This week’s Cuppa Joy begins with a joke from comedian Josh Johnson about Spanish at the Super Bowl. It made me laugh — and then made me think. Why is it often easier to enjoy what a culture creates than to welcome the people themselves? As I reflect during Black History Month, I share some honest thoughts about tribal instincts, widening our circles, and a quiet conviction that love keeps refusing to give fear the final word.

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In this episode of Cuppa Joy, I reflect on the Walk for Peace—a long-distance pilgrimage led by Buddhist monks walking from Texas through the southern and eastern states toward Washington, D.C. Through quiet presence, simple teachings, crying babies, and a beloved peace dog named Aloka, the monks offer a lived reminder that peace is not an abstract idea, but a daily practice. It’s a gentle invitation to notice where peace is already walking among us—and how we might walk with it.

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In this week’s Cuppa Joy, Robyn reflects on friendship, life’s choices, and the small human connections that quietly hold a troubled world together. From birthday phone calls and baking bread to a story of grassroots kindness, this episode explores how living tenderly in our own small corners can make a meaningful difference.

If something in today’s Cuppa stirred a thought or a memory, sparked a question, or simply made you want to reach out, I’d love to hear from you. Write to me at robyn@delongteam.com