Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Blogblast for Peace

Thursday Thirteen Peace Quotes

1. The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war.  ~Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
2. You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.  ~Attributed to both Golda Meir and Indira Gandhi
3. An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.  ~Mahatma Gandhi
4. Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contibute the best that they have and all that they are. ~Hafsat Abiola
5. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. ~Jimmy Carter
6. We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace? ~Jacques-Yves Cousteau
7. If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. ~Moshe Dayan
8. I’m not disturbing the peace. I’m disturbing the war. ~Ammon Hennacy, US Labor leader
9. Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
10. If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. ~Henry Miller
11. Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. ~Maria Montessori
12. There is no way to peace. Peace is the way. ~A.J. Juste
13. When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. ~Peace Pilgrim

Jena tagged me for the 31 Things Meme.  Eeps!  Just as my vision is going blurry and double on and off.  WHY did I think the lamictal side effects were going to be totally gone?  Maybe because I’m crazy?  LOL!  Luckily, I touch type, and can read at least one of the doubles.

The Rules: Answer the questions using only ONE word.

Pass it on to four people!

1. Where is your cell phone? Desk
2. Your significant other? Chimera
3. Your hair? Short
4. Your mother? Strange
5. Your father? Butthead
6. Your favorite thing? *Smiles*
7. Your dream last night? What?
8. Your favorite drink?  Soda
9. Your dream/goal? Independent
10. The room you’re in? Den
11. Your hobby? Blogging
12. Your fear? Bees
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Earth
14. What you’re not? Average
15. Muffins? Blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? Tires
17. Where you grew up?  Virginia
18. The last thing you did? Read
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Favorite gadget? Wireless
21. Your pets? Cats
22. Your computer? Hot
23. Your mood? Swinging
24. Missing someone? Yeah
25. Your car? Red
26. Something you’re not wearing? Gown
27. Favorite store? Book
28. Like someone? Yep
29. Your favorite color?  Purple
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Week

Passing it forward to… who?  Hmmms. I’m not sure who’s done it or who will, but here goes anyway. Catatonic Kid, Bradley, Seaneen, The Memory Artist.  You guys, if you hate the idea, ignore it. K?  I’m fairly certain the world won’t end of you do.

Certainly almost everything we do and think is colored in some way by memes, but it is important to realize that not everything we experience is a meme. If I walk down the street and see a tree, the basic perception that’s going on is not memetic.  ~~Susan Blackmore