I Give You My Peace, Volume 23, #15

I Give You My Peace, Volume 23, #15

I Give You My Peace By Leslie Sann Peace is present.Peace is a choice, available regardless of any conditions.Peace is an inner process.Peace is the cessation of againstness.~John-Roger, founder of The Institute of Individual and World Peace I wonder if you are...
Becoming an Everyday Ordinary Peacemaker, V23, #14

Becoming an Everyday Ordinary Peacemaker, V23, #14

Becoming an Everyday Ordinary Peacemaker By Leslie Sann Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson What do you imagine it means to be an everyday ordinary peacemaker? We tend to see a peacemaker as some high-powered diplomat sent to converse with...
Thought is Not Required, V23, #11

Thought is Not Required, V23, #11

Thought is Not Required By Leslie Sann Thought is not required, only action. Wandering the streets of Arles, FR,  we find ourselves turned around. It is hot, very hot, with record-breaking temperatures. The paper map is unclear, or the street has no signage letting us...
Put it Down, V22, #18

Put it Down, V22, #18

Put it Down by Leslie Sann Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do. Marilyn vos Savant A younger version of myself spent way too much time fruitlessly figuring out why I was upset, which only upset me even more. Like picking a scab until it bleeds,...
Singing in the Rain, V22, #15

Singing in the Rain, V22, #15

Singing in the Rain by Leslie Sann When you are laughing you may still feel the pain, but it won’t hurt. ~ John-Roger     Have you ever had an experience that in the moment was dreadful to you, perhaps the worst thing that has happened to you ever, only to find...
Making Peace Contagious, V22, #5

Making Peace Contagious, V22, #5

Making Peace Contagious by Leslie Sann Peace is present. Experiencing peace — that’s the goal. Whatever gets in the way of your experience of peace is yours to learn to handle. As you focus on peace, those things that are not peaceful will start dropping away. ~...