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A note from Kathie
God bless us, every one
People come into our lives...
A living tapestry of peace and reconciliation
Please consider...
Children and youth peace corner

Kathie Malley-Morrison

Greetings!

 

The winter holidays provide good times to reflect on the value of peace in our personal lives, and the need for peace among nations and peoples of the world.

This December newsletter shares research, poetry and storytelling about hope, relationship, and reconciliation.

 

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-- Kathie
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The Newsletter of Engaging Peace                           December, 2012   

God bless us, every one

By Dr. Kathie Malley-Morrison  

 

Millions of Americans want peace, and in particular they want a peace that can be achieved peacefully.

 

In today's post, we share the voices of some of the hundreds of Americans who responded to the Personal and Institutional Rights to Aggression and Peace survey conducted in over 40 countries by the Group on International Perspectives on Governmental Aggression and Peace (GIPGAP).... Read more... 

People come into our lives...

By guest author Dr. Anthony Marsella 

 

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People enter our lives at unexpected times

  Changing us in profound ways . . .

    A glance, a smile or frown,

      A word--spoken or written--

        An act of kindness or harm.

 

Some remain in our lives for a lifetime,

  "Others" for a moment.

    Whatever it may be,

      The entry of "others" into our lives

        Is always an encounter of consequence... Read more... 

 

A living tapestry of peace and reconciliation

By Alan O'Hare, a Seanchie (Celtic storyteller)  

 

As you reflect upon the visions of peace and reconciliation presented on Engaging Peace, I invite you to co-create a living tapestry that celebrates the voices of peace activists and serves as a beacon for others.

 

Focus now on the center of this limitless tapestry, where visitors from across the ages are eavesdropping on the conversations of teachers of peace. In their midst is a floating multidimensional puzzle that pairs of participants work on together.

 

What a meditative gathering it becomes as Thich Nhat Hanh, Elise Boulding, and Bishop Tutu move gently and playfully among the guests, offering pieces of the puzzle that have fallen to the floor.... Read more... 


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Children and youth peace corner

World peace by age 7
A book review by Krista Lee Berardi Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace

 

Achieving world peace seemed like a pretty big task for Paulie Pastrami, but he was able to do this when he was only seven!  

 

Paulie is a playful boy who's had plenty of small escapades. One day he decides to embark on the big, scrumptious adventure of creating world peace, starting with his family and friends.  

 

How to achieve world peace? By using cupcakes! Follow Paulie's yummy story of cupcakes and random acts of kindness in Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Proimos.  

 

If Paulie can create world peace just by using cupcakes, can you do the same?

 

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Sincerely,
Kathie Malley-Morrison, Principal Author
Pat Daniel, Managing Editor
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