"Dona Nobis Pacem" (Grant us peace)...One World, One Voice, One Thought...PEACE

The word peace in 100 different languages.

Today is the day I gather with others from all over the world to have one voice, one thought process, for a simple word...PEACE. I have gathered with others to blog about peace three times now and yet, our world is in turmoil.

The theme peace seems so simple. I have blogged before that it has to start at home first and work outward. More importantly it has to start within our heart. If we do not have peace of heart, then how can we work for a global peace?

The question is, have I done this since the last time I wrote about this word? Have I taken peace into my own hands and worked to make it happen? What is enough?

The truth is, I have failed. I have often let my own ego interfere when I could have created a peaceful atmosphere. I have held grudges. I have harbored hatred. Yes, I failed and I failed miserably.

However, does that mean there is no hope?

No!

It means I can begin again. I can embrace making my life...our life...a world where there is no war, no violence, no hatred. It means that our generations can grow up and enjoy a peacefulness that is not only within but around them. It means compassion will rule and hope, love, and joy has replace everything else.

Yes!

Peace can happen if we let it. I believe it. Do you?

~Naila Moon

Peace and Gratitude

It seems to me that being a peaceful world seems like a lofty goal when we have on-going wars and threats of, when there are people being killed everyday right in our own neighborhoods and when violence is seen everyday on the TV and papers. Lofty goal indeed!

However, does that mean we should not wish for it? We should not strive for it? No!

We have to, we must! Our only hope for a truly peaceful world is to work for it but we have to start within.

We have to calm those storms of hatred and repression for our fellow human beings. We have to look within and know that we are at peace with ourselves and our own home before we can be at peace with the world around us. That is where it starts...within.

Some things you can do today:
1. Smile. The first act of peace is smiling at one another. It sets a level of understanding that knows no barriers.
2. Promote peace/be an example. When you promote peace, peace catches on. Our future generations need to see us being at peace within ourselves and with others.  Blog it, live it, love it!
3. Do something nice. Just by doing something nice for another makes the world that much more of a peaceful place to live in.
4. Go on a walk in your neighborhood or a nearby park. Get in tune with nature. While you're there pick up trash along the way.
5. Do the pinwheel for peace project and stick them out in your yard.
6. Make paper cranes and send them to someone with a note of gratitude.
7. Dance and sing. Enjoy the life you are given.
8. Send someone a real letter. With all the junk mail we get in our mailboxes it would be nice to get real mail with just a word of encouragement. Send one or two or three.
9. Meditate. Calming the inner storms first and then working outward promotes peace and understanding.
10. Start a Pennies for Peace project in your home or town

Have a great day my friends. I appreciate you all always.
Peace,
Naila Moon

Day 4-Dona Nobis Pacem

Today I am writing with many other bloggers about peace. Yes, peace!  We all are writing our thoughts about this simple word...peace.

Is it really a simple word though or is it much more than that?

If we can come together for a common reason say...name your holiday here...or birthday or some other celebration or cause or...
Why can we not collectively think and wish for peace?

Where does peace begin I ask you?
I think it begins with me, right here in my home. If it cannot begin here then how can I expect it to be universal? I must live a life of peacefulness not just dream it.  I must get along with my family, then my neighbors, then the city, the state, the country, and yes, the world! It can happen if I want it to, if you want it to. Which of course brings me back to today, right now, this moment. A collective thought process in order to bring peace to our world.

I believe in it. Do you?
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Some quotes about peace:

“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.” 
― John Lennon

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” 
― Albert Einstein

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.” 
― Fred Rogers

“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.” 
― Mahatma Gandhi

“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” 
― Albert Schweitzer

“Peace is always beautiful.” 
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass


“Imagine that the universe is a great spinning engine. You want to stay near the core of the thing - right in the hub of the wheel - not out at the edges where all the wild whirling takes place, where you can get frayed and crazy. The hub of calmness - that's your heart. That's where God lives within you. So stop looking for answers in the world. Just keep coming back to that center and you'll always find peace.” 
― Elizabeth Gilbert

“A quiet conscience makes one strong!” 
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

I am certainly thankful for a peacful heart.
Let us strive for that one word shall we? 

Peace,
Naila Moon

My art piece for today, another painted rock:

Rock selection

I think I did pretty good painting on the world.

Finished! Hope for peace in the world.