Colin Powell Endorses Obama in a Climate of Real Change
I wouldn’t normally be interested in campaign advertisements, but as usual, I found this by chance and was not lost on the significance. I did mention Colin Powell (former Secretary of State) in one of my blogs and the fact that he left the Bush Administration. My inner feeling was that he was… Continue reading
World Peace: World Government, World Court and Peacekeepers?
“There will always be disagreements between nations, for disagreement is merely a sign – and a healthy one – of individuality. Violent resolution of disagreements, however, is a sign of extraordinary immaturity. There is no reason in the world why violent resolution cannot be avoided, given the willingness of nations to avoid… Continue reading
Intend Peace As The Gift Of Your Life To Others
I am intending peace by publishing this poem. I especially send it to the people of Syria. I watched Insight tonight on SBS television. I watched carefully all the people representing different viewpoints. It was a passionate and at times angry discussion. I tried to look through the labels… Continue reading
The Power of One is the One Power
I felt this today. Then I saw the Power of One the movie about apartheid in South Africa. It was hard to watch the violence but I made myself love the perpetrator as the yin/yang of an experience where in the movie the indigenous South African’s experienced their great courage and solidarity. That wouldn’t be… Continue reading
McNamara: Lessons from War and Peace Perspectives
Robert McNamara in the previous blog featured in a documentary called the Fog of War depicting his recollections of pivotal wars in US history. It appears to me to be an honest account and retrospectively drawing upon his own lessons that he learned from mistakes. I feel from his experience he is… Continue reading
From the Blarney Stone to the Philosopher’s Stone
From the Blarney Stone to the Philosopher’s Stone
I am not your enemy,
I am not the other,
I am asking questions,
Freedom is the arrow that sends forth,
For we share this world together,
We are family,
No matter how you see yourself,
We came from the same root,
From the tree of life,… Continue reading