Peace
November 19, 2009
- Peace on earth. Peace. On Earth. Is there really such a thing? Peace. On Earth. I think so. Who can dispute that there is war everywhere in this world? People that die each and every day for a cause? Yet, I have the audacity to say that there IS peace. On earth.Yep, there is.Within me, around me, there is peace. On Earth. In my life.Within, it feels like peace of knowing ...
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November 19, 2009
- We've all heard the words, "Wars and rumors of wars". That phrase is almost as old as humankind.I see PEACE as an absence of what will be uncomfortable to someone or me.As we approach Holiday Time of 2009, just the words, "Holiday Time" will send some people out of their minds. Because they claim the United States to be a Judeo-Christian country, everyone should ...
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November 19, 2009
- When I think of "peace", I often wonder what the word truly means. The understanding that it is what we percieve as the total absence of war or any type of conflict I think is a thought that mainly comes from those that live in "Free" countries. I can not help but wonder what our definition might be if we did not live in countries that were relatively free of war. Certainly, ...
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November 19, 2009
- When I think of Peace, I think of inner harmony. I think of how one effects the many. How thoughts, words, art—are all powerful.I try to imagine a peaceful world. What would it be like to live in peace, without war, without violence, without hate? What would the world look like if conflicts and differences could be sorted out, talked out, rather than escalating to—? I think that in a way we ...
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November 19, 2009
- I wander through the house distracted by the unaccustomed peace that settles within the walls. I don't know why but it causes a certain unease in me, a vague distraction, a wonderment that this silence is what I always crave and yet, now that it is here, I struggle with what to do with it. I suppose I could reach up to dislodge the cobwebs and shake down the cushions or file away the ...
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November 18, 2009
- The very first words of the first amendment says it: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." This edict, the very foundation of all of our rights under the Constitution, and the only realistic basis for the foundation of any lasting peace in the world, currently is being abrogated by the U.S. Congress in its blind, uncritical, and unstinting support ...
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November 18, 2009
- That is what one of my publishers once told me. And I've learned that it is so true. If I tell you a story about a specific event, you will take it to your own experiences and recognize it as a universal story.My book My School in the Rain Forest (Boyds Mills Press, 2009) showcases one child in different countries around the world. The United Nations' Bill of Rights states that all children have ...
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November 18, 2009
- It's almost December, and year end is the time when a lot of energy is spent on making resolutions, most of which we don’t manage to keep. So, this year, I propose a different kind of resolution. Will you join me in resolving to create a year of peace? Peace begins inside yourself. When you can remain calm even though things are not going well, or someone is being annoying, or ...
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November 18, 2009
- The word peace sounds so gentle, yet peace itself--its true meaning--is powerful. History so often is taught in terms of war. When was the 100 Years War? Who were allies in World War II? In fact, history could be taught as war itself, as I'm sure someone was fighting someone else somewhere at any given time in history. Peace, then, seems to be more a state within oneself and between ...
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November 18, 2009
- Emmy Award-winning actress, Leigh Taylor-Young, and I will present “Gathering of the Spirit of Peace in All” at the Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The Parliament was first held in Chicago in 1893 and brings together the world’s religious and spiritual communities, their leaders and their followers. Leigh and I will be attending and ...
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