Every morning before I eat my breakfast, I bless my food and “visit” some situations in our world and express gratitude for those doing their work. I call this ritual “my daily morning prayers.”

I greet Olha Lychko-Parubocha. Olha lives in Ukraine. Olha works with those who have been traumatized by the war. She also wants to run a workshop to teach other colleagues about ways of working with traumatized people. Olha works with Friends Peace Teams.

I first hope that Olha and colleagues and their families are safe and well. Then I thank them for their precious meaningful work. “Thank you for communicating the transformation of fear, the transformation of hatred, and the development of forgiveness. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”

If you are so moved, go to the friendspeaceteams.org and make a donation, online. After you enter the amount you want to donate, you can specify a country you want to send it to. Write Ukraine.

If you want to write a check, make it out to Friends Peace Teams. Write on the memo, Training in Ukraine. Mail it to Friends Peace Teams, 1001 Park. Ave., Saint Louis, MO,  63104

Whatever you choose to do, thank you for reading and having an open mind and heart.

Patricia Heather-Lea

Bristol