My theme in all the work I do at this juncture of my life is about creating more peaceful relationships. \u00a0Whether it’s a book or a workshop, my focus is on helping others, and myself too, live with less strife. \u00a0I sincerely believe we add to the peace of the world we inhabit every minute we choose to treat one of our contemporaries with respect and kindness. \u00a0Just speaking gently is a good beginning, in fact. \u00a0Sound too simple to really be the solution, you think? \u00a0Think again. \u00a0It’s the pathway to a kinder, more gentle world, one that begins in the heart followed by in the home.<\/p>\n
Too often we don’t take responsibility for making our homes and communities more peaceful. \u00a0I think this is because we fail to understand how little effort it really takes for us to have a positive impact on the people, the situations, the places that we encounter in every 24 hour period. \u00a0Deciding that we will show up every where with a positive attitude and a loving heart isn’t rocket science. \u00a0It’s a small decision, actually, and it’s one that will change who we are and how we feel instantly. \u00a0It will change everyone we meet too. \u00a0Just consider, for a moment, how good you feel when a friend or even a stranger goes out of his or her way to pay you a kind compliment or help you out with a problem. \u00a0When you do likewise, you are making another person’s life easier. \u00a0You are helping another person know that they matter, to you, for one. \u00a0And that may be the only thing they need to know to make the decision to give life one more try.<\/p>\n
We don’t have to do much to make a difference in some one’s life. \u00a0But we do need to make that difference. \u00a0I used to think that making a difference would be a huge undertaking. \u00a0How wrong I was. \u00a0A smile is a beginning. \u00a0A soft touch is a beginning too. \u00a0So is being a good listener. \u00a0We need say nothing to change the dynamics of a situation. In fact, quite often saying nothing is the most powerful “expression” we can make. \u00a0Surely it’s the most helpful when the moment is tense.<\/p>\n
Choosing when to speak and when to remain silent takes little more than quiet reflection. \u00a0Our inner voice will guide us every time but the noisy voice of the ego will try to drown it out. \u00a0It takes vigilance to hear the right voice. \u00a0Then all it takes is willingness to offer what we hear to the loved ones we walk among. \u00a0Remember, that’s why we and they are there. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My theme in all the work I do at this juncture of my life is about creating more peaceful relationships. \u00a0Whether it’s a book or a workshop, my focus is on helping others, and myself too, live with less strife. \u00a0I sincerely believe we add to the peace of the world we inhabit every minute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-circle-of-family-and-friends-you-and-your-personal-community"],"yoast_head":"\n