Though peace is often a topic discussed, it often takes people like Mimi with projects like Peace Globes to cause us to sit down and really give more than a cursory thought, leave it to others who know best kind of attitude. Writing about peace last week and trying to bring back my work habits – long since tossed aside brought this thought to mind today:
How can we expect to win battles for peace in the world, when we do not bother to win self battles?
Perhaps, the real first step toward winning world peace is to face our war with self, to face why we:
- ignore our bodies’ overall health
- ignore our need to rest mentally
- ignore our need to balance work and pleasure
- ignore our need to help others
Those battles are notorious for being hard to win. Had we more practice fighting those battles, pulling in inner strength toward a goal so very vital to a decent life on earth, then those skills could be applied to fighting battles for peace. It all really does start within.
I am battling, they have always been weaker battles, hopefully this one will be fought longer and harder. I’d love to apply those skills to the rest of my life – and fighting for peace.
If you see it as I do, care to join me in fighting a better, smarter, more efficient battle? Or just, at least, going beyond just declaring war on bad habits, and start fighting them with the intention of winning?
Marcia – I sooooo needed to hear this today. Global peace, community peace, township peace, even blog peace, while worthy goals, are attainable only when we have our personal goals mastered and in check. The inner work….the self-analysis, the tiny steps we take as human beings to bring peace to our small universe, taking care of ourselves, our bodies, our minds, our souls……those things are often the hardest to achieve – but must be first on the list.
Having said that, thank YOU for giving ME the inspiration to step AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER FOR AWHILE and go have a latte.
Ahhh….
That’s better.
But I’ll be back. Just so ya know. lol..
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