Monday, November 29, 2010

"Organizing for Peace" Video

Colleen Mills, President of the Citizens for Peace in Livonia, Michigan, shares her strategies and visions for organizing for peace with respect to the campaign for a United States cabinet-level Department of Peace in the video "Organizing for Peace".

Sunday, November 28, 2010

When you can no longer feel the life that you are, the more likely you are to fill up your life with things
Eckhart Tolle


Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry

Thursday, November 25, 2010

SEEDS OF PEACE

Peace made the front page of the Observer today, Thanksgiving Day!
The Churchill High School students wrote messages of peace on colorful paper & planted their "seeds of peace" with bulbs around their beautiful peace pole!
Here is a link to the article:
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20101125/NEWS10/11250595/Churchill-students-plant-seeds-of-peace.
I'm very thankful to all of the seeds of peace our group has planted for the last seven years! As we watch our seed grow, we can all be grateful for our commitment
to peace.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Colleen

Saturday, November 20, 2010

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
Albert Einstein

Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry

Saturday, November 13, 2010

It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intelligence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more significant is their inner development. And while some may be able to survive through sheer willpower, the ones who suffer the least are those who have a high degree of patience and courage in the face of adversity.
The Dalai Lama

Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
What a fun 7th Anniversary Party!
Thanks to Linda for organizing the wonderful event. Here are the quotes with Native American Wisdom we shared in our four groups. We could select one a day to think about & share with others.
Thanks to Nancy for the presentation on the Medicine Wheel. It was a terrific visual with so much information included. I learned a lot!
Thanks to Caroline for her thoughtful reading!
Thanks to Lynda for leading us in the relaxing yoga flow with the Native American music. How perfect to conclude a great celebration!
Thanks to the planning committee: Dottie,Tada, Gloria and Becky for the planning, shopping, decorations, etc.
Thanks to everyone who brought delicious food to share!
Thanks to everyone joining the Citizens for Peace as we work to educate ourselves on ways to create more peace in the world, starting with each one of us!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Thanks & Peace,
Colleen

Sunday, November 07, 2010

Citizens for Peace 7th Anniversary Party!

We will celebrate our 7th year of working together to create a culture of peace at our meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 6:30 pm. The theme is "Peace & Gratitude".
It is a potluck party, so we will have dinner before we enjoy the surprises the party committee has planned for us. See you Tuesday!
Peace, Colleen

Friday, November 05, 2010

Love is what we are born with. We don’t learn love; it is already etched in our heart.

However we do learn fear. Fear is the obstacle that blinds us to the love in our heart.
So to experience our love in its fullest authentic capacity, we must unlearn our fear.

Our spiritual journey, the meaning of our life, is the unlearning of our fears and prejudices, to reacquaint our self to the ever present beauty of the love in our heart.

Paraphrased Marianne Williamson

Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry