It’s International Peace Day people! It’s the day for people across the world to express their versions of peace on a synchronized date. Welcome to the party! Our benevolent host is Rhonda Roo at Roo’s Treehouse. Please take off your shoes and put on your smiles because today is all about peace and love. To get you in the mood, groove to the musical stylings of George Harrison.
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
Heart and soul
Om m m m m m m m m m m m m m
M m m my lord . . .
Please take hold of my hand, that
I might understand you
Won’t you please
Oh won’t you
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
Heart and soul
Om m m m m m m m m m m m m m
M m m my lord . . .
Please take hold of my hand, that
I might understand you
Now that you’re comfortable and your hearts are open and ready for more, you might enjoy meditating on Mahatma Gandhi’s five teachings to bring about world peace:
- Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
- What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
- There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no cause that I am prepared to kill for.
- An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
- We must become the change we want to see in the world.
This last teaching is one of my all time favorites!
It’s getting a bit late and I know you have other stops to make before the party is over. Please take this gift before you leave. You may share it with whomever you like, and especially those you don’t.
Peace
by Raymond A. Foss
Practice kindness to all
Exhibit the best of your nature
At one with the universe
Called from ages past,
Echoes of the creation
It was grand sharing this time with you. I hope you enjoyed your stay. Happy International Peace Day!
Yes! Become the change we want to see in the world!
Yes Yes I love that one!
Perfect!
And oh, George Harrison, don’t we love him? I am going to that song all day-GLADLY!
and I really love sharing with those you don’t normally like. It’s exactly what we need for Peace Day!
Thank you Sweet Pamela
This was beautiful!
XOXOXO Rhonda Roo
Peace be with you ..xxx
I am very much all about teaching #5…to be the change you want to see in the world. It starts with one. The one is “me” or “you”…if we don’t start with ourselves how can we expect others to envision change?
Happy Peace Day!
~ Gabriela ~
Peace Party On!
Lovely post!
Beautiful post and I love the song. You are invited to come join my meditation for peace at my blog http://amusingmuses2.blogspot
A resounding YES to peace. . .happy day!
Thank you for the lovely little trip back in time with George Harrison…felt 16 again…an original hippie here! Peace be with you.
Oh–what a lovely day to do some ‘catch-up’ on reading here.
Glorious music and wonderous quotes, ma’am. Thank you……very much needed and welcomed!
Happy Peace Day to you and yours!!
Hi Pamela,
Thanks for stopping by my blog! World peace party sounds like a great idea. If we want this to happen, we need to mobilize people around the world and just do it! Ask the people on top to step aside. Maybe have an army-free day?
When I was a kid, the girls in my neighborhood would claim certain “Beatles” to date. They all wanted Paul. I wanted George. I loved him. Also like G teachings #2. Am reading Thomas Paine, the father of our democracy and his ideas seem to differ from the every “man” for himself drumbeats. He was for improving the plight of the so called “common man” as far as I can tell.
Thx! Giulietta