Today’s song is more somber than last week’s celebration. I’ve been watching it the past week when I go to bed. Honestly, it makes me cry. But there is much to cry about these days. But it also uplifts me. So I hope it uplifts you as well.
Ironically, last week I chose this song for today’s Motivational Music Monday before our War with Iran began. Did I know subconsciously it was coming? I don’t think so, but who knows. Maybe it was just Divine Inspiration preparing me for what was to come. Whatever, the song was very meaningful to me last week, … More Motivational Music Monday: Peace on Earth Edition
I’m sure everyone in the US was distressed when we woke up to the news that our country was engaging in combat. I choose to believe that all Americans want peace instead of war. However, politics or different views about other countries and/or risks or other factors can play in. But I absolutely think this … More Opposed to the Combat in Iran? Let Congress Know
The Walk for Peace Venerable Monks have completed their journey, having arrived in Washington DC with thousands of people gathering to see them. After weeks of walking through snow and frigid temperatures, they arrived in our national capital in a relatively balmy 45 degrees (although wind gusts of up to 25 mph is apparently making … More Join the Walk for Peace Monks in a Final Online Meditation TODAY (Wednesday February 11)
One of the great joys of the past few months has been following the progress of the Venerable Monks in their Walk for Peace. It has been such a nice counterpoint to the violence and anger we’ve seen in Minneapolis and other divided areas in our country. We got to actually hear the Monks speak … More Motivational Music Monday: Venerable Monks Edition
Today, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein declared it was Walk for Peace Day in our state. For today, the Venerable Monks who are undertaking a long-distance spiritual pilgrimage across a portion of the United States arrived in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. The pilgrims are Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center … More The Walk for Peace Came to the Triangle Area of NC–and I Was There!
Since 1981, the UN has established September 21 as the International Day of Peace. The theme for 2025 is Act Now for a Peaceful World. You can see many suggestions for ways you can take action towards peace at their website: https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace. You can even record your acts of peace on their app, AWorld, which … More Please Celebrate The International Day of Peace on Sunday, September 21 with a Minute of Silence at Noon Wherever You Are
It hasn’t been a great week or two for Peace. The ceasefire in Gaza has collapsed. If there ever was a ceasefire between Russia and the Ukraine, that also has ceased ceasing bombing each other. But we can only manifest what we believe is possible. So this week’s song invites us all to jump on … More Motivational Music Monday: Let’s All Jump on the Peace Train
I’m sure we would all love to have peace in Ukraine. I’m sure we would all love to have peace in all nations in our world that are in armed conflict. But one thing I’m pretty sure of is that you can’t achieve a peace agreement when one of the two parties at war isn’t … More Truth Matters
Yesterday, September 21, was the International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day. It was established in 1981 by the United Nations as a day for people all over the Earth to reflect on and commit to creating a culture of peace across the planet. I spent a lot of time meditating and … More International Day of Peace
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