Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama) says, "If you wish to experience Peace, provide Peace for another." What a lovely thought as this holiday season approaches. You can give Peace as a gift and receive the gift of Peace right back - without the shopping, the boxing and all that wrapping. How simple! How elegant! How timeless! How cheap!
And because you are brilliant, I'm certain you can think of many ways to do this. But, if you insist on spending money, you can give and receive two gifts for the price of one! "No way" you say. Way! By giving to third world causes you give both Peace AND JUSTICE! Now that's real value. Plus you will be giving credence to something that Plato, Socrates, Gandhi and Martin Luther King believed; that Peace is only possible when justice is present.
'Tis the time for Peace and Justice. Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Love,
Darlene
P.S. Please check out my blog site for places to give. My favorites are Oxfam, The Heffer Project and Kiva. But there are zillions of others. Really, zillions!
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