Mar 5, 2025

'Keep Your Eyes On The Horizon Of Kindness' by Joy Harjo

Change rides in on many speeds. Lightning speed and we change worlds of perception overnight.

We can suddenly lose everything, or gain what we have always hoped and dreamed. Some changes take centuries to reveal themselves. Islands of trash plastic float in the seas where trash has been dumped for centuries. We will experience more powerful storms and more widespread earthquakes from years of cumulative large and small transgressions of disrespect. Death is a most obvious change, as is birth.

The wisest teachers remind us to not get too hung up on judging any shift. We keep our hearts open no matter what happens, and act with integrity, even when we are in the most chaotic of shifts, as we are now here in this country, here on our beloved planet Earth, which is us. Some rides are sweet and exhilarating. Some are rough and challenge us to keep heart. [Read more]

Seed questions for reflection: What does keeping your eyes on the horizon of kindness mean to you? Can you share a personal story of a time you felt you were in a whirlpool and had to keep your eyes on the horizon of kindness to make it through? What helps you keep your eyes on the horizon of kindness?