The Shortest Distance Between....Is Laughter

Will we ever stop judging and separating the "factions"? we all have our ideologies of faith and religion, but what is important is that we believe in a power greater than ourselves who guides us, gives us strength in our convictions and lives and answers our prayers... i follow a native american (Cree) path...let us just accept we all live on this planet.......we are humans. afterall... we must rise above predjudice and know we all believe in a power greater than ourselves... i am not speaking to radicalism and it exists in all forms of ideologies and faiths......that is unspeakable in any form....no matter your belief system... we are one country in a world of many countries......we declare peace and say we are peaceful....let us BE SO.. not talk SO...being former military, i know this is possible through love and dedication to a cause greater than ourselves.....our planet is dying, isn't that more important than to ravage and attack each other's beliefs? i say this as a true believer in a peaceful world. maybe i am an idealitst, it would not be the first time i have heard that. i have seen war and unspeakable horrors no one should ever have to see, it is senseless and usually engineered by greed and the desire to conquer. jealousy is an incredible deterrent to peace and co-exisitence, isn't it? there are always predators awaiting a chance to degrade or diminish those whom they feel are weaker than they.....what strength we all have when we have a unified cause of love and compassion for your fellow man/womankind. .....but i have to have someplace to be me and to truly believe that peace is not an ideal...it can BE achieved. it will have to be......the world is dying all around us!!!! do you believe global warming is a myth? it is not!!!!

Some signs and symptoms of inner peace: * A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.

* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.

* A loss of interest in judging other people.

* A loss of interest in judging self.

* A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

* A loss of interest in conflict.

* A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom.)

* Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.

* Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.

* Frequent attacks of smiling.

* An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.

* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.