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Peace is like a baby we wanted to be born and grow in our lives. It has growth stages nurtured like a child's with love and care, wisdom and faith. This peace process and outcome is what we really need and want in our lives made more meaningful.

Do we look for wisdom to nurture peace by knowledge? We realize it’s not what we know that gives peace. It’s in the wisdom of contradictions when we react to situations in unloving ways, by judgments and preconceived ideas, without seeking the truth that lies behind biases. Wisdom to find peace is in forgiveness, of ourselves for mistakes and not persecute ourselves and others with what we can’t change in the past but in the present with new-found courage.   Read more...

As we move along the journey of life, we find surprises – voila! If it is the good we want, we embrace it. If not, we spend energy to fight it, resent it or push it away. Some things turn out not the way we wanted or expect it.

When you compete for sports or a contest, it's natural to expect to win with all the preparations made. When you invest on a job application, you want to get that job. When you invest on a business, you want it to make money. When you love someone, you want the relationship to last. When you buy something, you expect it to serve the purpose you got it for. And so on…   Read more...