*palms touch at heart* *head bowing*
Daisy Award for you ~* Thank you -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > "November 15, 1969, there was a massive Moratorium march on Washington, D.C. > which attracted over 500,000 demonstrators against the war, including many > performers and activists on stage at a rally across from the White House. > > A quarter of a million activists at the Moratorium were singing "Give Peace A > Chance", a song written by John Lennon. This was significant, instead of > singing the traditional, "We Shall Overcome", it was "Give Peace A Chance" > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Moratorium > > I was there. The song's history is rooted in activism, not just, "wishing and > hoping and thinking and praying." That's just a torch song. Not that there is > anything wrong that. But Lennon's song inspired folks to get off their butts > and DEMAND peace, to participate as responsible citizens petitioning their > government to end the Vietnam War and it worked. Some things are just worth > fighting for. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-NRriHlLUk > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "l_b_shriver" <l_b_shriver@> wrote: > > > > Forwarded to me by a friend this morning. > > > > L B S > > ***** > > > > A friend confided in me that he was struggling to understand his > > responsibility in a world obsessed with war. I told him the > > answer is simple: choose peace. > > > > While you cannot control the attitudes or actions of politicians or > > others, you have total control over the thoughts, feelings, and > > energy you are exuding. If you are steeped in fear, anger, a > > sense of victimization, or separateness, you are contributing to > > the darkness. If you hold a sense of peace, wholeness, > > compassion, kindness, and the presence of love, you > > are contributing to healing. > > > > As Kipling nobly penned, "If you can hold your head when all > > about you are losing theirs.' > > > > Mother Teresa was once asked to speak at an anti-war rally and > > she refused. "If it were a pro-peace rally, I would attend," she > > explained. "But fighting against war, like fighting against > > anything, is just another form of war." > > > > Ram Dass recounted that on his altar he has pictures of Christ, > > Buddha, and many other spiritual masters. He has recently > > added a photo of George W. Bush. Why??! > > > > As Ram Dass explains, "Until I can find the same divinity in > > George W. Bush as I find in other holy beings, I am stuck. When > > I can see and honor his soul, then I am in a position to protest. > > Until then, I am ineffective." > > > > The power of prayer and intention goes a long, long way. At any > > given moment the world situation is a precise expression of the > > consciousness of all the people who live here. As you shift your > > consciousness in the direction of peace, wholeness, and faith, > > you tip the balance in that direction. You literally become the > > tipping point for the world you would like to create. > > > > Be less concerned with what you are doing and more concerned > > with how you are doing it. Actions that spring from fear or hatred, > > no matter how nobly clothed, create only more of the same. > > > > Actions that issue from faith and love, no matter how humbly > > clothed, create only more of the same. > > > > A visionary thrives under all circumstances, for he or she sees > > beyond the obvious. At this time the world needs good > > visionaries. > > > > If you would save the world, begin with your own consciousness. > > > > --Alan Cohen > > http://www.alancohen.com/> > > >
