We are proud to join the thousands of others who pray for peace throughout the World.....(thank you Mimi Lenox at BlogBlast4Peace for creating this wonderful event.)
Send your peace globe and a link to your post to Mimi Lenox at blog4peace@yahoo.comor tag Mimi Lenox on Facebook.
We live in a world full of tension, anger, childish horrific words that we are bombarded with on a daily basis. There is no longer ANY PLACE "safe" in our World. Schools, streets, night clubs, stores and more have become free-for-alls for gunfire and killing. There are angry people stalking our planet wanting to spread their venom.
The angry vicious words and actions make me depressed, anxious, sick and sometimes frightened. Frightened for myself, for my loved ones, for the World.
The way I am combating this is I have to "Let Peace Begin With Me". I refuse to allow evil to rule my world. I often will turn off national news and focus on our local news. I am selective about the things I read, I spend less time on Facebook and Twitter. Am I attempting to insulate myself in my own cocoon? To an extent, you bet your life I am!!
The theme for the 2019 Blog4Peace movement is changing our climate. "Our Climate" is not only the climate we live in on Earth, but our OWN PERSONAL CLIMATE. The climate we live in on Earth, (nature, our weather, natural disasters, etc.) must be acknowledged. It cannot be ignored. Our PERSONAL "climates" have to be acknowledged as well, that is why I have chosen to be selective in reference to what I allow into my personal world. I am trying to be kinder and more tolerant with others. I refuse to allow evil to rule in my personal life! I don't always succeed, but as much as I can I want to fight evil with kindness, respect, tolerance of our differences. We weren't put on this earth to all be clones of each other, we are all unique and special in our own way. It is time we CELEBRATE our differences instead of allowing our differences to divide us. How are YOU changing your "climate?" Please read below from our friend Mimi Lennox for ideas of things you can address in YOUR world.
The more our environment changes, the more the atmosphere in our personal lives changes.
Humans react to stress. Poisonous words alter the collective consciousness of the Universe in the world at large and in our homes. We are not only struggling to find gigantic real world solutions to enormous problems for our very survival, we're also internalizing all the fear and urgency that comes with that task. Our bodies react to what we see happening around us, what we hear, what we read. If we don't know what to do and we play that mantra over and over in our heads, we become hopeless. Stuck. Overwhelmed. Sick. Depressed. Scared.
We have to stop saying in angst "we've got to find a solution!!" and actually find a solution!
We are a planet of people floundering in a cesspool at a pivotal point in time.
And it is literally killing us. Not only is the planet coming unglued, so are we.
What triggers a lack of peace in your life? What makes you lose your peace?
In my world, since 2016 politics has made me more depressed. I couldn't visit Facebook without feeling sick or depressed. As a result, I greatly limit the time I spend there and on ALL social media. I cannot tolerate racism, I cannot tolerate people spewing hatred and venom towards those who look, act or think differently than what they have chosen to define as the "norm". It takes a lot of effort but every day I try to fight this evil by being more accepting of others, if everyone practiced more tolerance maybe Mother Nature would feel the calming vibes and begin to calm down as well. With that thought in addition to our new graphic for 2019 that we posted above, (a huge THANK YOU to Mimi Lenox for providing graphics for all of us to use/change as we see fit), we are re-reposting our Blog4Peace graphic from 2018 because that is the message we choose to send this year as well. May our personal environment be more peaceful, the road to a peaceful world has to begin with EACH ONE OF US. For now, "Let Peace Begin With Me"
Mimi Lenox is the Creator and Founder of Blog4Peace.com, an online global peace initiative that has been celebrated by thousands of people, She has come to understand " the pervasive significance and influence of blogs and websites on our society, our consciousness, and on this planet now deemed a global neighborhood." She receives peace globes from all over the world on a regular basis. "November 4th is the day we blog for peace. Every year. The same day. One subject. One day." I am Jewish, and for this year following the largest massacre of Jews in the history of the United States, and with the theme of Blog4Peace 2018 being "Words Are Powerful", I felt compelled to share this beautiful quote from Billy Graham: "Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart."----- Billy Graham
Now more than ever may we "find peace in these overwhelming times."
Mimi Lenox is the Creator and Founder of Blog4Peace.com, an online global
peace initiative that has been celebrated by thousands of people, She has come to
understand " the pervasive significance and influence of blogs and websites on
our society, our consciousness, and on this planet now deemed a global neighborhood." She receives peace
globes from all over the world on a regular basis. "November 4th is the
day we blog for peace. Every year. The same day. One subject. One day. One
voice. As of Nov 2017, we are six continents and 214 countries/territories
strong... and counting..."
Now more than ever may we "find peace in these overwhelming times."
