It’s Tuesday which means it’s time to take Artysville’s Glue It invitation. I did a little journal spread on peace.
This week concludes the annual 64-day observation of the Season of Peace and Nonviolence. The purpose of the “season” is to create awareness of nonviolent principles and practices as a powerful way to heal, transform and empower, while offering reminders that every individual can contribute to moving the world in the direction of peace through their daily actions. The “season” itself was chosen to span the dates marking the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination (Jan. 30) and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4).
I like the premise of this kind of practice. The peace and nonviolence part of it are obvious attractions, but I also like the emphasis on the individual making a difference in their own life and then community and then world. It’s an emphasis on unity consciousness and I believe that’s clearly what we’re here to live and practice.
I often think about these words of Hafiz:
I have come into this world to see this:
the sword drop from men’s hands
even at the height of their arc of rage
because we have finally realized
there is just one flesh
we can wound.
I want for us all to understand that.
It’s always a delight to see kids operating in this way. We certainly have a long way to go in our socialization and educational processes because we keep encouraging/demonstrating/demanding the opposite. But I’m hopeful one day we’ll get it.
I like this little video of the Agape Children’s Choir performing Lennon’s Imagine.
Yes, let imagine. And then let’s make it happen.
Do you have a vision for peace? Or is there a song or a poem or something else that inspires you? Do tell – I’d love to know.
wouldn’t it be nice to spread the season of peace throughout the whole year. Maybe that time will come… {:-Deb
YES Deb! Let’s hold hope we’ll see it in our lifetime.
Love the paper you have used in your collage…lovely!
Lynn
Thanks Lynn. It’s probably safe to say I don’t meet many papers I don’t like. 😉
Beautiful post. I really love the quote you shared. Imagine is one of my absolutely favorite songs 🙂
Me too Michele.
gorgeous page spread! what a beautiful inspiration behind it!
Thanks Aimee.
I love your collage and that you added an origami bird. Wonderful!
Thanks Marit – and I’m glad you stopped by.
Love your journal page! It’s gorgeous – the colours, dsign, message.
I had never heard of this observation. What a powerful way to honour peace. I will have to learn more.
Thanks for sharing.
I’m glad you stopped by and thanks for the kind words. The Season of Peace can indeed be a powerful time.
You can’t have enough Origami paper. I like yours!
This is a universal truth. 🙂
Deborah, I really enjoyed the Imagine link, thank you. And your Hafiz quote stopped me in my tracks. I see room for me to improve in this area. Thank you, thank you.
I love the little encouraging inspirations as well Janet. Little reminders everywhere about how we can choose to be in this world.
This is so beautiful, Deborah. Wow. I didn’t even know about this, so I am glad that you mentioned it!
It feels like such a beautiful sacred season Amy. I’m not surprised you feel drawn to it as well.
Yes it is truly all about Oneness in the end. When mankind can grasp this and see through the illusion of separateness, we will find Divine Peace!
Yes Belinda. And I believe we are each charged with doing this as well as we possibly can in every moment.
Hi Deborah. A truly beautiful and powerful feeling behind your pages. So true: how it begins with us, each individual, the internal, our choices, and how on a microcosmic/macrocosmic scale we do contribute by our daily actions. A beautiful & powerful practice. I myself agree and completely resonate with what you said, that the emphasis on Unity consciousness (as the overall emphasis – no matter what our “missions” or “purpose” / focus is)… unity is what we’re here to live and practice. 😀
What a beautiful expression of unity consciousness Karyna. I’m so glad you stopped by.
Such a poignant reminder in light of recent events. Beautifully done. Namaste.
Namaste. Thank you for stopping by Heather.