Hawthorn Moon, Day 23

There can be no "peace" without starting at the beginning, that is with ourselves....
Personal peace and serenity comes from knowing how to hold'em fold'em and when to walk away.
Can't hold'em too tight and have real peace, easy does it.
Can't fold'em too soon just because some yahooo says so,
Can't just walk away when it's something worth fighting for....ahh, but how do we "fight" for peace?
Be steadfast, be peaceful inside, seek to harm none, but STAND ROCK SOLID IMMOVABLE, yet non-violently, when the bastards try to take you down.
Find peace in your heart so the "bastards" are shown to be what they really are: fellow (maybe lost and somewhat deluded) bretheren, maybe scared, caught up, enslaved and enthrawled to the current pseudo culture, or worse, some religion of authority, greedy because they're frightened of scarcity, selfish because the child in them never got what they needed, so....
perspective, conviction, the daily challenge of working on one's self(one's own program)..these bring PEACE not just to ourselves but as powerful ripples transcending and transforming our world.

Peace out!

micki