ve been reflecting on the story of Easter today. About what makes some people so willing to give of themselves for the good of any other living beings, human and otherwise.

“The Wolf that you give your attention to is the wolf that will lead you to your destiny.”

What does Peace mean to you? No war? A positive bank balance? Time with your family, away from work perhaps?