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Category Archives: Adult Daily Practice – Comprehensive
CLOSING Apr. 4: Every day, I join others in this prayer for World Peace
With each kind thought, each choice for nonviolence, we plant a seed that shall bloom to bring forth rich fruit in its Season. Together, friend, we till the soil and plant the seeds that all creation may sing for joy … Continue reading
DAY 64 Apr. 3: The thought for today is CELEBRATION
Margaret Mead said “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Nonviolence is building the courage to speak and act with respect, reverence and compassion … Continue reading
DAY 63 Apr. 2: The thought for today is RELEASE
A Sufi proverb says “when the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what is found.” Release the weight of your past, the judgments of yourself and others, and be the change you wish to … Continue reading
DAY 62 Apr. 1: The thought for today is COMMITMENT
Until one is committed there is hesitancy, a chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans; that the moment that one … Continue reading
DAY 61 Mar. 31: The thought for today is PEACE
“Practice watering seeds of joy and peace and not just seeds of anger and violence, and the elements of war in all of us will be transformed,” says Thich Nhat Hanh. You water seeds of anger and violence by deciding … Continue reading
DAY 60 Mar. 30: The thought for today is WITNESSING
“We are each other’s bond,” writes poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Those who practice nonviolence cannot close their eyes to injustice or cruelty. We are here to be a witness for justice and compassion. Those who practice nonviolence look at injustice or … Continue reading
DAY 59 Mar. 29: The thought for today is INTERVENTION
Alcohol and drug abuse is both a consequence of, and a cause of, violence. You can make a difference in someone’s life through intervention. Today: I will have the courage to intervene in a caring way with someone who is … Continue reading
#58 – Today, I will embrace the spiritual belief of my heart in my own personal and reflective way.
Daily Commitments to Live By These principles for nonviolence were adapted by the Denver Area Task Force for: A Season for Nonviolence 1998
DAY 58 Mar. 28: The thought for today is CITIZENSHIP
Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary General to the United Nations urges, “Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend, to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams.” Make a difference in your community by becoming involved. … Continue reading
DAY 57 Mar. 27: The thought for today is SERVICE
Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve … you only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.” How can you serve today? What really gives value to anything … Continue reading
