You may say I'm a dreamer. or what kind of iPeace we want.





I received a message from Stephanie:

David
If anyone is on our minds these days.....guess who it is.
Why don't you keep an online journal to let us know how YOU are doing.
We are all curious to know. You work miracles, keep us going and growing.
And you??
Hmm..

Why not? 85 messages in iPeace and same amount of emails can wait.


First, I am tired, very tired. I have been working 16 hours days since the beginning of the Gaza war trying to keep the iPeace space, free as it is, under some sort of control.
I feel and understand the pain, anger, shock and horror that bring many of us to express themselves. Yet at the same time we need to set guidelines to keep iPeace a place of peace.

I am very sad and frustrated because of this futile war. I say futile because it will not bring peace. It will bring more hate, lifelong pain and despair. It will bring more distrust and fear. And if we let it, it will kill hope.

I am also angry because I see iPeace being exploited by hate mongers, racists and propaganda peddlers. I spend hours on end reading blogs, discussions and mass messaging. Among words of encouragement, unity and warmth, I also find a lot of manipulation, half truths, hate and outright lies. The war on public awareness is been battled in iPeace. The victims of this war are all of us, especially those who don't know the elusive facts of this 100 year old conflict.

This war is futile too, because hating Israel or the Hamas more will not bring peace or justice, nor will it bring back the dead. There is only one way, the peace way, iPeace way. I have no doubt that our way will prevail.

I feel hope when I read the correspondence between Majed, who is trapped in bombarded Gaza to Myron, an Israeli who lives in a settlement in the west bank. I know that they are also talking on the phone. Any member who takes part of this thread can feel the power of the friendship being formed. It's a friendship stronger than any dividing wall. This makes me feel accomplished. We made it possible.

My heart sings when I read your poetry, look at your visual art, listen to your music, see you forming new friendships and celebrating diversity. We are almost 15,000 today, we come from over 180 countries, we own the culture of the world and we believe in our power to effect change.


What comments you write on my page fills me with energy every day. Here's a little sample:

Bruce
David -- I've been thinking about you -- often. I was just now noting that iPeace is up past 14,000 members now. You have touched a nerve, and are convening a lot of hope. We all owe you a lot of thanks -- I hope you can feel that, because I know that thousands of people appreciate what you have done, and the way you have done it.

Caithleen
David, Thankyou for your tireless efforts. Inspirational. At times the path seems tough and fruitless, but not hard compared to those brothers and sisters suffering. We must continue to work hard for Peace...we must be supportive and united in our efforts. So much good will and intentions...how can we truly harness this energy to make a difference....now? It is urgent.

Ruach
David, the warmest of heart wishes to you pre - iPeace day.

So many people have told me how deeply iPeace has changed their lives, how much respect they feel present here. How empowering it is. How unique it is. Read the comment on my page from Douglas. These are difficult times. Like the roots of a tree... stay firm in your vision.



With all the pain we feel today and will probably feel in the coming days, we must keep iPeace peaceful and resent anyone who tries to spoil it.

This is your iPeace. This is what you wrote about it:

Paul
iPeace is a new borderless movement of peaceful and nonviolent people united by and advocating the common humanity of all mankind.

Sheila
iPeace is an open channel for communication. iPeace is the opposite of isolation, fear and ignorance.
iPeace is inspiration. Coming from a region, where mistrust prevails, there are often moments of no hope, no faith, no optimism. iPeace is like a torch I want to make burn as brightly as possible - a torch that reflects love, respect, hope, acceptance, giving ... and peace on earth. The more we work together the brighter the light will be to hand over to future generations.

Tony
It reaches to the depth of my soul , in poetry, i can convey my inner spirit , my tears , iPeace set me free , gave me love and friends united in one , a bond of love and mutual understanding.


Bruce
iPeace is a vibrantly alive creative hub of caring passionate people from everywhere, with computer skills, education, and vision. The world urgently needs creative approaches to its ancient problems, and the international energy of this place is exciting, potent, and capable.

Rúach
iPeace what does it mean to me: to me it means there is love, giving, receiving, peace, happiness in the world. We should to thrive for all iPeace stands for if we are go on living in harmony. I love you all.

I find myself dropping into iPeace for a bit of tranquility. I love the connection and communication between friends and the respect that is woven into the very fabric that holds iPeace together.

Stephanie
iPeace means that all of a sudden, it is actually possible that one can feel connected as human beings, different races, religions, all drawn towards one peaceful word: PEACE. The opportunity to speak our voice, united, peacefully, towards one goal, that in getting along, in a world that was, most likely, meant to be lived in just this way.

Anna
iPeace is my harbor in good and bad times

Robby
iPeace is the new building blocks for a better place
'BUILD and they will COME' ...

Paula
iPeace is a meeting place for people of goodwill.

Chenae
iPeace to me is Sanctuary. There are many threads in this Tapestry of Vision. The Vision is one of Interconnection and Peace. Sanctuary is sacred space; we are building that place of refugee and renewal in this strange new medium.

Jenn
iPeace for me started from one self to the other with tolerances and affections.
Being compassionate and total understandings in each cause so as the effects.
iPeace is a new modern and intelligent way to connect the world without boundaries to share and observe opinions towards whats happening to the world today. It is an active electronic blood stem working towards a common vision for world PEACE for all living beings.

Dirk
iPeace stands for me as my and everybody's loving "I.nmost P.ersonal E.ndeavor for A.uthenticity, C.ontenance and E.mpathy" in the world....
Pure intellectual knowledge without the global wisdom of our HEARTS and our SOULS is a "dead end".

Elyah
iPeace is a refuge from the storm,
from the madness in this world,
It's a place to call home.
a place for hearts to reach each other,
reconnect,inspire,share love
and work together.
One dream,one heart,one world!!!

Dann
iPeace, for me, is an avenue in which we all can stroll down and speak to our fellow man the message we all so desperately need to hear. It is the valley that streams our beacons of Light from we who are 'LightHouse's'. Spreading overstanding of what must be and be heard. "YOU" are the 'i' in iPeace.

Nadim
Unlike those social networks which expose the baser side of human nature, iPeace is a shining light for human nobility. iPeace reflects the universal desire for peace and brotherhood.

Robby
iPeace brought a rush of fears
until I saw they were mine
I dug and soared the iPeace fields
And found this place Divine

There's not a word or vision of
that doesn't show concern
for all the corners of the earth
The journeys we have learned

I know I'm safe I feel it so
no harshness this I know
This peace I embrace in cyber space
A place I can call home..


David
The Secret of Peace

Only when this inner still
descends upon my soul
can I hear the world weep
for all its children’s pain.

Paula
Peace is a quiet place in our minds where there is no war or greed or poverty or cruelty...the important thing is to make that quiet place reality, and not only a utopian idea. I believe it will be possible one day.


Now, is it not our responsibility to keep iPeace peaceful?

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Comment by Mike Morin on January 6, 2009 at 9:33pm

Comment by Mike Morin on January 6, 2009 at 9:32pm

Comment by Peter Mbuchi Methu on January 6, 2009 at 9:29pm
In now understand a little deeper what Albert Einstein meant when he said: 'God is subtle; he is to be found in a blade of Glass', and what nourished Mahatma Gandhi to say: "The way to peace is peace', and: 'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind'. I choose peace, seeking to live the way of 'The Cross and Non-Violence'.

Happy New Year,

Mbuchi
Comment by Mike Morin on January 6, 2009 at 9:26pm





Imagine (slightly updated)




Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try
Only potential hell on earth
around us only sky

Imagine all the people
living for the children, ah-ha

Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do
Imagine nothing to kill or die for
understand religions too

Imagine all the people, living life in peace, you-u

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
and the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if they can
No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people, sharing all the world, You-u

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
and the world will live as one
Comment by Mari on January 6, 2009 at 9:26pm
Dear David,

Thank you for your dedicated efforts to keep iPeace a place of goodwill and earnest intentions for all participants here.
I would suggest to iPeace members that if one of us finds a post to be objectionable or counter to the peaceful course we share in common, that we skip it and read no further. This takes a lot of self-discipline, for sure, because, as high functioning mammals, we are innately hard-wired to react to emotional stimuli.

However, anger, hatred and reactionary thinking are exactly the behaviors we seek to neutralize here.
Let iPeace remain an oasis of passivity and considered, compassionate thought in a desert of senseless war.

Shalom, Salam, PEACE. This is our common mission. We must endure the grim fallout of violence and keep on going with this concept firmly embedded in our hearts and minds. It's a testing time, essentially. WE CAN MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE, holding hands and beaming the light of PEACE all the way through.

LOVE to YOU, David.

Mari
Comment by Janice Bakow on January 6, 2009 at 9:16pm
While all beings feel the effects of the tragedies occurring in Israel and Gaza, may Love protect the hearts of all those suffering direct and immediate consequences of actions out of their control.
In the still, silent space of a heart,
Immortal Beloved has its start.
The rapture bursts like a new born star;
Appearing to be distant and far.
Yet, within the expanse, without time,
Eternity rests and Peace Sublime!!

Peace Is Within Us - May the World Give It A Chance!
Comment by Daton O Fullard on January 6, 2009 at 9:12pm

To My Brother that Labors in the midst of the Storm
When I look up at all the Hate and ignorance that surrounds me..
And I am encouraged to just give up and surrender my pointless task.
Every time my faith attempts to abandon me..There is always this
one never ending question..My Mother and Father Wisdom does ask..

Does He that chooses to build me a House of Peace..Think this would
be without challenges..For no building can last not tested by Hatred's fire..
Can a house that aspires to be a monument to Peace.Be constructed
so flimsily by one with a brick of misplaced desire..

A House that would contain My Peace..Must truly be built from the ground
up..By the honest Hearts with no false bones of flesh nor none with stones..
For those that will join in its construction..Must first be willing to abandon
their inner Ignorance..To truly make this a place worthy of Our Creators
Blessings..Flowing down into us from the Heart that resides in His Throne..

It must first be a House of Light..That burns bright enough to change all..
Who enter its invisible doorway and unseen walls..We must all say
In order for each and everyone..To be and feel welcome here we must all
be fully dedicated..To each become the Living examples we need to be..
To help create and pave a new chosen way..

Do not be faint of Heart My Brother..When you start to feel your burden
weighing you down..Just come a little bit closer to me..For I will help
carry you and your burden..Without ever making an unpleasant sound..

For this House of Peace you desire to build..Must be constructed
from Living Spiritual Will..
For if it is to last for generations to come..Its message must be
the Lives changed everyday visible still..

So today I salute you My Brother and stand proudly by your side
in this fight
Trouble not yourself with how this battle will be determined..For if
you could only see..The Mighty Angels and Messengers Standing
here beside me..Invisible to those with no Spiritual sight on Our right

For When one stands in the Power of Truth and His or Her Heart
is Filled to Capacity with whats Right..
No enemy has any Hope of being Victorius..In the Face of Our
Creators all illuminating Light

Let each of us help you Build your House of Peace Brother David..
Know that you labor not alone..
For many shall arise in the Garment of Peace..To stand beside you..
As we shall make room for all those..That share with you this desire
to make iPeace their new internet home..

My humble gift may be just a tiny word..not big enough to fill the even
tiniest thimble..But when dressed in the Garment of My Creator it is
fully capable of making the Foundation of all Creation sigh shudder and
tremble..

Much luv my Brother just always remember we are already connected..
Because we are already bought paid for revitalized renewed and by Love
fully resurrected..
Comment by Buthaina Al-Othman on January 6, 2009 at 9:12pm
iPeace is our only hope, David; we'll always support it.

And thanks, Stephanie for making this thread active; and thanks, Clicia for the lovely poem.

Peace!
Comment by Marilyn McCulloch on January 6, 2009 at 9:08pm
"Love is the answer and you know that for sure - love is the flower, you gotta, you gotta let it grow....keep on playing those mind games together..."(John Lennon)
David, we are playing the most important mind game of all right here on iPeace - we are crossing all boundaries and barriers to find each other - to bond together with a commitment to bringing peace to this world - to rise above all ancient prejudices and hatred in love - true divine love of our brothers and sisters - we are learning to live free and think freely and to believe in the power of our spirits to bring a new level of awareness to our own small worlds, sharing a light that will illuminate the dark corners of old ways of thinking - after all, "all we are saying is GIVE PEACE A CHANCE"! (John and Yoko) This is what iPeace is to me. Thank you for having the vision and taking the step and inviting us here to bring the gentlest revolution to Planet Earth. We all love you and pray in our way for your safety at this troubled time of war in your corner of the world.
Marilyn
Comment by Lucy Villa on January 6, 2009 at 8:55pm
David, thank you for all of your work in the last days and weeks especially. It is a blessing to have iPeace where we can all come to connect and share our experiences and be renewed in our work for peace. May you be given all that you need to guide this website.

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