Pathways to Peace
It takes years to build peace and only moments to destroy it.
It takes patience and tenderness to nurture a human being and yet death can steal someone you love in a split–second. How can the majority of peace–desiring humans ever heal this fragile world?
You see something unbelievably horrific. It’s a news report and nothing you can do will mend the harm. You feel devastated, wretched for the victims, outraged and mystified.
It’s not the first time you’ve watched the news, brokenhearted, and felt helpless.
You gradually release shock and anger to re–focus on what you can do to positively promote peace.
Does a part of this resonate with your own experience ?
If so, you are not alone and I have a thought to share with you :
What is of the essence, and what we can do, is to keep planting seeds for the world’s future.
To do so without losing heart you may want to:
a) renew your inner balance and calm (regularly)
b) support circles in which people of all beliefs and ethnicities can thrive and which celebrate diversity.
If these two aims are built into your life, all your words and actions will hold integrity. You may sometimes touch another’s life to bring about harmony and help to resolve conflict.
I believe there must be a thousand or more ways to approach peace and I’d like to share my experience of just two – not because I think they are "better" but simply because I know them and find that they help me constantly in my quest for inner balance.
Radio Salaam Shalom interview with Ken Masters & Stefan Freedman (11.12.08)
MIDDLE EAST PEACE: INTERCULTURAL DANCES & SONGS( Awaiting Update information)
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