Perhaps this isn't the place to call for peace, since this site seems to thrive on doom. OK, you can still have your sun doom; your earthquake doom and the potential tsunami doom; but for God's sake it's high time to stop killing each other!

Our war-mongering governments will continue to choose one war after another to make the war machine filthy rich. The corporations who now control the governments are becoming unimaginably rich as the war machine hype takes over.

They will continue this until we, the people say ENOUGH! NO MORE! Think about how truly barbaric this alleged solution is! We sent our fine young men and women to foreign countries to kill their citizens, and perhaps die themselves. How stupid is that!??!

Even if it worked it wouldn't be a good solution, but it doesn't!! Just look at Iraq and Afghanistan. Are they better off with our "help"? Do they really want us there? For that matter do our troops really want to be there? I don't think so.

Margaret Meade once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

That "small group of thoughtful, committed citizens" could be us! Why not? But most people think they have no control over what happens in their world. Well let me tell you... You DO have control! You are much more powerful than you have ever imagined. TPTB would like you to believe you have no power, because then they can go on with their agenda and not receive any conflict from you.

OK, so here are a few things you CAN do.

1) Visualize peace!
Yes I know that sounds like an old worn out cliche, but it works! Visualize the leaders of Iran, Israel, and the U.S. coming to a peaceful resolution. And if it looks like peace negotiations are in jeopardy, simply visualize the soldiers laying down their weapons and saying "NO!"

And if you can get other people to join in your visualizations it will be many times more powerful! If you can't get anyone interested, just ask your spiritual guides and the angels of light to join you and you can still experience this compounding effect.

2) Create Peace in your own life!
This has a much more powerful effect than most people could even dream of. Everything in your world matters and it affects every other experience. Creating peace and resolving conflict in your own life is extremely powerful, and it will ripple out and affect everything else. It gives you a feeling of empowerment, because it's something you can control!

With clear focus and a little practice you can get to a state where conflict seems petty and uninteresting. It just doesn't appeal to you anymore. When someone starts raising their voice at you, you calmly get up and leave the room until you can discuss their concerns with a clear calm state of mind. You won't believe how this empowers you!

3) Talk to your representatives!
It takes very little time and energy to shoot off an email to your senators and congressmen and women. Remember, they work for YOU!

Unfortunately the level of impact you will have, is directly proportional to the amount of time and energy you invest in it, like most other things. So make a phone call, or write them a letter in your own handwriting. This will be much more impactful.

Better yet; find their schedule, and go where they are and get in their face. Tell them how you feel. (In a nice way, of course.) Remind them that they work for YOU!!

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OK, GLP, the ball's in your court! List some more peace-creating ideas and I'll add them to the opening post. And then DO IT!!