I am so excited about receiving this award that I had to put it in a post (that is until I can learn how to put it in its own permanent place inside my template). Can anyone shed some light on that topic? Thank you!

Hope

Hope is a place of new beginnings. It provides perspective on what is possible. It can open our eyes and our hearts to new vistas of possible futures. It is a key ingredient of vision, seeing that the future can be far more than simply a straight-line projection of the past. Hope provides energy for participating in creating a future that corresponds to our dreams. Without hope, we might not even dare to dream.

David Kriger

Symptoms of Inner Peace

Watch for signs of Peace.

The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to it, and it seems likely that we could find ourselves experiencing it in epidemic proportions.

Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:

1. Tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fear based on past experiences.


2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.


3. Loss of interest in judging other people.


4. Loss of interest in judging self.


5. Loss of interest in interpreting the action of others.


6. Loss of interest in conflict.


7. Loss of ability to worry (a very serious symptom).


8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.


9. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.


10. Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes from the heart.


11. Increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.


12. Increased susceptibility to Love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

If you have all o r even most of the above symptoms, please be advised that your condition may be too far advanced to turn back.

If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting several of these symptoms, remain exposed at your own risk.

This condition of Inner Peace is likely well into its infectious stage. Be forewarned.

(from the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation Newsletter)