Words from the wise

 I'm trying to live by this 

Let it hurt. Let it bleed  let it heal.  Let it go

Let there be peace on earth—and let it begin with me...

Not with someone else. Not somewhere distant. Not when circumstances are perfect or the world finally changes.

But here. Now. With me.

Peace begins the moment I return to my breath—that quiet, sacred rhythm anchoring me in the present. It begins when awareness enters my daily life: how I move, how I choose, how I show up in the simplest moments.

Let peace begin in the way I speak to myself when I fall short. In the pause I take before reacting. In the kindness I choose when patience feels thin. In the forgiveness I offer when holding onto pain feels easier.

Let it begin at home, in the gentleness I offer those closest to me.

Let it reach my community, through compassion extended to friends, strangers, and even those I do not understand.

Let it live in my daily choices—to respond with curiosity instead of judgment, with love instead of fear.

We often look outward, waiting for the world to become peaceful. Yet the truth is both simpler and braver: the world softens when we do. Peace grows when we take responsibility for what we carry—or fail to carry—within our own hearts.

One mindful breath creates ripples.

One aware person changes their corner of the world.

A peaceful family becomes a refuge.

A peaceful community reshapes a neighborhood.

And slowly, quietly, persistently, peace moves from me to we, and from we to all.

Let there be peace on earth.

And let it begin with me—with my breath, my thoughts, my words, my actions, my presence.

This is not passivity.

This is courageous, living practice.

The Walk for Peace is a reminder that peace is not just an idea—it is something we live with every step. Each step taken in awareness, each breath matched with intention, each mile walked in silence or prayer becomes a commitment to peace in action. As we walk, we carry peace through streets, villages, and hearts, allowing our presence to speak where words are not needed. This is how peace moves—one step, one breath, one being at a time.

May you, and all beings, be safe, happy, and at peace. 🙏

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