This peaceful scene makes me think of my friends, for one of the things that gives me great peace is my friends. I can be feeling nervous or stressed out, but when I hear news from a friend I find it takes my focus off of myself. As I enter their joys and sorrows my difficulties are diminished. They don't realize it, but the sound of a friend's voice, or the short message online, changes a small portion of my life the moment it happens. Thank you, friends.
Sometimes I am at a loss for words. The beauty of this wildflower leaves me breathless and wordless.
Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace is relationship. Peace means a joining together of lives, just as a rainbow joins colors. If we wish for peace in our lives and in the world, we must join our lives to others - which means caring about them with love and compassion.
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AuthorJosephine Meyer is a writer, dreamer, and friend (the order varies with the moment.) Archives
August 2015
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