Thought is time. Always of the past as memory. The description of what has happened, not what is happening. Hope is a measurement of time. One hopes to change, but always tomorrow, never now. One must see, hope is a barrier to Truth. Without hope, there is peace. A peace no one would ever hope to leave. Perhaps one can see that it is hope that prevents peace, and is the opposite of faith. From this peace, there is a force of intelligence that takes control, as creation contains no fragment not of itself. Compassion, which is creation, will always care for those without hope. For faith can...

Sadly, the world of today is gripped by fear. You only need to watch headline news to see that the world is blindly spinning through a maze of chaos triggered by panic over the unknown. Acts of terrorism. Presidential debates spiraling into inane, and often incoherent, mud-slinging and shameless self-promotion without true attention to the issues at hand. Bigotry and prejudice based on nothing but the color of one's skin, or the practice of their faith. Children needing food, education, safety and homes. This grueling negativity disrupts our peace and creates stress, anxiety, and suffering....