“Response-Ability: the ability to choose our; response”

In this transformative message on "Response-Ability," the speaker explores our inherent power to choose our responses rather than simply react to life's circumstances. Drawing from personal experiences including time in Buddhist monasteries and a reinterpretation of the Prayer of St. Francis, they illuminate how true spiritual practice begins with inner work - addressing the hatred, injury, and doubt within ourselves rather than trying to fix the world around us. The speaker emphasizes that love is simply the absence of judgment, and through mindfulness - that crucial pause between impulse and action - we can align our thoughts, words, and deeds with our core values, ultimately discovering that we are not victims of our circumstances but empowered co-creators of our experience.