PEACE PILGRIM.
Feeling very inspired by this lovely story on a Sunday morning.
Mildred Norman started walking in 1953 - with the goal of walking the entire country in the name of peace - and she didn't stop walking for 28 years. Leaving behind her name and calling herself The Peace Pilgrim, she never spent any money. She carried only a map, a pen, a toothbrush and a comb. She wore the same clothes every day. She depended on others to provide her with food and shelter, making the vow: "I shall remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace, walking until I am given shelter and fasting until I am given food." She became the first woman to hike the Appalacian Trail, foraging for food and packing little more than a blanket and some sheets. At the end of her life, she walked over 25,000 miles in her journey.Often asked how she could possibly be happy, with no possessions to her name and usually hungry and tired, Mildred would reply, "I certainly am a happy person. Who could know God and not be joyous? I want to wish you all peace."Her story is truly remarkable, and you can read all about it here (where I discovered it) or on The Peace Pilgrim official website. What an inspiration for us to live simply and peacefully and as a community, helping each other!- Hannah.
ON A SAD DAY.
While the majority of the internet is currently a horrifying mess of opinions and politics and arguments, these simple words from a truly wonderful man of peace are bringing me comfort today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Connecticut.- Hannah.