Peace Ripple...

How many times do you get caught up thinking of yourself as one thing as defined by what you do...for example, a parent, a plumber, a banker, etc. And then you get confused because you feel like you're not just that, you're also a son, a sister, a friend, a member of a sports or social group, someone who has to take care of the family finances, do the maintenance on the car, clean the house, do volunteer work, etc. We are all so busy these days! Yet sometimes think we can only focus on one of these sides of ourselves at a time. What if you thought of yourself as a diamond? So many different sides, yet it takes all of them to capture the light to make it shine so very brightly.. ..that is you! Don't try to limit yourself with one label. Know that it is good to have different sides of yourself. You don't have to show just one at a time. Let yourself move through those different aspects of yourself as if you were imagining moving a diamond in the light, watching yours

I went to a discussion on anger and peace a couple of nights ago. There was a lot of talk about anger - what it actually; is it beneficial; how we use it; what it means to different people; how to handle other people's anger; do peaceful people feel anger; etc.. I realised that I very rarely feel anger these days. Oh yes, I have in the past...I would get frustrated rather easily, but not say anything until it had built upon itself to the point that it needed to be released. I was torn between the power I knew I had inside of me and the rules and conditionings I was raised to follow. I rebelled and struggled and tried not to hurt others. Denying myself only prolonged my own hurt until I found the courage to reclaim my power and heal. I was attracted to go to the discussion because they were to be talking about Peace...and I just love that topic! The majority of the evening was on anger and I started wondering why I was there. I don't know if I said anything during the eve

Have you ever had your child or a good friend do or say something to you that they were later sorry for? Did they ask you to forgive them? If so, you probably did. A little hurt may have lingered, but it was then forgotten. Have you ever done anything that you were really sorry for? Something that you just couldn't change or make right? It's so easy to stay in a state of guilt and mentally beat ourselves up. It can even last for years. But is that helpful? I think once we've reached the point where we realise we did the wrong thing, the lesson has been learned and there is no point in dragging it out, or denying ourselves other pleasures until we feel worthy in our own eyes again. As soon as we realise the lesson, we can apply that knowledge and commitment to our lives to make sure we don't repeat it. Some of us have to overcome some old conditionings first before we can get to that though. It's not exactly easy to get to that point where we can just let g