Thursday, January 17, 2008

creating peace



Creating world peace takes many forms, but surely it begins with individuals. Here are 100 ideas for creating a more peaceful world. I encourage you to play your part in creating peace. It continues to be the most significant challenge of humankind, and requires the efforts of each of us.

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Be generous with your smiles.
  • Be kind.
  • Respect the Earth.
  • Walk in a forest.
  • Plant a tree.
  • Contemplate a mountain.
  • Protect the Earth.
  • Live simply.
  • Help feed the hungry.
  • Erase a border in your mind.
  • Teach peace to children.
  • Read Chief Seattle's Letter to the President.
  • Be honest.
  • Demand honesty from your government.
  • Think about consequences.
  • Commit yourself to nonviolence.
  • Support nonviolent solutions to global problems.
  • Speak up for a healthy planet.
  • Demand reductions in military expenditures.
  • Be fair.
  • Pledge allegiance to the Earth and to its varied life forms.
  • Think for yourself.
  • Ask questions.
  • Recognize your unique potential.
  • Join an organization working for peace.
  • Be less materialistic.
  • Be more loving.
  • Empower others to work for peace.
  • Oppose all weapons of mass destruction.
  • Support equality.
  • Speak out for a nuclear weapons-free world.
  • Support a Department of Peace.
  • Listen to your heart.
  • Help the poor.
  • Fight against militarism.
  • Study the lives of peace heroes.
  • Help create a community peace park or garden.
  • Commemorate the International Day of Peace.
  • Help strengthen the United Nations.
  • Support the International Criminal Court.
  • Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • Advance the rights of future generations.
  • Be a voice for the voiceless.
  • Join an action alert network.
  • Be forgiving.
  • Laugh more.
  • Play with a child.
  • Support education and the arts over weapons.
  • Help educate the next generation to be compassionate.
  • Take personal responsibility for creating a better world.
  • Sing.
  • Write a poem.
  • Organize a church service on the theme of peace.
  • Learn about another culture.
  • Help someone.
  • Support the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
  • Oppose the arms trade.
  • Clear your mind.
  • Breathe deeply.
  • Sip tea.
  • Express your views on peace to government officials.
  • Fight for the environment.
  • Celebrate Earth Day.
  • Think like an astronaut, recognizing that we have only one Earth.
  • Be constructive.
  • Let someone else go first.
  • Plant seeds of peace.
  • Work in a garden.
  • Change a potential enemy into a friend.
  • Be positive.
  • Share.
  • Be a good neighbor.
  • Send a note of appreciation.
  • Tell your friends how much they matter.
  • Say "I love you" more.
  • Don't tolerate prejudice.
  • Demand more from your elected officials.
  • Walk by the ocean, a river, or a lake.
  • Recognize that all humans have the right to peace.
  • Respect the dignity of each person.
  • Be a leader in the struggle for human decency.
  • Be a friend.
  • Send sunflowers to world leaders, and call for a world free of nuclear weapons.
  • Oppose technologies that harm the environment.
  • Lose an argument to a loved one.
  • Value diversity.
  • Walk softly on the Earth.
  • Appreciate the power of the sun.
  • Speak out for global disarmament.
  • Support a democratic order.
  • Teach non-violence by example.
  • Remember that "No man is an Island."
  • Spend time in nature.
  • Boycott war toys.
  • Be thankful for the miracle of life.
  • Seek harmony with nature.
  • Remind your leaders that peace matters.
  • Oppose violence in television programming for children.
  • Listen to Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
  • Celebrate peace.

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