“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are.” — HafsatAbiola in Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope inContinue reading “Thought for Today”
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Creating Peace
My blog posts are usually scheduled ahead, but today I feel the need to step in and comment on world events. My heart is heavy with all the major outbreaks of violence and war in the world right now. So what can we do? How should we react? First we must remember that war doesContinue reading “Creating Peace”
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“There never was a good war, or a bad peace.” — Benjamin Franklin, Letter to Josiah Quincy (1783).
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“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” — Eleanor Roosevelt, Voice of America broadcast (11 November 1951).
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“Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable—that mankind is doomed—that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. OurContinue reading “Thought for Today”
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Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that brings peace. Better than a hundred hollow lines Is one line of the law, bringing peace. Gautama Buddha in “The Thousands” from the Dhammapada as translated by Thomas Byrom http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peace
Send out the Peace Doves
One of the things I enjoy most about surfing around the internet looking for information for Espirational is the little unexpected gems I sometimes find. My search for information on Desmond Tutu led me to the website for the Nobel Peace Prize. There I found a game. Send the Peace Doves out on their missionContinue reading “Send out the Peace Doves”
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“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” — Albert Schweitzer, Kulturphilosophie (1923)
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“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. And however undramatic the pursuit of peace, that pursuit must go on. ” — John F. Kennedy [Source: Address to the United Nations General Assembly, 1963]
The Way of Peace
“This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.”…. Peace Pilgrim [Source: http://www.peacepilgrim.com%5D
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