World Affairs, Peace and Holidays

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in the United States where it’s always the second Sunday in May. I tried to explain that to my Mexican neighbors and they couldn’t understand why Mother’s Day wasn’t always on the same day every year like it is in Mexico. That conversation made me think about special days – we have so many. There is Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Children’s Day, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day, Day of the Dead, Memorial Day, Easter Day, Birthday, etc. etc. As I thought about it, I became curious to know what today, May the 13th, is because it doesn’t seem particularly special. Or, is it?

This week I have no suggestions for you. Instead, I want to thank you on behalf of all of us at LifePath Center (practitioners, teachers, staff, and management) for making us a part of your life during 2015.

I’m sure you are aware of the current refugee crisis in Europe. I won’t go into much detail here, but I will say that the news and images that have appeared on international media are devastating and heartbreaking. At this point the situation is so urgent that even countries in the American continent (the U.S. and Mexico, just to name a couple of them) are being called upon so that they may assist Europe in an effort to control this situation and welcome millions of Syrian refugees, offering them an opportunity to start anew.

Once, an elderly lady was illumining her grandchildren by telling them stories. The grandchildren wanted to hear stories from their grandmother, so she decided to tell them a beautiful story. She said, “We human beings use the term ‘mother’ to refer to the one from whom we came into existence. We also call a cow ‘mother’ because it is associated with the cosmic gods. Again, we speak about ‘Mother Earth.’ So there are three mothers. These three mothers help us at each step of life.

While it’s very nice to be surrounded by visual harmony, I have to say that the main reason why all of us at LifePath Center have pursued the project of beautifying the walkway of Rinconada de La Aldea – with the continuous support from many of you who are reading this! – is spiritual.

November 20th of 2014 was quite a day. History was made in many parts of the world – remarkably in the USA and in Mexico.
I think it’s thrilling and moving to live in these times; when people are using all the tools at their disposal to propel change and create awareness. The mega march in Mexico City (with similar marches taking place in many other cities of the country; as well as in many other countries all over the world) was an incredibly powerful manifestation of awareness. The attitude of most Mexicans at this crucial moment in history is inspiring, and shows us that when apathy is replaced by positive action, there’s nothing that can stop the waves of positive change.