Martin Luther King, Jr., said:

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too heavy a burden to bear.

Metal artwork of Dr. King along Freedom Parkway in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA

On Monday, January 17, 2011 (or on any day), stop. Pause.

Ponder what core values animate your life.
Who can you forgive?
What burdens can you shed?
Where might you encounter the other, and embrace difference or discord?

Will you, could you, take a baby step? Choose love? Decide to stick to love? It is in love and with love that inner and outer freedom seeds, takes root, grows. Please, take time to stop, notice, and pay attention to what you cultivate in your life.

Join Spiritual Directors International in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 2, 1011 for a one day pilgrimage, "Compassion, Freedom, and Interdependence" following the SDI "Cultivating Compassion" education events. During the day, you will travel to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, and the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Allow the life stories of internationally recognized individuals intersect with your own story to grow compassion, freedom, and interdependence. Click to learn more.