4 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE IN OUR WORLD Day 61, March 31: Today, I honor all the leaders throughout the world with peace, love and prayer. “Prayer from the heart can achieve what nothing else in the world can,” said Gandhi.  A lover of peace assumes all leaders are doing the best they can…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 60, March 30: Today, I hold a vision of plenty for all the world’s hungry and am open to guidance as to how I can help alleviate some of that hunger. “Poverty is the worst form of violence,” taught Gandhi.  And Margaret Mead wisely noted,…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 59, March 29: Today, I donate my time or resources to nurturing life on our planet. Mother Teresa said, “There is a hidden poverty more pervasive than lack of money.  It is the poverty of the heart.”  Today, find a way to give generously of…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 58, March 28: Today, I practice nonviolence by protecting and nurturing all life: plant, animal and human. 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.”  Dr. King was…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 57, March 27: Today, I plant seeds–plants or constructive ideas. Everyone contributes to a peaceful world–those who work with their hands and those who work with their minds.  (Of course, everyone does some of each.)  Gandhi said, “To forget how to dig the earth and…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 56, March 26: Today, I appreciate the earth’s bounty and all of those who work to make food available to me. Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 55, March 25: Today, I practice nonviolence and respect for Mother Earth by making good use of her resources. The quality of your earth starts with taking responsibility wherever you are.  Do all the things you know to do: pick up trash wherever you are,…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE FOR MOTHER EARTH Day 54, Mar. 24: Today, I take time to admire and appreciate nature. Environmentalist, John Muir said, “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul.”  Today take…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE IN WORK Day 53, March 23: Today, I set the intention to approach work with peace and prepare for a week of being a light in my workplace. The Dali Lama says, “Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and…

7 DAYS OF AFFIRMATIONS FOR NONVIOLENCE IN WORK Day 52, March 22:  Today, I am a peacemaker, promoting nonviolent responses. Some kinds of statements are more likely to lead to peace than to violence.  Examples are describing what we directly experience rather than generalizing about and judging others; talking about our deepest feelings rather than…