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[internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday
- From: "Susan LaBarre" <idodesign AT earthlink.net>
- To: "'Wildwackywonderfulwomenoftheworld'" <wildwackywonderfulwomenoftheworld AT googlegroups.com>, <NC_CAN AT yahoogroups.com>, <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:43:23 -0400
It
is early September and media
images of war and violence are
imprinted upon our minds and hearts as
we continue to endure destructive
economic and political forces unleashed by a species that will not recognize
ourselves in one another.
Life on earth is gloriously diverse
and infinitely adaptive. Nearly 7 billion human voices compete for _expression_:
some amicably, some violently. While competition and dominance appears to
be hardwired into the human psyche, in the hearts of all humanity
is also a common denominator: the
desire for love, health, and safety. For
eons, we have squandered endless resources seeking safety
through territorial dominance and
war. But the truest path to community
safety is peace.
We
stand at a turning point. To meet the challenge of global climate changes, we
must pull together as nations, recognize our
commonality, and embrace peace. International efforts at peacemaking have largely
failed. Effective peacemaking is actually an inside job. It first
resonates in our own hearts and ripples out into the community and ultimately
the world. Empirical scientific
studies have repeatedly
demonstrated that when only 1% of a community practices 30 minutes of daily prayer, meditation or
quiet reflection, local crime rates fall significantly. Whether it’s
rooted in God or physics, some
invisible connective thread ripples through the other 99% to achieve these
results. We are starting here in the
Triangle, and as more and more communities engage in this practice, we
can eventually achieve enough of a critical mass to impact the entire
population.
11 Days in September is the inaugural
_expression_ of the One% initiative. Through September 11th, a
multi-faith coalition of Triangle congregations and secular groups are
participating in One% events. As a community, we will join together this
Saturday for a 10:30am multi-faith peace
service at Unity Church of the
Triangle in the
I invite you to join us. You can visit our website at www.whenonepercent for more information about this week's One% events, One% locations around the Triangle, and the empirical science underlying the One% phenomenon
“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”
"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
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
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[internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Susan LaBarre, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Cristóbal Palmer, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Scott Boggs, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Shea Tisdale, 09/05/2007
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[internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Michael Czeiszperger, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi,
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Cristóbal Palmer, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi,
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Tanner Lovelace, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi,
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Michael Czeiszperger, 09/06/2007
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[internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Shea Tisdale, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Scott Boggs, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Cristóbal Palmer, 09/05/2007
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