On a Skype call with blogging best friend, Rarasaur, we discussed how being victims of false charges sent both our lives into unexpected directions. We started naming off other good people who have been “innocent victims.”
I skyped with a dinosaur!
“What about Jesus?” I added. “He is the king of false charges.”
Then I committed blasphemy, “Maybe we are modern day Jesuses.” Continue reading
Back when we were gearing up for the Iraq War I was very excited when James Twyman put out the call for a million to participate in praying for peace. I believe in the power of prayer and the collective power multiplied when people pray together so I thought it had a good shot. We didn't get called together more than a few times before the war started (and after that Twyman quit calling us to prayer and used the large list he'd garnered to market his products endlessly...).
Awhile ago, Bloggers for Peace issued a challenge to make an advertisement for peace. Bloggers accepted the challenge in full-force with everything from billboards to videos. It is pretty fantastic and if you haven't already added the B4Peace tag to your reader-- go do that right now. You'll be blown away by the amazing minds and talents in this world.
Valentine's Day: A day to celebrate Love.
Love is so much more than we even know. We have barely scratched the surface of how to live in love. Teilhard de Chardin says: "Love is the most powerful and still the most unknown energy of the world."
In my email yesterday, I received this quote:
"Abiding in the self, you become the valentine for the whole world.
This week is "Random Acts of Kindness" week. I really think it's a great opportunity to focus on peace and to align with a wonderful effort in kindness. It seems to me the two go hand in hand! What better way to B4Peace this week?
Here are a few suggestions to make it easy:
1. Go "Like" and "Share the…
The February Bloggers For Peace challenge is to create an advertisement for peace.
Dr. Wayne Dyer has shared an analogy in his PBS programs that we do not go into a pitch-black room and fight the darkness by swinging at it with a baseball bat! We simply turn on the light switch. We cannot battle darkness by hitting at it; rather we must bring Light.
My loving intention daily is to focus my thoughts, actions, and words towards fostering love.
"By taking care of the present moment, we take good care of the future. Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace. It's always here.
Like the sun. Sometimes, you can't see it for the clouds. You know - those cold winter days when the sky is dark and the rains come down forever, or weeks become months of white snow and gray skies - the sun is obscured, and you wonder if you will ever be warm again.
