———– by Miki Kashtan New to this blog? Read Miki’s Introduction to this series ‘All -in: fully committing to a life of nonviolence’ before getting started. *** Celebration of Life: even when I am faced with difficulties, personal, interpersonal, or global, I want to maintain an attitude of appreciation and gratitude for what life brings me. If… read more
Nonviolence For Daily Living
These Days: A Poem by Alexandra Karam
My comparative literature background is far behind me, but not so far that I couldn’t respond to the power and poignancy of this poem. Nonviolence usually stays in the ‘real,’ being cautious about the symbolic, but nonviolence is nothing if not creative, and this is an example of creativity put to the best possible use.… read more
A Peace Team in action
Here is an inspiring story from Mary Hanna of Meta Peace Team (formerly Michigan Peace Team), highlighting that local police admit to effectiveness of peace team work. (Interested in joining a national or international peace team? Contact them for more information on how to join MPT.) When we first started placing peace teams in… read more
Commitment #16: Accepting What IS
———– by Miki Kashtan New to this blog? Read Miki’s Introduction to this series ‘All -in: fully committing to a life of nonviolence’ before getting started. If you feel called, please comment on posts and engage with one another. *** Accepting What Is: even when change happens (welcome or unwelcome, small or large), things fall apart,… read more
She prevented a school shooting.
Antoinette Tuff was working at the front office of her school when white-male 20 year-old Michael Brandon Hill walked into her school and began threatening a school shooting. He said that he was “off of his medication,” and he said he had nothing to live for. Ms. Tuff maintained that she had been thinking… read more
Gandhi’s Daily Scripture Readings for Peace
By John Dear, S.J. Gandhi leads a prayer meeting. When writer Louis Fischer visited Gandhi’s ashram in 1942, he noticed a picture of Jesus on the wall — the only wall decoration around — with the caption, “He is our peace.” “But you are not a Christian,” he said to Gandhi. “I am a… read more
Commitment #15: Interdependence
———– by Miki Kashtan New to this blog? Read Miki’s Introduction to this series ‘All -in: fully committing to a life of nonviolence’ before getting started. If you feel called, please comment on posts and engage with one another. *** Interdependence: even when I experience separation or deep isolation, I want to open my heart to… read more
Commitment #14: Resolving Conflicts
———– by Miki Kashtan New to this blog? Read Miki’s Introduction to this series ‘All -in: fully committing to a life of nonviolence’ before getting started. If you feel called, please comment on posts and engage with one another. *** Resolving Conflicts: even when I have many obstacles to connecting with someone, I want to… read more
