International Day of Peace, September 21

Take a moment to honor International Day of Peace
September 21

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982.

In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the
permanent date for the International Day of Peace.

Since its inception, Peace Day has marked our personal and planetary progress
toward peace. It has grown to include millions of people in all parts of the
world, and each year events are organized to commemorate and celebrate this day.
Events range in scale from private gatherings to public concerts and forums
where hundreds of thousands of people participate.

Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Peace Day. It can be as simple as lighting a
candle at noon, or just sitting in silent meditation. Or it can involve getting
your co-workers, organization, community or government engaged in a large event.
The impact if millions of people in all parts of the world, coming together for
one day of peace, is immense.

International Day of Peace is also a Day of Ceasefire – personal or
political. Take this opportunity to make peace in your own relationships as well
as impact the larger conflicts of our time. Imagine what a whole Day of
Ceasefire would mean to humankind.

Things you can do to honor Peace Day:

• Light a candle for Peace


• Do a meditation for Peace


• Take a moment of Silence to honor Peace and bring peace into your being


• Say a prayer for Peace


• Plant a flower or tree for Peace

Plant a rock for Peace! This is my favorite! Check out http://www.plantingrocksforpeace.org/.
In this amazing website, Ellen Manko offers ideas and inspiration for decorating and "planting" rocks to promote Peace. She has even created a lesson plan for family, school or church activities of decorating and "planting" rocks as a way to facilitate discussions on peace as well as other spiritual qualities such as love, healing, abundance, etc..etc...etc. Just check out her website to be inspired and share in the prayer for prayer for peace.

Peace Prayer

May I be filled with loving
kindness.
May I be well.
May I be peaceful and at ease.
May I be joyous and happy.
May my heart be open and available.
May I be compassionate and understanding towards myself and others.
May I embrace forgiveness and reconciliation.
May Peace Prevail on Earth.
Let Peace begin with ME.

Read more about International Day of Peace at http://internationaldayofpeace.org/