"Praise, my dear one. Let us disappear into praising. Nothing belongs to us."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
Praising is a way of speaking from the heart — of noticing what quietly sustains us and naming it with gratitude.
Specifically today, I offer my sincere praise to the Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace for creating and sharing the 64 reflection prompts and support materials for the Season for Nonviolence.
I would not have ventured into sharing this creative meditation without the container they have offered. These daily reflections are deepening my understanding of nonviolence — or, in Sanskrit, ahimsa — revealing it not only as restraint from harm, but as a daily active practice of care.
Sunflowers symbolize loyalty, devotion, resilience, and hope. Turning continually toward the sun, they remind me to orient myself toward warmth, generosity, and joy.
Today, I offer this folded sunflower in gratitude — praise for those who create and hold spaces where peace can be practiced together.
