06 February 2012

Season of Nonviolence - Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 of the Season of Nonviolence – 64 Days of peaceful wisdom honoring the lives and nonviolent principles of Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez.

Nonviolence begins with learning how to be less violent and more compassionate towards ourselves. We learn by building the courage to speak and act with respect, honor and reverence for our own being.

Eleanor Roosevelt has urged, "You must do the things that you think you cannot do." Practicing these 64 Ways will challenge you to do things that you think you cannot do.



Day 8: HEALING

Poet and activist, Maya Angelou turned a traumatic childhood experience into a catalyst for creativity and achievement.    She used this experience as a reason to bring peace to the world.



We all have had such experiences, sometimes holding on to the experience for a very long time.  A mantra is a wonderful way to resolve conflict we hold in our mind and one of the best times to repeat the mantra is while falling asleep at night.  Tuck yourself in, close your eyes, and start repeating your mantra.  Between the last waking moment and the first sleeping moment, there is an opening into deepest consciousness.  You can send your mantra in through that opening, repeating itself in your sleep, healing old wounds and restoring your peace of mind.



Today:  I will reflect on an incident in my life to find the "gift" it has brought me.  I will write down two ways I can use this memory to become a more creative and peaceful person.  Consciously, I share this gift with others.

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