May there be peace in our hearts.
May there be peace in our words.
May there be peace in our choices.
May there be peace in our lives.
This is our gift to all humanity.
Always Peace and only Peace.
Betty Lue
What Have We Learned?
If we learn to be afraid from those who are afraid, who will teach trust?
If we learn to defend ourselves with attack, who will learn how to forgive?
If we learn to protect ourselves by setting barriers against our brothers, who will teach Kindness?
If we learn to judge, criticize, blame and discriminate, who will learn to respect, include and listen?
Yes, these are hard times to discern what will heal and bring peace.
Yes, these are challenging times to turn around a ship headed for its own demise.
Yes, these are inspiring times in which we each need to make our own choice.
Yes, these are healing times in which you and I can forgive ourselves and choose again.
What will it take to change our thoughts, our words and our behaviors?
First we must be responsible…yes, able and willing to respond with Love.
Then we must accept full responsibility for the many ways we have reacted with fear.
We must stop teaching fear.
How do we teach ourselves and others to be responsible for ourselves?
How do we teach others and ourselves to clean up our own mess?
How do we teach ourselves and others to make amends for wrongs done?
We can begin now to demonstrate by being responsible, cleaning up after ourselves and apologizing.
I hear complaining parents, complaining teachers, complaining politicians, complaining unemployed.
I know people are stuck in their own judgments and fears and seeking answers outside themselves.
I know we give attention, sympathy and support to those who complain and encourage complaining.
I realize when being miserable and afraid works, we continue to do it even more to get our needs met.
Let us learn to be responsible and begin with our own responsibilities.
Pick up after ourselves. Clean up our own garbage.
Stop littering others’ lives with our complaints and fears and neediness.
Appreciate those who are responsible and are inspiring and helpful and kind and respectful.
Encourage yourself and others to always give their best, but giving your own best self.
I am adding a list of responsibilities for children to this email to give you an example of what you can do.
If you and your children never learned, now is the time to start at 9 month old responsibilities.
Learn simple etiquette, treating yourself, your family and others with respect and kindness.
Let us stop teaching with fear and threats, demands and criticism.
Let us start teaching with love and encouragement, helpfulness and appreciation.
We can change the world beginning with ourselves.
When we are able to respond always and only with love, we will be a living example for others.
Begin today as our investment in the future!
Betty Lue