Newly retired and busier than ever. Life as a grandmother, new roles, new possibilities. Prayer is in the tool kit, meditation, pausing, ode to Richard Rudd with gratitude for his generosities. Holding out possibility of people finding our way through this time of great potential and great pain. Birthing the New World what we are witnessing and experience, how could it be without great effort, struggle and intense suffering, but the child must come into this world after the set amount of time incubating! Can’t stay in transition for ever, then comes the hard work, labour, anyone who has birthed any creative outcome will know the investment and commitment. The Bodhisatva practices are an easy template, Generosity, patience, discipline, enthusiasm, meditation, wisdom, in all their depths and breadths, useful, practical and effective. The Baha’i service to humanity, personal relationship to God, prayer, daily meditation, sacrifice, kindnesses to one another, overarching purpose of establishing Justice in this world, practicing being human in diversity. One Planet, One People, Please God!