12/02/2026
How is it possible for me to make a difference, I am just one person?
Please let me introduce you to just one person.....
This is the Venerable Bhikhu Pannakara.
He is one man who had one thought/idea 4 years ago and today he and a group of other Venerable monks and their dog, Aloka completed a 2300 mile journey that took them 109 days in the name of peace and mindfulness.
I have been following their journey from quite early on and have watched it grow from a few people and ended with thousands of people all sharing love, kindness, compassion and of course, peace and mindfulness.
Today has been quite a day of mixed emotions and deep reflections of what they have accomplished and I must say it has also been an extremely peaceful day.
I am so grateful for my life and being a witness to such an extraordinary event that will no doubt be something for the history books.
May these peaceful and beautiful souls have a safe journey back to where they started in Fort Worth, Texas, may they rest and recover well, may they continue on their divine paths of peace and mindfulness, kindness, compassion and caring. You have most certainly changed my life.
As Venerable Pannakara has stated on every step of this journey: Today is going to be my peaceful day.
So yes, it is possible for just one person who has one thought/idea to make a difference.