Imagine all the people living life in peace
In this moment I find myself longing for a peaceful world not only for myself but for all mankind. I’m not talking about living like a hermit or being a recluse on some far off island. What I want is more peace in my life.
Recently, I had this overwhelming feeling of being bombarded by negativity; it comes at you from every direction. The news in general is negative. In fact everything I read has a damaging effect on my peace of mind. I hate turning on the news, because I know I’m going to fall into this pessimistic trap. It is emotionally exhausting!
For the most part, I am usually a pretty positive person. However, in reflecting on our world situation, I now realize that I am being sabotaged by the media. Why does this bother me so much, because I realized a great deal of childhood was filled with feelings of negativity? Memories of my parents screaming, yelling, and placing blame made me feel angry, upset. In fact it caused me to be scared of my world. These emotional tirades were demeaning. This experience however did not lead me to a path of no return, on the contrary, this leads me to face my demons and choose a higher level of thought.
In my quest for peace of mind, I discovered the discipline of yoga and the practice of meditation. It created feelings of happiness, joy, and a feeling of being in tune with my world. Am I always cheerful, no, not by any means? I have my good days and my bad days. Some days I react to situations and other days, I’m in tune with a peaceful world. But by and large I’m a centered individual with good values.
Because I want to be focused and centered, I realize that I do not want to subject myself to a dialogue of negative commentary about people, organizations or politics, because it is a no win situation. It’s so important to live in the present cherishing our friends, family, and those near and dear to us. To illustrate the importance of living in the now, I felt impelled to cancel an activity to help a friend who was despondent. Now I’m consciously making decisions that are purposeful and meaningful for my growth.
I have learned I have choices to make if I want peace in my world; first I must limit my time watching television along with reading commentaries that are harmful, because this is one of the major contributors to the imbalance of obtaining a peaceful existence. Second, it was suggested to me that I surround myself with positive role models who are presently living peaceful and balanced lives. And my final consideration for creating peaceful surroundings is to lead by example, with the showing of integrity and having an optimistic attitude. In the meantime, I will continue to put my best foot forward and hope others will to....Imagine all the people living life in peace...John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in 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 be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
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
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Imagine there's no
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no AUTISM too
Just Imagine!!
Nice
I wish that too...
Love it...
... you made me cry. Beautiful and so true.
I didn't mean to make you cry
Hugs.....(:
It's difficult to quantify
It's difficult to quantify the effects of a life dedicated to positive ideas and affirmations. And that's part of the problem. We get so wrapped up in the external data we forget each of us holds within ourselves the keys to our own inner awakening and infinite potential.
A friend of mine once commented, in front of her child, how difficult it was to raise a 4-year old, lamenting that her daughter did not come with a book of instructions. The little girl turned and looking her mom square in the eye said, "the instructions are inside me."
Touche. At the most tender age, thinking back. we remember what was just and right and helpful. It is only with the passage of time that we begin to lose faith and touch with our own best instincts.
Oh Boy
I'm crying...... profound words from that wonderful little soul, have you ever read the book: (The Little Soul in the Sun by: Donald Walsh?) It's great! If we stop long enough to listen to each other, were handed the instruction book(: I'm not a religious person. However, I do believe our Universal Intelligence, God, speaks through other people! I want you to tell you Ed, that I think you are one of the most wonderful individual's, I know, so is Teri and Will.... Thank you all for investing your personal time in this Organization Autism One International Inc.....I appreciate that you work long hours and its out of the goodness of your heart, because you want to cause a change in the lives of others. I am proud to be associated with Autism One.
Special Person
Since my introduction to the autism community at the first AutismOne conference I've been profoundly touched by all of the wonderful human beings: mothers, fathers and children engulfed by this terrible affliction. Rhonda, you are in a special group for the beautiful ray of hope and encouragement you offer others. Its been a very special privilege for me working with you in promoting AutismOne.
Will
Awwww.... Thank you!
Oh my, there is that picture again. LOL. I have this subtle way of making an unforgettable first impression....(Google) Will, you are extremely diverse, it is mind boggling. Especially when it comes to health and fitness you are my hero (:
Thanks, Rhonda. I took a look
Thanks, Rhonda. I took a look at Amazon and the book looks great. I'm going to get a copy.
Speaking of books we're toying with the idea of having a regular column devoted to book reviews. Try to bring good books to people's attention.
Thanks for the kind words. We feel the same about you, Rhonda. You're the real deal.
A great idea lets do a book column
Let me know what you think of the children's book, The Little Soul In the Sun, it's my favorate..
And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make
"This experience however did not lead me to a path of no return, on the contrary, this leads me to face my demons and choose a higher level of thought." You are right, Rhonda: we may be exposed to negative things; we can choose to look for things that are life-affirming, we can choose to feel joy.
We cannot control or have responsibility for others' actions; we can do our best with responsibility over our own.
The energy we project is often the energy we get back. The reality we project is often the reality we get back.
We must embrace our children with joy and envision our children with hope.
I agree - mainstream media news unsettles me, too. I think they try to perpetuate fear. I think that they try to manipulate people through fear. They try to suppress good works based on truth through fear. We can motivate through love, or we can manipulate through fear. Clearly, there are two sides there. I think that the angels sing on the side of love. Good works will continue to flow from hearts that follow love.
You are one of the most positive people I know. I like reading Cassie's blogs, too; they give me a feeling of gentleness, peace, and serenity.
Thank you for understanding me...
I struggled on whether or not to post this blog, but you understand the message, I was trying to convey. I have so much respect for you Teri, you are definitely one of my role models...xoxoxo.