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This last thimble of the year is dedicated to the Roman god Janus, who gave the month of January its name. Janus was the god of doorways, of beginnings and endings... of change and transition. He is depicted as having two faces - one old and bearded looking back... one young and fresh looking forward... But Janus was the god of something not so often known - he stood between Peace and War as

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... Wishing Everyone Heavenly Peace glitter-graphics.com ...

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...Today is the day of Saint Adelaide.Adelaide was born in Switzerland in 932. She was married at 15 to Lothair II, King of Italy. When her husband was killed by Berengar of Ivrea he tried to force her to marry his son. Adelaide refused and tried to flee, but ended up being captured, imprisoned and kept in solitary confinement for months.According to legends Adelaide managed to escape and asked

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...Blessed Be the Natives,for they hold the Roots to the Tree of Life,and Dance our Trails upon the Earth.Blessed Be the Speakers,for they hold the Truth for Us All,and Sing our Songs to the Sky.Blessed Be the Old Ones,for they hold the Visions of Wholeness,and Embrace Us until we Awaken.~ O'siyo ~John Roman

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...Today is World AIDS Day. I thought I'd use this to 'thimble' to introduce fellow blogger Zoha Zee Kay. She's involved in a student research project called "HAAC" (HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign). On her blog she says:"I will be posting links about AIDS and HIV. Your opinions, participation and questions are welcomed. Note : This is a volunteer/independent student research project . It is not

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.....Lord, we know what peace is. Peace is a mothertenderly holding her child. Peace is a firmhandshake of trust between friends. Peace iscomplete emotional security. Peace is livingunencumbered with a full sense of joy. Peaceis expressing Thanksgiving for concrete blessings.For the peace gained from the love and memoryof spouses and children, we thank you ..For the peace gained from the love and

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...TDoR... never heard of it? Neither had I until recently. I was looking for an idea for this week and stumbled on a special Day of Remembrance happening this weekend (20th Nov). It was founded in 1998 for the victims of a particular kind of hate crime.TDoR Transgender Day of RemembranceI'm not sure what's sadder - the fact I never knew there was such a day or the fact there is a need for a day

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...Great God, who has told us"Vengeance is mine,"save us from ourselves,save us from the vengeance in our heartsand the acid in our souls.Save us from our desire to hurt as we have been hurt,to punish as we have been punished,to terrorize as we have been terrorized.Give us the strength it takesto listen rather than to judge,to trust rather than to fear,to try again and againto make peace even

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...My Peaceglobe for Blogblast for Peace 2011. You can read the full post on my regular blog, CrowsFeet, or above in the Pages under "2011".Never think you’re too small to make a difference...glitter-graphics.com'Life's like a movie, write your own ending.Keep believing, keep pretending. we’ve done just what we set out to do Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers…and you.'Jim Henson...

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......The wonderful voice of musician and peace promoter, Noa.Movie clips from "Life Is Beautiful"Smile, without a reason whyLove, as if you were a childSmile, no matter what they tell youDon't listen to a word they say'Cause life is beautiful that wayTears, a tidal-wave of tearsLight that slowly disappearsWait, before you close the curtainThere's still another game to playAnd life is beautiful

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...In Europe this is All Soul's Day and links back to equally ancient Pagan religions. In Celtic beliefs this time of the year was their New Year - a time where death and rebirth complete a full circle. In Mexico this is the Day of the Dead, when people go to cemeteries to be near their departed loved ones. The day is a blend of Christian and far more ancient Aztec beliefs in honouring your

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......Today is All Saint's Day - a day created by the Catholic church in which to remember all the early Christian martyrs. In Mexico it's also known as Día de los Inocentes ("Day of the Innocents") or Día de los Angelitos ("Day of the Little Angels"). Toys and gifts are left on the graves of dead children.A good day to remember the little lost angels of war.........

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...Awarded for Conspicuous gallantryor devotion to dutywhile serving in military conflict.The PDSA Dickin Medal is recognised as the animals’ Victoria Cross.It is awarded to animals displaying conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed Forces or Civil Defence Units. The Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 by Maria Dickin, founder of the

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...Peace.Peace She says to me.Peace to your soul.I am the beauty in the leaf.I am the echo in a baby's laugh.I am your Mother.I am the joy in the heart that beats.I am the free woman.I am the one who breaks the shackles of oppression.You are my hands and feet. Gaian Prayer - Jason Clark...glitter-graphics.com...

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...photo of an unknown soldier.The Tomb Of The Unknown SoldierA young man left his life one day,To fight a war yet far away,Fighting to let peace be known,He thought one day he would come home...A service to remember them, Who came before, the brave young men, A cannon booms, a bugle sounds, The tomb of those whose life it crowns. We remember with a Tomb of Stone, For the soldiers still

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...Music, "Free" by the Lighthouse Family,thoughful video by Roger.I wish I could shareAll the love that's in my heartRemove all the bars that keep us apartAnd I wish you could know how feels to be meThen you'd see and agree that every man should be freeSay 'em loud say 'em clearFor the whole wide world to hear...

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.......'If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.'Nelson Mandela.

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......Today is the Hindu festival of Diwali. It actually extends over several days, each with it's own stories significance and celebrations. Regardless of the mythological explanation one prefers, what the festival of lights really stands for today is a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed commitment to friendship and goodwill, and a religiously sanctioned celebration of the simple - and some

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...I hear a baby cryingA sad sound, a lonely soundI want to take her in my armsAnd then I dry away all her tearsI see a boy, who's frightenedA young boy, with old eyesI long to say 'You're welcome here,You can be happy now that you're warm'We're all a part of one worldWe all can share the same dreamAnd if you just reach out to meThen you will find deep down insideI'm just like youLoud voices

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...This thimble is a Peace Symbol I'd never seen before. It's the Pax Cultura banner, created by Nicholas Roerich - Archeologist, Artist and Spiritual Teacher.Nicholas Roerich (1874 - 1947) was a Russian who co-founded the Agni Yoga Society with his wife Helena. But he's here on my Thimbles list for creating this lovely Peace banner.Roerich's dream was this:Where all the treasures of mankind must

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..In a Violent Age Every time I turn around, I hear more words of war. When I read the paper, I see the shapes of pain. When I listen to people on the street, I feel their anxietyas they talk about what might be or what was,both years ago and yesterday.Hope, somebody tells me, is a chimera.Humanity is a violent animal run amok.All we can look for is more of the same.I cannot function, a

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...Give me loveGive me loveGive me peace on earthGive me lightGive me lifeKeep me free from birthGive me hopeHelp me cope, with this heavy loadTrying to, touch and reach you with,heart and soul......

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...My very first Blogblast globe from 2008, but this time with a very special video.Please take the time to watch this lovely musical message to the end. :-)...

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"If this warfare and strife be for the sake of religion, it is evident that it violates the spirit and basis of all religion. All the divine Manifestations have proclaimed the oneness of God and the unity of mankind. They have taught that men should love and mutually help each other in order that they might progress.Now if this conception of religion be true, its essential principle is the

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...Photobucket...

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...The rainbow striped Peace Flag was created in 1961, in Italy, by the pacifist, Aldo Capitini for a Peace march. It was the "Reason to blog4peace" #58 for Mimi herself. :-)She told me:Did you know that in 2003, one million peace flags were hung from windows in Milan in silent protest against the Italians taking part in the Iraq war? It looks like the windows are smiling. What a powerful

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"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell."General William Tecumseh ShermanUnion ArmyAmerican Civil War (1861–65)...

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...Deep peace I breathe into you, O weariness, here:O ache, here!Deep peace, a soft white dove to You;Deep peace, a quiet rain to you;Deep peace, an ebbing wave to you!Deep peace, red wind of the east from you;Deep peace, grey wind of the west to You;Deep peace, dark wind of the north from you;Deep peace, blue wind of the south to you!Deep peace, pure red of the flame to you;Deep peace, pure

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-22323041119000633312011-10-15T02:34:00.004+01:002011-10-15T02:34:00.509+01:00

...Gorgeous artwork on this lovely Peace video.......

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...An incredible story about an ordinary-extraordinary woman..Irena Sendler (née Krzyżanowska)15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008Nominated twice for the Nobel Peace PrizeThe wings of angelsare often found on the backs of the least likely people. Eric Honeycutt...

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-12896973128454430512011-10-13T02:34:00.003+01:002011-10-15T11:00:41.624+01:00

... In Japan the Crane has always been a symbol of good luck, but one little girl changed it into a symbol of Peace for Japan.This is her story...Sadako and the Peace Cranequoted from bbb.co.uk'... on the 6 August, 1945, at 8.15am, Japanese Standard Time. An atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. The atomic bomb exploded 564 metres (1,850 feet) above the ground. Nearly all the

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...A Selection of Peace Globe Participantsfrom Blogblast for Peace 2010...and it just keeps getting bigger!.....

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-39478651526397694212011-10-11T07:31:00.003+01:002011-10-11T07:39:34.937+01:00

... In honour of the people of Wootton Bassett, Queen Elizabeth II has bestowed the word 'Royal' to the town - so it will soon be known as 'Royal Wootton Bassett'. This is the first time for over a hundred years that this honour has been bestowed to any town or village in the UK.What makes the people of Royal Wootton Bassett so special? Watch Rob Mayall's lovely tribute to his hometown to find

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..My "thimble" for today day is a poem written to honour three Canadian sisters who died in WWI. They represent the often unremembered heroes of war - the nurses and medics.This poem was written by Vera Mary Brittain, a British writer and feminist who also became a pacifist after her experiences as a V.A.D. nurse. Her fiancé and her only brother were both killed during WWI.'This item is from

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...glitter-graphics.comTuncas'ila, I ask youto hear my voice,my prayers are alwaysfor the future inheritors,as we struggle to maintainpeace and healing upon oursacred Grandmother Earthon their behalf. Arvol Looking Horse keeper of the white buffalo calf pipe...

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.."During the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur everyone gets a chance to put things right with other people before asking God's forgiveness. This period is called The Days of Repentence or Days of Awe.It's a time when Jews can make up for the wrongs of the past year and make a firm commitment to not do the same bad thing or things again."Prayer for the WorldLet the rain come and wash

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...Peace One Day...

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... The "Peace Sign"has a very interesting story behind it. It was designed by an artist named Gerald Holtom, in 1958. He made it for a march in London, against Nuclear Weapon Research. So what is the symbol? It's two letters of the alphabet, in semaphore:N and D forNuclear DisarmamentHoltom superimposed the two shapes and then tidied them up by putting them in a circle. The Campaign for Nuclear

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......

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...Do you recognise this war memorial? It commemorates the deaths of over 700 servicemen, during WWII - including 441 United States Army and 197 United States Navy personnel.I'll give you a few hints:This monument was only made possible by the passionate dedication of a former British policeman who literally stumbled onto the story on a sea shore.The submerged tank was finally raised from the sea

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O' Great Spirit help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence. Cherokee Prayerglitter-graphics.com...

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...When I despair,I remember that all through historythe ways of truth and love have always won.There have been tyrants, and murderers,and for a time they can seem invincible,but in the end they always fall.Think of it - always.Mahatma Gandhi

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-36393270251978944072011-10-01T08:54:00.000+01:002011-10-01T09:05:59.018+01:00

...It's considered good luck to wish "Rabbit Rabbit" on the first day of the month. This graphic is my rabbitty Peace wish, for this Chinese Year of the White Rabbit. :-)...

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-16681300952754519662011-09-30T03:33:00.005+01:002011-09-30T03:33:00.595+01:00

..The Soldier's Kissby War Poet Henry Chappell (1874 -1937)Only a dying horse! Pull off the gear,And slip the needless bit from frothing jaws,Drag it aside there, leave the roadway clearThe battery thunders on with scarce a pause.Prone by the shell-swept highway there it liesWith quivering limbs as fast the life tide fails,Dark films are closing o'er the faithful eyesThat mutely plead for aid

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...The Dove of Peace is a Christian symbol, but the olive branch it carries belongs to the Greek /Roman goddess of Peace - Eirene. In earliest Christian art the dove was used to symbolise spiritual peace. It was only later, when the dove was depicted carrying an olive branch, that it became a symbol for Peace in a more literal sense of non-violence. as a symbol for a more literal kind of

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-38368027364671122872011-09-28T02:34:00.005+01:002011-09-28T02:34:00.429+01:00

...Today is the Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah. It is as much a time to reflect as to celebrate. A personal time to look at your own Spiritual journey - where you have been and where you want to go in the New Year.A tradition I really like the idea of is "Tashlich".'On Rosh Hashanah, many Jews may follow a custom called tashlich ("casting off") in which they walk to a naturally flowing body of

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...Based on a true story, this song will always be one of my favourites.......

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...There is one Peace Symbol that has, most tragically, taken on a symbolism of an entirely different kind. In fact, it has even been banned in several countries around the world.Originally it was a symbol for harmony, Peace and good luck. In China it was sometimes used as a symbol for the sun. The ancient Greeks used it to decorate their pottery and the Hindus linked it, in various forms, to

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......Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.Desmond Tutu

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..Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;to be understood, as to understand;to be loved, as to love;for it is in giving that we

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.Mabon is the Wiccan festival of the Autumn equinox. I'm putting the Wiccan "Law of Three" for this Peace thimble.glitter-graphics.comWhatever you send out, in thought or deed,comes back to you three times stronger...So...send out Peace!......

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...Wishing you a Peaceful day..........

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...Today is the United Nation's INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE...Bubble Writing Creator...

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... The White Poppy was first produced by the Co-operative Women's Guild in 1933, but the idea started brewing around 1926, when the "No More War Movement" suggested that the British Legion red poppies have the words "No more War" printed on their centre rather than "Haig Fund".The Peace Pledge Union website says:the Co-operative Women's Guild who in 1933 produced the first white poppies to be

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...Creator, open our heartsto peace and healing between all people. Creator, open our heartsto provide and protect for all children of the earth. Creator, open our heartsto respect for the earth, and all the gifts of the earth. Creator, open our heartsto end exclusion, violence, and fear among all. Thank-you for the gifts of this day and every day. Alycia LongriverNative American -

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...A beautiful Peace Song by Elvis Presley Well the bear will be gentleAnd the wolves will be tameAnd the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yesAnd the beasts from the wildShall be lit by a childAnd I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yesThere will be peace in the valley for me, some dayThere will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I prayThere'll be no sadness, no

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..The girl in this photo was nine years old when she stared out at the world from a train. Two months later, in 1944, she would be gassed at Auschwitz. She's only one death in millions, a face without a name, but her haunting expression, caught on film, would become famous as an icon for all the Jewish children who died in the holocaust... except she wasn't Jewish. She was Romani - a Gypsy.She

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..In Ancient times the poppy was the symbol of the Greek god, Morpheus - the god of dreams, probably because opiate drugs are derived from some species of poppy. It's also a flower seen in late summer and Autumn, which leads it to being linked with the year ending and harvest.With the dawn of Christianity the poppy moved from being a symbol of dreams and slumber to being a symbol of resting

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...Blessed are the peacemakers:for they shall be called the children of God.JesusMatthew 5:3-10...

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...The olive branch as a peace symbol dates back to ancient Rome and Greece. The Olive tree was the favourite of Eirene (Irene) - the Greek goddess of Peace. She was depicted holding an olive branch.glitter-graphics.com"How far peace outweighs war in benefits to man;Eirene , the chief friend and cherisher of the Mousai (Muses);Eirene, the enemy of revenge, lover of families and children,

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...From a distance the world looks blue and green,and the snow-capped mountains white.From a distance the ocean meets the stream,and the eagle takes to flight.From a distance, there is harmony,and it echoes through the land.It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,it's the voice of every man.From a distance we all have enough,and no one is in need.And there are no guns, no bombs, and no

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...DEFINITION OF A PEACEFUL SOCIETY: People living in peaceful societies try as much as possible to live in harmony and avoid violence: they shun aggressive behavior and refuse to fight in wars.In fact, avoiding violence—and perhaps just as critically, thinking and feeling that they must avoid it—is not only essential to many of these peoples, it is defining for them.Several of these

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...For Today, Mimi has made a very special Blogblast for Peace Globe.In memory and love.....Send Thy peace O Lord, which isperfect and everlasting,that our souls may radiate peace.Send Thy peace O Lord, that amidstour worldly strife, we may enjoy Thy bliss.Send Thy peace O Lord, that wemay endure all, tolerate all, in the thought ofThy grace and mercy.Send Thy peace O Lord, that our livesmay

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...As long as war is regarded as wicked,it will always have its fascination.When it is looked upon as vulgar,it will cease to be popular.Oscar Wilde...

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...Today is Teddy Bear Day and this is the story of a very special teddy bear.Teddy is a stuffed bear that belonged to Aileen Rogers when she was a girl growing up in Quebec.When Aileen’s father, Lawrence Browning Rogers, went to fight for Canada in World War I, Teddy was shipped overseas to help protect him. In a letter from September 25, 1916, Lawrence wrote: Tell Aileen I

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...The True PeaceThe first peace, which is the most important,is that which comes within the souls of peoplewhen they realize their relationship,their oneness, with the universe and all its powers,and when they realize that at the centerof the universe dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit),and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us.This is the real peace, and the others are

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... This is a poem about war. It's old, from the American Civil War, and yet it could have been written about wars being fought right this moment. A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Grey and Dimby Walt WhitmanA SIGHT in camp in the daybreak gray and dim,As from my tent I emerge so early sleepless,As slow I walk in the cool fresh air the path near by the hospital tent,Three forms I see on stretchers

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.........

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...This weekend was the anniversary of the first of two civilian aircraft brought down by surface-to-air Missiles in Rhodesian (Zimbabwe, Africa) airspace in the 1970s. They were:Air Rhodesia Flight RH825 Viscount "Hunyani", shot down 3rd Sept 1978and Flight RH827 Viscount "Umniati", shot down February 12th 1979.What made the Hunyani different, is the fact that not all the passengers died in the

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...The Lord bless you and keep you;The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Bible - Numbers 6:24-26glitter-graphics.com...

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... If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations.If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities.If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home,There must be peace in the heart.Lao-Tse6th century bc...

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...Video created by 'charliechap1317'song about war and peace bringing Unity by Trevor Hall...

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...Today is Ganesh Chaturthi - the birthday of the Hindu God, Ganesha."Ganesha is the power of knowledge, success and fulfillment. It is believed that mantras of Ganesha, when chanted with genuine devotion, give positive results." I've picked one of his mantras for today's Peace Thimble, from iloveindia.com:Aum Lambodaraya Namah "This means you feel that you are the

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-5047799500324016462011-08-31T03:45:00.003+01:002011-09-15T11:47:08.566+01:00

...Today is Eid ul Fitr. From the BBC page on religions:The festival (Eid) begins when the first sight of the new moon is seen in the sky. There are special services out of doors and in Mosques, processions through the streets, and of course, a special celebratory meal - eaten during daytime, the first daytime meal Muslims will have had in a month.Muslims are not only celebrating the end

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...Grunge Heart GeneratorQuote from Buddha...

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...

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...The sons of men are oneand I am one with them.I seek to love not hate.I seek to serve and not exact due service.I seek to heal not hurt.Let pain bring due reward of light and love.Let the soul control the outer formand life and all events,and bring to light the love which underliesthe happenings of the time.Let vision come and insight;let the future stand revealed.Let inner union

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......

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...By 2010 there were so many participants in BLOGBLAST FOR PEACEthat the Queen was needing helpers...So Vinny invented the Peace Globe Bees...

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...Peace Starts Here...One of the photo slides frommy 2009 BLOGBLAST FOR PEACE video.with thanks to the photographersof morguefile.com...

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...The victims of warcan be found in places you may never have thought about......

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...glitter-graphics.com...

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...I hope some day you'll join us......and the world will live as one....

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...O Thou God of all beings, of all worlds, and of all times,We pray, that the little differences in our clothes,in our inadequate languages,in our ridiculous customs,in our imperfect laws,in our illogical opinions,in our ranks and conditions whichare so disproportionately important to usand so meaningless to you,that these small variationsthat distinguish those atoms that we call men,one from

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......

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......say a prayer... send a Wish...peaceglitter-graphics.com...

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...The Wolves Within…An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice…“Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt great hate for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It’s like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die.”“I have struggled with

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...The Peace RoseBred by Francis Meilland in France, around 1939.Introduced in the USA by Conard-Pyle in 1945 as 'Peace'.

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-27916730909232331062011-08-16T03:47:00.001+01:002011-09-13T16:09:51.327+01:00

..PEACE The absence of war or other hostilities. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.

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From Yahoo NewsMessages of peaceHundreds of people covered a boarded up window of a Poundland store in Peckham, south London, with notes of peace. The wall bore a resemblance to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem as hordes of positive messages appeared on the board after the worst night of violence on Monday calling for peace and tolerance in the capital.

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...The 13th of August is International Left-Handers Day. Since I'm left-handed myself I thought this would be nice to use as a theme for Peace thimble 83. :-)All the quotes below are from famous left-handers.When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. Jimi HendrixA time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension

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...In my ongoing quest to post a thimbleful of Peace every day of the Blogblast for Peace countdown challenge, I have found a genuine peace thimble!This pretty peace symbol is for sale at The Thimble Guild...

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282697322957176245.post-62957466389112804892011-08-11T11:38:00.001+01:002011-09-13T16:05:07.439+01:00

...Many thanks to Jamie of Durward Discussion for sending me the link to this excellent video....

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...PEACE IS MORE THAN A LACK OF WARIT IS A LACK OF NEEDING TO CAUSE VIOLENT HARM.Michelle Frost Blogblast 2009...

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...glitter-graphics.com...

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...ps915, a photo by joerookery on Flickr.German soldierFirst World War1915How old do you think he was?Did he survive?Who's son was he?...

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For my birthday it has to be an extra special Peace thimble... a peaceful song. :-)...

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...Hidden in the forest...What lies at the end of the road?An unnatural border marks the edge between land and sea...Tank blocks.Old reminders of a different time,when fear of invasion overwhelmed this coastlineand bombs dropped from darker skies.Now the anti-aircraft guns are goneand the buildings are nothing morethan bare bonesand ghosts....

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...glitter-graphics.com...

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