In Sync with My Sisters and Brothers

People in Japan, like the rest of us, have spent the last few years covering their faces and, now that mask-wearing mandates have been lifted, many say they have forgotten how to smile. Hence, there is a boom in “smile-training seminars.” Researchers say when we connect in a physical way – like sharing a smile – our breathing and heart rates sync up.
“When there are two harps in a room tuned to the same frequency, if a chord is struck in one, it fills and infuses the other with the grandeur and beauty of its resonance and brings it into harmony.” – John O’Donohue, Beauty: the Invisible Embrace
Affirmative prayer: With an awareness of the One Life in which we all live, move, and have our being, I recognize the beauty and loving-kindness of each human soul. I connect, seeing the Divine wholly present in my sisters and brothers. In this pure essence, we are united and in sync. Thank you, God, forever. Amen.

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