Vaclav Havel, a playwright and dissident who became President of the Czech Republic after the fall of the Soviet Union, said "Consciousness precedes Being.....the salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect.....and in human responsibility." He was addressing the need for all of us to become authentic leaders, self reflective, responsible and compassionate in service of Peace, the only thing that will save "this human world".
I would dare to add that Commitment precedes Consciousness; that when we are committed to being awake and aware, to resting in our hearts even when scared, we tend to stay that way! And commitment requires practice, hourly, daily, weekly, forever!
So, Commitment and Practice precede Consciousness. Consciousness precedes Being. Being precedes Peace. Viola! Now you have the recipe. Make something with it please!
Love,
Darlene
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Peace Lessons from Nature
Nature is a great source of Peace.
Parker Palmer in Let Your Life Speak says,"From nature's profligate seeding (in fall) to the great spring giveaway, nature teaches us a steady lesson; if we want to save our lives, we cannot cling to them but must spend them with abandon."
"Profligate", "great giveaway"and "abandon"! Nature's greatest lesson for us may be EFFORTLESS, UNATTACHED GENEROSITY. Not to mention the ability to move gracefully from season to season, holding each as a gift and part of a whole.
Are you enjoying this season? Oh, and I highly recommend Parker Palmer's book.
Love,
Darlene
Parker Palmer in Let Your Life Speak says,"From nature's profligate seeding (in fall) to the great spring giveaway, nature teaches us a steady lesson; if we want to save our lives, we cannot cling to them but must spend them with abandon."
"Profligate", "great giveaway"and "abandon"! Nature's greatest lesson for us may be EFFORTLESS, UNATTACHED GENEROSITY. Not to mention the ability to move gracefully from season to season, holding each as a gift and part of a whole.
Are you enjoying this season? Oh, and I highly recommend Parker Palmer's book.
Love,
Darlene
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Me is We for Peace!
I love that there is only a letter difference between 'me' and 'we'. Not only that, if I flip the 'm' over it becomes a 'w'; 'me' becomes 'we'! I think I saw this in one of those cutesy little wisdom pamphlets; a demonstration that just because it's cutesy, doesn't mean it isn't useful.
Wouldn't if be lovely if we could get from 'me' to 'we' that simply in daily life?
Well, I say we can. It might even be easy! It requires us to transform our idea of who 'we' are. It requires a commitment to the notion that we are one and were designed or evolved to be one (try evolving alone!). I was created to be part of a 'we'; a history of WE's, a community of WE's. And the more committed I get to seeing this AND LOVING IT, the more Peace there is for me! And of course for we!
Happiest of Peace Tuesday. Think We. Think Peace.
Love,
Darlene
Wouldn't if be lovely if we could get from 'me' to 'we' that simply in daily life?
Well, I say we can. It might even be easy! It requires us to transform our idea of who 'we' are. It requires a commitment to the notion that we are one and were designed or evolved to be one (try evolving alone!). I was created to be part of a 'we'; a history of WE's, a community of WE's. And the more committed I get to seeing this AND LOVING IT, the more Peace there is for me! And of course for we!
Happiest of Peace Tuesday. Think We. Think Peace.
Love,
Darlene
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