OK Gary, but first I need to say that I feel you are being dismissive of my "work" putting together my thoughts as to how we can make a difference. I am seriously interested in finding a way to make a difference to the one single family of all people on the planet -which nothing has previously achieved. The same old same old inhumanity of humanity to humanity continues.

Something new and different needs to happen, don't you think?

Can you please be so kind as to respond to this issue for my benefit and for the members of DUO.

1) live the Golden Rule without exception - NEVER EVER DO UNTO ANOTHER WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT DONE UNTO YOU and agree that it is OK for anybody to do unto you, anything you do unto them. (That should make a difference!)

So far all you have said is that DUO is for Folks that are kind, considerate and believe in the golden Rule. (So far I qualify for DUO and don't feel the need to quit).

This is not the first time I have tried to make the point that it means nothing to just BELIEVE in any rule - you must commit to living it if you are going to MAKE a difference.
Don't you think that people of all religions, cults, groups and organizations will believe in their rules or at least say they do?

My Challenge is to put it out there, that you will accept that others are free to do unto you what you do unto them makes this commitment real.

Is this not what you want DUO members to commit living the rule - or is believing enough?

Now if a DUO member cannot be judgmental of another who is a member of another faith who is not living the rule, then should he or she at least be committed to ACTUALLY influencing as many people as possible of the same faith to focus on the importance of truly living the rule.

If so, provided there is no acceptance of "not walking the talk" then this is the first way to truly make a difference.

I do hope that somehow I can remain a member of this group as it does offer some hope to my dilemma which I have presented under that heading in the DUO forum.

I beg you to help me with this.

And I ask all who read this to help me forward to get through the "walls of Babylon" to the people of all nations like the one person who has contributed to this discussion Muhammad -his is not a letter but a cry which I believe is in the hearts of all people living at the center of "zero peace" - surrounded by walls that (only)occasionally we get to see through and (only) occasionally we get to hear from.

My heart goes to him in his desperation to protect his family while we in our rich countries, disturbed occasionally (or otherwise by our own choice) by the terror which they live daily, go about consuming and enjoying harmony and peace, building more walls to hide the reality.


This says so much http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g - if you have watched it before, please watch it again, it is therapeutic and fundamental to the cause of DUO and world peace.

Once again, I ask you to address this question Gary and for members to please spend the next twenty four hours thinking of Muhammad and his family. Send him a green star and hope all day that they have found some shelter and are alive and well. This will make just a little bit of a difference today.

Ron, I agree with much of what you have written.  It will be sad to see you leave our group.  I appreciate the sincere posts that come from your heart.

I started this group because world peace is stymied by greed and religious animosity.   By the first rule, DUO folks are those that are kind, considerate and believe in the Golden Rule.  The Silver Rule is to reach those good folks who believe in the Golden Rule, believe in God, and yet have some religious animosity. To progress toward world peace all DUO folks must respect the religious beliefs and philosophies of all other DUO folks.  Criminals and terrorists are not DUO folks, so certainly we can judge them.  As I have written before in other posts: 

DUO folks need not be passive.  We must deal with those that commit crimes upon our fellow beings.  We must pursue the solutions that best promote peace and righteousness--negotiation, capture, fair trial, imprisonment, and rehabilitation.  If war is their only agenda, then reluctantly war is our only recourse.  The world must unite to eliminate genocide and terrorism and to promote the right of every nonviolent human to be free.

Some things we could do to really make a difference:-

1) live the Golden Rule without exception - NEVER EVER DO UNTO ANOTHER WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT DONE UNTO YOU and agree that it is OK for anybody to do unto you, anything you do unto them. (That should make a difference!)

2) Respect the sincerity of others, especially those whose opinions are opposite .... try to influence them with what you believe to be true, understanding that your most fundamental beliefs may in fact be wrong - perhaps the result of being brainwashed - indoctrinated - as a child or any time thereafter.

3) Now I may have to tender my resignation, as I cannot accept to let God be the judge. I no longer believe there is a god although I was a devout church going Christian from the beginning.

I grew up with a Christian education in the Methodist denomination and was devout. As I grew into teenage years I became overwhelmed by the hypocrisy until today I see it as not spreading love and goodness but the root of mankind’s problems. Put your faith in God and everything will be OK, "He will take care of it". Well He has had long enough if this is the case .... or perhaps He is waiting to see some real correction by those who think they are OK if they just stand and watch.

Perhaps you think I need to concentrate on spreading love - I promise you, I have heaps of love to spread and especially for innocent little children, and those that live the terror we manage to avoid.

But I am awake (at last) and no longer ready to standby and spread my love to those who destroy life and nature. I refuse to treat them with love but rather ..... as those who believe in Jesus know ......, storm the "temples" of the greedy and turn their tables over on the floor.

Jesus said that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to pass through the gates of heaven. How sad for them as it should be so much easier since the rich man has so much scope for doing so much good and alleviating so much pain!

Sorry, I refuse to love the person who can look down the barrel of a gun at an animal, rape a woman or a child, walk past a person in need or just justify whatever action as being "Gods" will and just stand and watch.

I WILL BE THE JUDGE ON SUCH OUTRAGEOUS PEOPLE AND STAND UP AND CONDEMN THEM!


4) Sign up for committed to peace and live it.

Ultimately then if we are to make a difference and it is to be as Godfearing people or otherwise, we have to believe that GOD (or NOTGOD) requires us not to sit back believing that "It is God's will" or that "God will take care of those poor people if I pray for them.

It is not happening and that is why WE MUST MAKE IT HAPPEN

We sit on our hands, we respect an idiot like Helen Thomas's "Worst President Ever" and watch it happen - because it is for God To judge?! - and God will take care of it? Yet, we don't believe that God would take care of Sadam Hussein and instead, let Helen's Worst Ever President do it for Him? Surely this is total nonsense!

History is a litany of carnage and suffering, mostly caused by God fearing people against people fearing the very SAME God.

So Gary, am I now needing to resign from DUO as I cannot live up to the second part of the Silver Rule?

To me, there is true spirituality in contemplation of this wonderful video and as you condemn me for my thoughts and atheist views, just contemplate this to prove that as a DUO member in full compliance, you will consider my view

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

Love to all who truly care and HATE to all those who rape, pillage, murder and do whatever they can to maintain a status quo which will maintain their power and/or their wealth, irrespective of the despair they bestow on the suffering millions who are their victims. May they dissolve in their own bile and may they be aware that I at least have judged them to be the scum of the Earth and will do whatever I can to ensure they are totally exposed and humiliated with a goal to have them banished from society!

May 2010 be a happier year to all who live the pain and terror and a little more painful for those of us who need to do a little more to change their lives.


And may those of you who wish to make a difference raise your voices against those who YOU judge to be wrong, as together in number YOU can make a huge difference. Leaving God to judge them, trusting in God to bring about the change, will result in another 5,000 years of agony, devastation, carnage and despair .... don't worry, "relief" will come through self-destruction if we don't do this with urgency NOW

Well, I like your idea about children's peace education. Let me do some research and thinking and get back to it. Maybe someone else will have a good idea to add. I didn't want to post on the other thread but I've had a bad experience with sponsoring children in third world countries. I'm sure there are good ones and I'm doing what I can to support me and my (disabled) son right now or I'd check into it more and join you. But your words about children who need to know that violence is killing them, not others. They need to understand MLK's words "When a bomb drops in VietNam, it lands in Harlem." Children in these now war torn areas of the Middle East. I know I saw a special about building schools in Afghanistan so kids don't have only the Taliban choice. I'm sure there may be a bad side to that, but it's the kind of thing we need. Very long term, indeed, but necessary.

As far as organizing around something, if we could take a goal and find something specific that can be done to make a difference, we could use our networking to make it grow. Something that would bring about the change we want to see in the world?

Does that make sense?

Janice, the key sentence in your post is “However, there are some things we could organize around.”  Can you expand your thoughts on those words?

I just read through an entire year of posts on this link. Interesting. First, I see that 3,000 plus members is definitely a difference. I learned a song growing up: "One man's hands can't tear a prison down. One woman's hands can't tear a prison down. But if two and two and fifty make a million, we'll see that day come round, we'll see that day come round."

I've always found that people are always looking for big ways to make a dent in the violence that surrounds us. But the effective thing I have found to make a difference is to just create a peaceful mind and then be that peace in the world. I really believe that sometimes it's as simple as where you sit in the meeting room or who you sit beside--about what you say and do when people say hateful things in your presence. Making a difference for me is about finding all the little places of hate, and being peace in those places .. but where my feet take me.

I hope I'm making some sense here. But I think I joined this group and moved my e-mail to care2 because I wanted to find people in the world who have similar goals and I want to be able to connect with them from time to time. This will energize my own effort to be the peace in the world I want to see. I like the values of DUO and I appreciate that active discussion is going on and hope it will continue.

I now have a disabling physical condition and so staying connected in this way is a big help for me. I will continue to march (as I've done in Atlanta and Washington), even if in a wheelchair someday, and sign petitions, write and call my representatives, VOTE, take others to vote, and talk to my friends, neighbors and co-workers in small simple ways that make a difference. But the local group organizing is a bit much for me anymore.

I think, Gary, you've been thinking outside the box and this group is much bigger than a bunch of local groups that get very little done. However, there are some things we could organize around. I hope we can explore that. Do we have organizers? Are you our organizer, Gary?

So please keep reading .. keep writing .. stay connected. I can't without you. Two and two ... and fifty will make a million. I believe.

Shalom!
.... Janice

I read what Gary said about people within our group calling each other names, etc. If we cannot get along with one another how do we ever expect there to be peace on earth!  Respect is so important. I may not agree with 100 percent of what a person believes, says or does, but I can respect them. Often, I learn the most when I disagree with someone, because it forces me to think further about the topic and formulate new ideas and beliefs for myself.

Furthermore, if I genuinely believe the person is dead wrong, how do I get them to listen to me and learn from me if I don't give them respect?  Each of us is special and unique, that is why we are a group.  Everyone  has something different to bring to this group.  It is within this merging of talents, experiences, beliefs that we learn from one another and spread our message to others effectively. Thank you, Meg

We all have to use the power of our voices, whether it's through letters or calling decision makers or by simply picking up a microphone and talking to people.  The US is unique in that Americans have the constitutional right to dissent and protest, but just because a country does not guarantee those freedoms does not mean that the people should fall silent.  Silence is the worst possible thing in terms of human rights and peace and understanding.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to injustice everywhere."  Martin Luther King, Jr.

"First they came for the communists,
I did not speak out
because I was not a communist.

When they came for the social democrats,
I did not speak out
because I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists
I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews
I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew;

And when they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out."

-Martin Niemöller

Muhammad, I signed your petition. I am sorry there is not much more I can do for you. I will try to spread your story in my own country so that more people will become aware of your plight. My thoughts go with you, your family and your people. May God protect and guide you.

Muhammad, I think I can speak for many others at Care2in that we would like to let you know that we will remember your wish for peace around you, your family, friends and community. I will focus warm white light around you and all others concerned with your plight. I believe this does work so have faith with me. We also pray for peace and knowledge to flow through to the hearts and minds of those involved in order to reach a peacefull resolution immediately.
My heart goes out to you for what you are experiencing and may the love of all light the way to happier times ahead.
Take care friend.

Great works all my friends. I just want to present a solute to all of you for your good work. You have really played a role in winning some ease for humanity. Your voice always remained important and will be important in the future as well. When I have crossed all the limits of pain I came for weeping and crying. You have also given consoling. You have always showed me the right path. Actually I have been living the war zone and seeing with my own eyes the deaths and destruction. I have been hearing the cries of innocent people mostly women and children. I am still in state of depression as I have been living in a state of terrorism. I shall always be praying for your peace and happiness. May God the Great give you all the happiness in this life and in the life hereafter if there is any. Please continue your peace work as the humanity in great pain. Please accelerate your activities. Please help me in my struggle for winning peace for myself, my wife, my children and my people.

I was catching up on some posts as I have been very busy for the last several months.After I read some of these posts, I realized that y'all give me both energy and inspiration. I have always been a firm believer in The Golden Rule and living in a manner that is loving, giving, respectful of others, etc. To me ...living this way is simple, productive and makes me so much happier. I live in a small, conservative area where I have limited friendships because of different ideals, etc.  That makes people such as you extra important to me. You give me the energy I need to go on when I face obstacles or get discouraged.  Wanted to remind you that you do make a difference! Thank you.  Keep spreading the peace! Meg

Thank you Gary and friends for your response. I would like to join the group and promote the wave. I am excited about finding this site which gives hope and inspiration to make a difference. DUO is small in words but big in power. If every person practiced this philosophy there would be peace throughout the world. It is my new mantra and I suggest everyone do the same, so that it becomes automatic and needs no reminding. Reaching those who think they know it all yet know nothing is the hardest but if we paint it wherever we can- car dash or windows, letter boxes, front doors, desks, bags etc maybe some will get the message. What about a million meditators!!

I wish you all health and prosperity. Remember, United we stand, divided we fall. Take care DUO!!
Jan

Janice, thanks for your heartfelt comments!  I have been concentrating on recruiting new members. We will soon have 3000.  When I started this group 10 months ago, I never imagined it would be possible, so quickly.  Just think!  If all our members could persuade one friend or relative to join, we would quickly double our membership!

I also have been encouraging our members to sign up for our Candlelight Wave event on October 2.  I encourage all our members to find ways to promote the Wave.  Invite your friends, post announcements on your other groups—let’s make it a Care2 event.  A wonderful group of folks from 52 countries have already signed up, but the more that participate, the greater its success.  Only 77 days left.  Let’s work together and make it a great success.  It is a good way to get more folks focused on the path to world peace—through working together to increase respect for all folks who believe in the Golden Rule and to increase emphasis on DUO folks helping the less fortunate.

How do we make a difference? As has already been said. First we plant the seed [thank you who did] then we water the seed every day with positive energy to promote growth, by encouraging each other with caring inspiration and new ideas. We spread the seeds by telling as many as possible of how they will benefit from the power of positive thinking and doing, as it can change their world and the whole world to be a better place where harmony and prosperity will flourish for everyone and not just the chosen few. We all benefit so it can't be wrong! It really does work so lets pay it forward to as many others as we can and ask them to do the same.

Thanks Omar! Your thoughts coincide with my long term vision. Here is a part of a post under this topic I wrote three months ago:
In my long term vision the DUO group will become so large that we will start forming local clubs with the objectives of recruiting members and taking on projects to help the less fortunate. Each local club could adopt a DUO club in a less fortunate region or country and do what they can to help their adopted club members; both clubs can learn from each other. As the movement grows, many angry, frustrated anti-DUO folks will see that help can come by joining DUO. Some potentially bad guys will discover a better course of action and will become better guys. As more children are taught the DUO principles, violent crimes will decrease and we will be better able to handle the incorrigibles. Each of us will continue to work toward achieving a happy life style for our families and also spend some time to make a better world for everyone. We are overdue for a paradigm shift in our perspectives and motivations and DUO can do it!

makes sense..

If all of us can make a difference just by coming to a consensus on issues that affect us all regardless of our geographic location. The best way to make a difference is to get the group registered as an International organization or group for the promotion of world peace. DUO members will span the globe and be represented in every country, I think we should try and make a difference by being there for each other as well as for those whose lives are affected by violence and hate..

If need be membership should be conditional. If we have people here who are hiding behind fake id's, then it is counterproductive because these 'trolls' are the ones who generally create disharmony and prevent others from having rational discussions.

If could really work together and help make DUO become a buzzword for Intenational peace collaborations and initiatives..

Id like to collaborate and contribute by sharing music dedicated to fostering peace between different countries and religions.

I am truly grateful for the fact that most of us are genuinely interested in promoting peace here..

Duo slogan should be

" An International partnership to promote, preserve and foster world peace "

We can also have meetups and have regional chapters that can communicate with each other and collaborate with each other for implementing peace initiatives.

Let every human being on earth (and Alien) have a right to memebership.. If your a believer in world peace..then you are a welcome memeber of DUO!

eventually more Aliens who went underground like me (after you earthlings went bonkers ) will come out and join this group to..

     Cindy is right concerning group discussions.  We need to focus on the purpose of this group: to discuss ways that we as a group can inch our way toward making a difference toward world peace.  I have been away from computers for a week; on returning I find lots of irrelevant discussions, chit-chat, and name-calling on DUO.  Please let’s avoid calling each other silly, stupid, childish, etc.  Let’s discuss issues with respect.  State you views without name-calling.

     Several months ago we discussed censorship and decided not to censor anything unless inappropriate language is used and as long as folks show respect for each other. If your main interest is to chic-chat about a wide variety of topics, there are plenty of other groups which are mainly chat rooms.  Please let’s not make this just another chat room.  Let’s try to make a difference!

Eliabeth, Immaculee was on one of Wayne Dyer's shows.  He is a spiritual health speaker.   She is a lovely a person quite obviously, and shines with spirit.   She has made a new life for herself, and I understand is married and has a child.  What a woman!

Lena I don't think what dictatorships achieve is Peace.   They promote stasis and stagnation, apathy and inertia.  Those are counter to the goodwill and freedom inherent in the peace concept IMHO.

believe it or not, when i was 15 i felt no1 loved me, so i tried 2 end my life. i od'd on painkillers & rum, that way it wouldn't b painful. my parents found me, took me 2 the hospital, & got my stomach pumped. i used 2 b mad that they did, then i joined this website, quibblo.com, & made a quiz about my suicidal thoughts that just seemed 2 pop up out of nowhere. every single 1 of my over 100 friends (even ppl that at the time weren't my friends) said they didn't want me 2 ever do that again. 1 of my friends sent me links 2 Care2. now im extremely happy w/ my life. thnx 2 all of u on Care2 & my friends on quibblo 4 making my life more meaningful. xoxo

Sign and forward for peace on Earth
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/crucial-violence-in-gaza-stop

Any non-violent way we can.As individuals,we have our own talents or unique quirks that can help people.I've been helping people who have suicidal thoughts or tencencies.I also help educate people...although not in a "classroom" like schools,but through any way of contact either in person or online and etc.I've been effected by a loved one who commited suicide when I was a child and I've been on the other side of that fence too.So knowing how it feels to be on both sides of the fence,I've dedicated my spare time to helping people in any way I can.I refuse to sit by and let someone take their lives over things that can be fixable!

3 main things I let people know is that they are
1.Not forgotten
2.Not alone
3.That someone,even if it's just one person,in the world that cares

If we let people know,in our own way,about these things then we should find what we are looking for.
Every individual has their own path.And no 2 paths are exactly alike,just like no 2 fingerprints are exactly alike(Even in twins).
Even though some people look the same or think the same,they each have their own way of carrying things out.
I've been taking my responsibility to others on for a while,and in my own unique way.


I encourage my fellow DUO members to do the same and follow the path where your strengths can be inspiration and give hope to others as well!

Thank you for posting this question!If you ever need help,just let me know!
Chihiro~chan

defined not difined... *mindblowing*

Peace is not one sided nor is it difined as heavenly. Some dictators aquire peace by using brutality.

How can peace be a reality in such a violent world? Without using the US as the first example as some do - what about other countries who are war minded? Examples abound...

I work in a very small high school for behavioral kids. I was doodling one day and came up with some kids (5 to be exact). I made up names and a little story about how the kids wanted to create good and pass it on to others. I took the doodle, scanned it in to the computer and colored it in with photoshop. I started making things (magnets, postcards, pins, etc.) with the five kids with the "create good" slogan and passed them out to my students. THEY LOVED IT!! They think the picture is so funny and it's has actually started many a conversation about positivity (they don't have much of it beyond us in their lives) and what "creating good" means. "Create Good" really caught on with them because it's such a vague topic. For once "vague" was a good thing!!

So, this is what I'm doing to help make a difference. Hopefully it will have caught on enough with my students that they'll pass the word to others!

I have seen the worst that man can do to man in three countries. I have seen freinds die I have had to kill. In reflection I have seen three common elements in conflict, GREED,IGNORANCE, and POVERTY. They are the cause of almost every conflict in history. The greedy want the resources on the land of others, the ignorant spread religious hatred and intolerance and the poor become desperate. The way we make a difference is by sharing resorces and,knowledge with those who would become desperate for either. Spreading the words of your chosen theology is no help at all.Poor people need technology not theology. Religion will grow no food. Nor will it cure disease. Poor people need fair treatment from their fellow man. Not from some diety. And the greedy need to be brought to justice. Then and only then will men of my chosen profession be no longer useful. Words contain the power to change. Ideas have the power to change. An how we will make a difference is by inventing ideas and expressing them to the rest of the world. Semper Fidelis Brian

Well how we make a difference I feel is already in the main title of this group like "be the the reflection that you wish to see in the world" .

So this will happen gradually but to help it on a larger scale I think its good if we can solve the immediate needs of world in whole.. and that is to promote solutions to end suffering of people all over. How to do this? sharing/caring leading by example educating everyone on free energy solutions like www.orionproject.org whereas they are caring people like you and me that wont let any organization break your morals and will help people no matter what. When the world suffering dissolves from the control & tension of the energy markets then less wars will happen ever everyone has the same quality of life. These controlling energy markets promote wars, create & fund terrorists to cause hatred and distraction and illusion between countries.

In the end when the goal of sharing information/technology and offering a hand is popular and seemingly complete it will be asked of these people that made a difference how they pulled it off... and these people will reply "we did so just as many loving/peaceful people throughout history did when they knew they had to be the reflection they wanted to see in this world".... -well something like that but you get the idea.

For the present time, we also need to concentrate on spreading the DUO principles to our families and friends.  I would love to see our members recruiting folks outside of Care2.  From the beginning of our group in September I have recruited almost all of our current members.  I will continue to do so, but it would be great if I had a little help.   So far I have sent out 5100 individual invitations.  I know that a few of these folks have since left Care2.  (I hope that I did not scare anyone away.)   Probably the remaining potential invites have not read their Emails yet. (Yeah, right!)  My goal has been 1000 members by New Year’s Day.  At the current rate of 10 new members per day we will be slightly short.  Not that I am complaining; it has been wonderful!  In September I had no idea how successful it would be.  There have been many heart-felt and thought-provoking posts.  I thank you all for joining and wish you Happy Holidays and a great 2009.

   Good point of order, Gary.

   Our "details" can every so often pose a problem for another. It is difficult for me to not respond to intolerance, for example. And yet to "build a common bond" we must discuss difficult things, at times - but always with respect. If we can do this, we are "practicing peace".

   So what to do ? I can sign petitions and exchange thoughts and information. I promote peace in a variety of ways from prayer to conversation in my "real life". I don't have the energy for community organizing at this time (in any case, I've encountered some of the same conversations we're having in this group). 

   You started this group, Gary - did you have something else in mind that's not present here ? 

   Blessings, Pamylle

Let us not forget that we are here to promote peace and not to promote our individual beliefs. It is fine to discuss common values between religions and all philosophies; out of respect for our members, who may disagree with you, let’s try to limit the details about our individual beliefs. We need to focus on ways that we as a group—who follow the DUO principles—can make progress toward world peace.

This is the season of Advent in the Christian tradition. To quote "Godspel" a time to "prepare ye the way" What that says to me is that it is time to wake up and do something. As in the Advent stories, times are hard, people have begun to give up and our leaders have twisted the laws to meet their own selfish ends. But these need not be signs of impending doom but harbingers of change. Throughout history before new eras occur there have been times of great upheaval. This is not a time to bow our heads and cry 'Woe as me'. It is a time to wake up and get to the work of recreating our planet and bringing peace to all of its inhabitants. Come to grips with those times in our lives when the world we have known begins to fall apart or fall away. The death of a loved one might make it seem to us as though the sun has darkened. The loss of a job or a change in our standard of living might well feel as catastrophic as if stars are falling from the sky. The scrambled order of nations with their surprising rises and demises might be as disturbing as the moon going black. New interpretations of ancient religious texts and a reconfiguring of the role and place of churches in society might make us wonder if the heavens themselves are shaking. It takes courage in troubling times not to retreat and retrench. It takes courage to stay awake so as not to miss openings and opportunities for infiltrating the world with love and peace. Waking up is hard to do because it sometimes seems easier to pretend that we really cannot do much about the way things are. Somnolence does not ask much of us. “Wake up!” For times of terror, trial, and testing do not signal the end of life, but the start of a deeper, wiser, more sustainable experience of it!

Elizabeth, I read "Left to Tell" earlier this year. It is truly an amzaing book to read. It shows how all things work together for good for those who have faith and love the Lord. Despite all this young women's suffering she's been able to forgive and go on to show how to truly love others. It is really a worthwhile book to read.

Glad to hear it Wael - it's heart rending - but incredible.

Indeed, it worth the read .... and the wait. Ordered the book from a book store near by, will take a couple of weeks to reach here.

It's really worth the read, Kim.  Bless your friend.  What a soul.

Elizabeth
I have a friend who is a Tutsi from Burundi, His Parents and brother were murdered in front of him. He too has forgiven and is making a new life for himself. I asked him once how he could live with all the violence and he told me that with faith in God you find peace in your heart and when it is there it can never be taken away. I will look for the book. Thank you for sharing.

I read a book yesterday that is so important, I think everyone in this group should read it.  It may be the most inspiring book I have ever read.

It's called "Left to Tell" by Immaculee Ilibagiza. The book is the TRUE story of a Tutsi woman who was stuck hiding in a tiny bathroom with 7 other women for 3 months during the Hutu genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda. It is a chilling account of humankind's depravity, and unfathomable cruelty to others. This woman lost everyone in her immediate family but one brother who was out of the country, and some aunts and cousins. The descriptions of the killings and tortures had me crying all day - sobbing, really - but I couldn't put the book down. This woman has the strongest FAITH of anyone I have ever read or probably heard about - it sustained her throughout, and she was able to find a way to truly forgive those who had committed the atrocities. Understanding that they had to be punished for what they did, but finding a peace in her heart born of her faith that blew me away. That made me cry, too - it gave me such a feeling of hope. If a person can learn to make peace with their tormentors, to miss and mourn their loved ones, and their country, but to find some inner peace and forgiveness after that experience - all I can say is WOW.

I know that it's been 2-1/2 years since my husband was murdered, and I'm sure not ready to forgive the perpetrator.

This author gave me hope, though. Hope that people truly can, if they choose, to opt for peace.

I would recommend the book to anyone.  It's phenomenal.  She is now speaking all over the world.

Kim, I'm so excited that you wrote on change.gov about DUO's World Peace Day! I think that's a great idea and I plan to do it too. I love that the members on DUO are so very creative with their ideas.

Way to go Kim and Kurt ! This time of year is best spent with intentions of sharing and being generous with others. 

The waste and over-emphasis on consumerism we can do without. It really says  something very sad that a store employee was trampled to death on "Black Friday" when people broke down the doors to shop ! About 70 miles from where I live....

We must learn to love people more than "stuff" !

Good plan. I think I will go for a nice outfit and something fun. I won't do the fast "food" place, but go to a "Down Home" place I go to every Sunday. I won't even try to get them to try to save, as their mother will just "loose" it.

Well if I am starting something here I better give you the rest of the plan. Before we go I talk to them about helping other and show them pictures of kids with less advantages nothing really graphic like Darfur. Those I save for their parents. After we shop we go to one of those nasty corporate fast food places and fill their arteries with fat and cholesterol but they have indoor playgrounds which around her in Dec. is the only fun place to go unless there is enough snow to go sledding. Those in warmer climates could go to the park or whatever. So it is not a totally altruistic event. Also, once they start kindergarten I urge them to put $.25 a week in a bank for this shopping trip. I match what they save. I tell them they can get the money however they can as long as it is not from me or from stealing. So far only my granddaughter is 5 but when she started her younger brother wanted a bank too. The only drawback is sometimes they want to buy things I can't afford so try and direct them away from the Wii's and Playstations.

Kim, That souds like a wonderful and educational tradition. I will do that this Friday with my kids. I would do it today, but I won't get them till Friday. Also, I finaly got a reply from change.gov and one from Bushy about offshore drilling.

I'm afraid that I haven't been around, due to bad health and trying to catch up with each group. I have read what you've all had to say and agree with the Obama idea. I also think petitions do help, but if we didn't drive so much, there would be a lot less pollution and that would affect the oil and gas companies. It may bring the coutry to a virtual standstill. I live in Australia and a lot of people ceased driving unless they absolutely had to. The result was a drop in fuel prices, but a lot of people are only going where necessary, or by public transport. There may be an idea there which would reduce carbon emission.

For those of you who are skeptical about the effect of petitions, I just received an email from my congressman responding to my signing one re: International Violence Against Women Act outlining his support . I have also written to change.gov re: our World Peace Day.

We need to start instilling in our youth that wealth is not the accumulation of possessions. Teach ans show through example that our priorities should be making this a better planet by protecting our resources and helping other people. I take my grandchildren out shopping for a gift from each of them to Toys for Tots. Most of them are two young to "get it" yet but I hope it will become a family tradition.

The requirements of peace do not go along with the facts and necessities of a unipolar order of society, whether national, international or even global. A peace – which is the basis of any stable social order – can only flourish in a multipolar environment.

We no longer have a clear concept of what Peace looks like. And before we can live in Peace, we must first be able to Imagine Peace. We must first take the time to create a strong, clear image of what we want Peace to be. Peace is not the absence of conflict, but rather the ability to cope with it, to open our hearts to listening, giving respect to each side in an attempt to understand the conflict and hence, find a resolution that is good for both.

So how does one teach Peace to a child (or next generation)??, its by helping them to create their own vision/image of Peace. To help them to create a clear image of what Peace is for them . It's also about us, the adults becoming more creative in our peace efforts, thinking with a new mind, rather than the mind that created the reality we live now in. Perhaps as families we need to get more actively involved thus leading by example on the path towards Peace.

Indeed, It's a long term vision and it requires a great deal of patience to see future progress.

We (especially in the U.S.) want immediate results and quickly give up on an idea if we don't get them. Achieving peace is going to require a great deal of patience. Of the things Gary mentions, I believe the most important is the last. We must instill the principles of DUO into the next generation. I doubt we will see much progress toward peace in this one just a few small steps. While we must continue top wage peace, it is critical that we teach our children that peace is achievable. It would be great if one day we had as many or more DUO recruiting offices in our cities and towns as we do military recruiting offices.

     Some folks think that world peace is impossible.  We certainly can go a long way toward achieving a far better world.  There is no real limit.  Humans have been given the gifts of intelligence and of the ability to appreciate the beauty of life and the vast universe.  Do you think that God would be pleased if humanity uses its talents to achieve a reasonable level of world peace?  Can we use our intelligence wisely?  Can we, as a whole, spend less time bickering and more time absorbing and sharing the beauty during our journey here together?  It can be done by the determination of a united majority. It, of course, requires us to spend more energy to make the world better for everyone.  There is no doubt in my mind that a large united front of DUO folks could do it.  Positive thinking produces positive results.

     In my long term vision the DUO group will become so large that we will start forming local clubs with the objectives of recruiting members and taking on projects to help the less fortunate.  Each local club could adopt a DUO club in a less fortunate region or country and do what they can to help their adopted club members; both clubs can learn from each other.  As the movement grows, many angry, frustrated anti-DUO folks will see that help can come by joining DUO.  Some potentially bad guys will discover a better course of action and will become better guys.  As more children are taught the DUO principles, violent crimes will decrease and we will be better able to handle the incorrigibles.  Each of us will continue to work toward achieving a happy life style for our families and also spend some time to make a better world for everyone.  We are overdue for a paradym shift in our perspectives and motivations and DUO can do it!     

   I also signed the petition; thank you, Minority R. !

   I certainly believe petitions make a difference. And if nothing else, I feel that I have participated in the enterprise of loving intention in regard to the Earth, and all the life upon it.

Lacey It never ceases to amaze me how what seems to be a little thing can have such an amazing effect. It only takes a few drops of rain in the right atmosphere to start a hurricane

Minority R., Noted and Signed Petition Thanks

Kim, I think that it is great that you invited Obama to be a part of this!  I know that I have not been posting, but I have been reading what you guys say and I would have to agree with every single person that wrote about what they thought was will power, so i desided that I need not share my piece! 

Some friends and I are making bags for the homeless children in our city this year, lots of the girls made mittens and touques and scarves and we got note books and pens and crayons and doodle books, oranges, chocolates, ect..I know that its not a lot, but thought that it would be special for the kids that would be recieving them. 

Also some girls that we know that go to hair and esthetic courses, went into the womans shelter, and they did hair and pedicures and things to make the woman feel good about themselves, they all enjoyed it a lot.

Small things make a world of difference, and thats all that it takes, just touch the life of one person, and they seem to fallow!

huggs and love to all of you

Lacey

Not that I really think he will personally see it but someone who represents him might. And if he were to receive 400+ invitations....well like the NY Lottery says, "Hey...ya never know."

It's a great job ...... it's like family reunion.

I think Gary does a terrific job of inviting people into this group, as demonstrated by all the thank yous, and we should all try to follow his lead. If we are to make a difference, we need policy makers to pay attention. If I invite someone who knows someone who knows a policy maker, ( you get the idea) not only do we increase our numbers but we start to include those you can make an immediate difference. isn't Mr. Obama a Care2 member?

I agree ........ petitions will make difference

Signing petitions actually DOES make an impact. A while back, I signed a petition regarding the chaining of dogs. Honestly, I didn't think much would come of it... the standard form letter that I usually receive, at best.... however yesterday, I received an email from my representative in response, not a canned email, but a genuine email that was requesting my phone number and the best time we could talk. He wanted to know my ideas and experiences with this topic (I have a few of each) and what I wanted to see happen.

My point being, if you see a petition that you agree with, then sign it. You'll never know the difference you can make until you try! :)

Reach for the sky!!!!
Susan

Signing petitions informs our leaders that the people want a CHANGE!

Check out our petitions to protect the rights of the worlds underrepresented minority and indigenous communities.

http://www.minorityrights.org/6775/trouble-in-paradise/add-your-voice.html

"Should" is a key word. Remember to be careful with "should," because life has its ebb and flow that naturally breaks up "order" to recreate "unification" and "order" again. ~D > Kimberly L. > > How will we make a difference  class="txt11-vd" color="#999999" >7:12 PM > ----------------------------------- > > Hi Diana, > Thankyou. Idealistically, Our Spirtuality, Our > Mind, Our Heart, Our Soul with our willpower should > move as One, without conflict. If we our honest > with ourselves, we confront our conflict, overpower > so that adheres to our beliefs and benefits ALL > life. Not just us. But, ALL. Well, at it's worth > our trying. > > ----------------------------------- > > 24 messages in this topic > (www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=19262&pst=997017)post > via the web > (www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc_post_reply.html?gpp=19262&pst=997017) > start a topic via the web > (www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc_post.html?gpp=19262) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > announcements: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/announcement_list.html?gpp=19262 > discussions: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc_list.html?gpp=19262 > host shares: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/moreshares/19262/host/ > members: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/members/all/DUO/newest > email preferences: > www.care2.com/c2c/group/DUO?show_preferences=1 > > To stop receiving discussion posts from DUO for > World Peace, visit: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/unsubscribe/19262/8909274 > > or send a blank email to: > DUO-unsubscribe-8909274@groups.care2.com > > Post to this group: DUO@groups.care2.com > Contact the group owner: DUO-owner@groups.care2.com > > > > > Share, Learn, Connect and Make a Difference with > Care2 Groups! > www.care2.com/c2c/groups > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Care2 groups offers tools for keeping in touch with > those who share your interests including: > > host announcements > member discussions > rss content > group shares > > To learn more go to C2C Groups > >

Hi Diana,

Thankyou. Idealistically, Our Spirtuality, Our Mind, Our Heart, Our Soul with our willpower should move as One being, without conflict. If we our honest with ourselves, we can confront our inner conflict, overpower our it so that it adheres to our beliefs and benefits ALL life. Not just us. But, ALL. Well, at least it's worth our trying. I hope that makes sense.

   Thank you Kim, Marieemma, Wael, Kimberly & Diana for your answers.

   I possess a less dualistic view. I also have a more neutral regard for the concept of "will".

   Perhaps a person we might consider to be "weak-willed" is on a different schedule of "unfolding". Perhaps we are not seeing all that is going on. Just a thought.

   In any case,  I  do sense that our development as individuals absolutely matters to the the whole of humanity. How that development appears to me is another story. Therefore, if I am able to help another, I must be willing to so without expectation and judgement. All that belongs to me - if anything -is my intention and small deed.

   Marieemma,  about driving on that road: in real life of course this is so. But since you are speaking metaphorically, I will say that no matter where I think I may be, I will never be anywhere BUT "home".

   Blessings to you all, Pamylle

An old grandfather says to his grandson, “I have two wolves inside of me. One is mean and angry and jealous and fearful and stingy and irritable. The other one is kind and loving and patient and good and generous. And they are fighting to the death.” So the grandson shouts excitedly to his grandfather, “Well, which one wins?” The grandfather says to the boy, “The one that I feed.”

Hi Kimberly, I agree with most of what you are stating here, especially about being like water, love that - But I must part ways with you on the idea that willpower is our foundation; it's a foundation, but not the only one. The human character is multifaceted and that means that willpower is one of our strength facets. We also have our spirituality, our faith as well as a moral compass that tells us even when we don't want to listen what's good and what's bad (right or wrong). That's what is so marvelous about us, we are very complex creatures. ~Diana "Willpower - Willpower should be the ground we stand > upon. No matter what our situation. When > everything seems dark and bleak. When those around > us seem to be trampling those around them. Our > willpower is it what holds us steady. No matter > what our situation it allows us to help others. We > must be like stone, for our willpower is the > foundation on which our lives are built upon and we > must also be like water constantly learning and > adapting. Its like when you where a child learning > to read. The more you try the stronger the skill." by Kimberly

Willpower - Willpower should be the ground we stand upon. No matter what our situation. When everything seems dark and bleak. When those around us seem to be trampling those around them. Our willpower is it what holds us steady. No matter what our situation it allows us to help others. We must be like stone, for our willpower is the foundation on which our lives are built upon and we must also be like water constantly learning and adapting. Its like when you where a child learning to read. The more you try the stronger the skill.

Thanks friends ....... your comments are the answer to Pamylle.

The great people we read about in history were strong willed people who obeyed their minds and not their fancies. They built up their willpower by working hard and surmounting the obstacles that faced them. Great people take pleasure in resisting temptation and in the sense of power and self-control that doing so gives them. Our history testifies to a great number of such people.

A strong-willed person is someone who can improve himself and someone who can benefit from the advice and guidance of others. By contrast, a weak-willed person cannot improve himself and will not be availed of the efforts of others to better him. Before anything else, he needs to strengthen himself. He needs to treat his weakness as if it were a disease and be patient during the healing process.

God bless us all

I loved what Wael had to say about willpower, and think you're correct in how you define it Kim. If you believe in something strong enough the willpower gives one the tenacity to stick through an issue or the building of a project to its completion. If one is the first person to take on a new approach to a project, it can be very scary. I've been working on bringing people together through my Transition To Green Community Club and at times have thought what am I really undertaking here? There is a real sense of being overwhelmed and possibly foolish, but I clear my head and think "if it is meant to be, it will be." People are joining me in TTG Community Club with great joy and giving me the sense that I'm not alone in the club's purpose anymore. It has been my willpower that has seen the birth of this club take form. ~Diana --- "Care2 Groups: DUO for World Peace Mailing List" wrote: > Kim S. > >  4:57 > PM > ----------------------------------- > > Pamylle > I don't want to answer for Wael but thought I would > tell you how interpreted what he said. I felt he > used the word willpower to mean faith or > determination. In the US, we connect willpower to > giving something up e.g. dieting, quitting smoking. > But it can also mean moving toward a goal and > believing enough in what you think is right to take > a stand. But I assume Wael will let us know for > sure. > > ----------------------------------- > > 17 messages in this topic > (www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=19262&pst=997017)post > via the web > (www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc_post_reply.html?gpp=19262&pst=997017) > start a topic via the web > (www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc_post.html?gpp=19262) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > announcements: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/announcement_list.html?gpp=19262 > discussions: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc_list.html?gpp=19262 > host shares: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/moreshares/19262/host/ > members: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/members/all/DUO/newest > email preferences: > www.care2.com/c2c/group/DUO?show_preferences=1 > > To stop receiving discussion posts from DUO for > World Peace, visit: > www.care2.com/c2c/groups/unsubscribe/19262/8909274 > > or send a blank email to: > DUO-unsubscribe-8909274@groups.care2.com > > Post to this group: DUO@groups.care2.com > Contact the group owner: DUO-owner@groups.care2.com > > > > > Share, Learn, Connect and Make a Difference with > Care2 Groups! > www.care2.com/c2c/groups > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Care2 groups offers tools for keeping in touch with > those who share your interests including: > > host announcements > member discussions > rss content > group shares > > To learn more go to C2C Groups > >

Pamylle
I don't want to answer for Wael but thought I would tell you how interpreted what he said. I felt he used the word willpower to mean faith or determination. In the US, we connect willpower to giving something up e.g. dieting, quitting smoking. But it can also mean moving toward a goal and believing enough in what you think is right to take a stand. But I assume Wael will let us know for sure.

What is ultimately the difference of going on any road?

You sit in a car, the engine works, there is the steering. Underneath the tires is tar - that's what the roads are made out of: bitumen, tar, rocks. You drive - and all roads go somewhere.

 

And they do ... go somewhere.

But there's one road - of all the roads that are in the world - in this whole world - in India, and in America, and in Europe, and in Australia, and in Canada...

All the roads in this whole world - they go somewhere, and of all the roads that go all over the place, there's one road that goes home.

 

And you'd better know that road.

 

Because that road - even though it's the same as any other road - it's made out of the same materials as any other road. The car drives no differently on that road than any other road.

But one road goes home. And that road you need to know. Not because I say so...

Not because I say so.

 

One of the fundamental things that I present to people - and I really want them to understand this - because people ask me, "so you say all these things... how do I get to this?"

 

And I say:
"It begins with a thirst..."

   Wael, my friend, I am interested in what you see as "willpower", for I often fear I have very little of this. How do you see willpower as a way to help the world ? Do you mean the ability to refrain from unethical behavior ? Bad habits ? Please elaborate on your idea, so I understand how it fits in.

Thanks so mucch

The great healers of history never charged those who could not afford it. Your abilities, talents and love are yours to give however you see fit.

Bravo, Lacey. I think you are spreading around the REAL currency. Whether or not they believe as you, people almost always appreciate attention and loving energy. You may never even know what seed of good you may plant with such a gift to another. Being generous in our enviroment is a powerful testament to what is truly important.

It is impossible to achieve any reform without first developing our willpower. Willpower is one of the greatest secrets of success. By cultivating our willpower and strengthening it, we can stand up to the trials that face us, and then life will become much easier.

hey guys, sorry that i have not been on in a bit, I could not find this group anywhere on my care2 list, along with a few others.  I am so happy to be a co host here and hope that we can do what it takes to make that change happen.  I know that it seems hard and a lot of people get really frustrated to think that they do not know where to start.  It doesnt have to be huge, small things count when you look at the long run.  We just have to start with us and be the change you wish to see.  There are so many things that people are able to do, too bad we all didnt live in the same city so that we could do it together.  But we dont and have to make due with what we have.  I have an idea, and maybe it s not a good one, but I just got attuned with my masters in Reiki and was hoping that i could go to a homeless shelter or womans shelter and offer it for free to those that woud want it.  And then when i am able to teach i want to attune as many people as I can and that would like to be attuned, for free.  i think that the world is at a state where we should not charge for things like this. But that is just me, and i understand that people do this sort of thing for a living, and need to be paid in order to live. i dont know haha.  just an idea.  But I think that if we all unite and do our best that we are going to be able to make some huge changes!!  I think that now that Obama is in presidency that things are going to be better for the Americans, as for the rest of the world.  he has instilled that hope, thats just my opinion!

huggs and love to all of you!

Lacey

In the New Testament, Jesus tells his followers that he brings peace; not the world's peace but God's. A friend of mine who lived through the civil wars in Burundi and was a refugee here in the US for many years told me that he did not believe we would ever have a world without some kind of conflict but that if we found peace within ourselves we could live in harmony in that world. Each of us must first strive to to love and accept ourselves and as Wael pointed out be honest in our faith before we can share that feeling with others.
In this age of computers, we now have the resources to learn first hand about other peoples and cultures. I believe groups like DUO help us to connect and understand on a global level. This is the first step in making a difference. The US and western nations has imposed their ideas of peace upon the world for decades while prejudice, greed and violence grow within our own borders. It is up to us as individuals to reach out and make bonds of peace with others around the globe before this can be accomplished at a national level

Peace will come with the continued prayers of the world's people. Faith in God and His blessings will be abundant. Joan C.

Thanks Pamylle, we ask God to guide us aright and bless us all

What wonderful and wise posts !

Wael, I especially like what you remind us about honesty. Lovely !

Blessings, Pamylle

We'll for sure make a difference when we are ........... Honest.

Honesty is one of the greatest of all moral virtues. Some people might suppose that honesty is restricted to words. This is not the case. Honesty can manifest itself in our actions as well as in our innermost state of being.
A great scholar and ethical thinker once said:"For honesty to be complete, it must exist in three things. It must exist in the heart as one's faith, it must exist in the intentions behind one's deeds, and it must be present in the words that one speaks."

- We must be honest in our dispensation towards others.
- We must be honest in what we say.
- We must be honest in giving advice to people.
- We must be able to confide to people and speak freely to them about our concerns and our ambitions.

This is not just a peace group ......... it's a group that lends depth and substance to our relationships with other people.

Now you can begin to thrive. Not just survive - thrive!

Now, once you have given what belongs to time to the time, and what belongs to the heart to the heart, now you can get what really belongs to you. And what is that? The gratitude. You'll begin to have it.

The heart begins to fill. Then what happens? You begin to reap those simple fruits of what was sown inside of you a long time ago.

That is when the promise that you made to yourself begins to be fulfilled. That's when it happens.

So... be debt-free. Be debt-free, free of debt, free of burden.

 

And they will come, they will come... time will say, "I want that too". And you say, "Okay, you can have it - it's yours."

And the heart says, "And I want that too." And you say, "Yes you can have it - it's yours."

And the path becomes clear. And then you can begin to dance. And nobody's looking over your shoulder - "why are you dancing?"

"I'm dancing because I can. I'm dancing because I can hear a music that plays within me, and I dance to my music."

Then you can swing. And why do you swing? Because I swing with the eternal swing that is swinging within me.

The coming and the going of MY breath, MINE. Not yours, not somebody elses. Mine! My breath.

 

Why? Because I gave to time what was time's, and I gave to the heart what was heart's, and now I have been left with what is mine.

And there is no confusion.

What is mine is my breath, and it comes to me whether I call it or not. It comes to me - it follows me wherever I go. It is mine. It IS mine.

 

 

Even if I started to stay away from it, it will come to me. I have to send no invitation for that breath, and it just comes. Whether I sleep or I am awake, whether I run or I am sitting - it comes, it follows me wherever I go. And I accept it.

It is a gift, and I accept it.

My tranquility, my harmony, my peace follows me wherever I go. I accept it.

My doors are open and I welcome it. Because now, my house is clean. Now there is space for all these wonderful things to come and sit.

Now I can talk - to whom? To the friend within.

 

 

Now all the other guests are gone. 'Cause they were all in the house, robbing me.

What did all the other guests do? "Where's the food?" "Why aren't you nice to me?" "Why don't you care for me?" "Show me where I can sit!" "What do you have for me?" "Aren't you going to take care of me?"

Now, all those guests are gone.

Now the guest that I really want to be with, I can be with. Now I can begin to talk - now I can have my real conversation. Now my party begins. Before, it wasn't a party. It was a lesson in patience and basic humanity....

 

 

Now I can begin to enjoy.

Because I am with the one that I want to be with. And how simple that is. How simple that is.

How profound that is.

INCREASE CONSCIENCE !!!  to everybody !!! When a human being is clear, then He, she, will not make mistakes, at list less, and will help other to become clear to !!!

The grand deception: people want to look young - 'the youth'.... But when time has got you, what can you do? No creme, no nothing!

It'll come and it'll come and it's coming and it's coming and it'll come and it's marching. It's marching relentlessly.

And you? You're caught. You are balanced, caught between two spaces. One, time is all over the place - everywhere, time, time time time.

 

And on the inside? Timeless! No time. Does not age. Joy does not age. Happiness does not age.

When I feel happy, I feel exactly the same happiness that I felt when I was little.

And it has not changed. Timeless. It remains timeless.

The joy that emanates from within me - is timeless.

Join, be a part of one or the other world.

If you too join the world within, you become timeless.

You understand, the one that is captured by time, let the time have it. Let it have it.

Let it play with it and let it have it; and feel no sorrow - it belongs to time.

It is the time who brought it to you. Slowed down a little bit and allowed you to exist.

Thank the time. Time is not your enemy; time is your friend.

Time is a wonderful river. Whatever you want to wash in it, you can wash in it. It'll always clean it.

It's a river - it takes everything, all the sewage - it just carries it away.

Time - whatever belongs to the time, let time have it. And what belongs to the heart, let the heart have it.

And all your debts will be settled. You will owe nothing to the time, and you will owe nothing to the heart.

All your debts will be settled. And then is when the harmony begins. Then the product you will get is joy.

Then you will begin to understand. Then you will begin to understand the value of the Knowledge of the Self.

All accounts are settled.

We could possible donate our time in our local communities by becoming volunteers. Also, through the internet we have the capability of helping Amnesty International and other groups stand up against those governments the promote oppression or civil rights groups that as many people join in one voice they can help those that have been harmed. We could also donate our skills and free time, like our hobbies, to help others. Of course, most importantantly be living by the Golden Rule and applying it to our interaction with others in our day to day lives.

Recently I received an Email from a prospective member who wanted to know what our group will actually do to make changes. This was my response:

 “This group is only 6 weeks old. The major goal now is to recruit new members who believe in the DUO principles. The hope is that each member will think more about the DUO principles and spread the message to their friends and families, especially their children. As our membership increases and the message spreads, a difference will become increasingly apparent. Perhaps local clubs will form to talk about DUO and to find ways to spread the message. It is not the intent of the group to raise money or to conduct peace rallies, but local groups are free to do so. See also our objectives on the Group billboard. This I know: This is not just another peace group and we will make a difference!”

     I am happy to say that the prospective member is now one of our youngest members.

     I should have added to my response that I believe the DUO group is extremely important because it is focusing on the #1 reason why there is so much animosity in the world. Do you agree? What ideas do you have to make this group more than “just another peace group?” How many members do you think we need before a difference will be visible?

Note: The trees here in Virginia are beginning to show their beautiful colors!