Cold brew-prune lattes, Trumpian courtroom deceptions, and finding peace in one's heart--

Ah, yes, what do these two things have in common? First two guesses, as my dad always said, don't count. 

I'm not making either one up, too. Sunsweet is promoting a prune-infused cold brew beverage (rush the t.p.). And the highlights, if you can call them that, from the courtroom shenanigans perpetrated by the GOP Forerunner's legal team regarding yet another delaying tactic are ridiculous. Rookie crap. Which is not out of the usual, as it seems, but seriously. Total manure-flinging.

Snow is melting, which is a good thing. (Just thought I'd toss that in there.)

Easter is fast approaching. I'm trying to keep my mind focused on positive things. It's not easy, given the tenor of the news cycle, the collapse of the Key Bridge in Maryland, etc. etc. etc. 

I was reading in my little book of contemplative writings yesterday, and I came across a wisdom statement that gave me pause. It said that we can't really successfully pray for peace if we don't have peace in our hearts. 

Hm. I want so much to be a part of the solution to all of the world's ills. I am not exaggerating: I'd like to make a difference that matters. Maybe I have, but I still see there is so much to do, and I want to help. But if I can't figure out how to go forth each day a little more calmly, with peace in my heart, then I'm not going to really achieve much. St Paul said it in 1 Corinthians 13, when he talked about the fact that if we do anything good at all, if we have even extraordinary abilities, if we don't do them with charity/ love, then it's all worthless. 

Inspecting one's own motivation for doing anything is sometimes humbling. I get so darn angry about so many things I can't fix. Why do I want to fix them? Is it for my own convenience, or do I want to do more for more people? I hope it's the latter. 

Have a good Holy Week, my friends. 

C