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Advent with the Angels

Take a moment and breathe. Life doesn’t have to be so fast, so intense all the time. It is ok to take a break. How can you be peaceful while you are rushing around ? Take a deep breath - right now - and another deep breath - and one more - relax and smile ! This is not a magic trick, but it works just as well. Don’t you agree that it is magical even to be here, right now ? Take nothing for granted, for tomorrow may look very different indeed. We need your input, your support right now. Peace is achievable on many levels, but there needs to be an impulse, a will: the will to make peace and the trust and confidence that this is possible. We are not talking about governments and interest groups - we are talking about the will of the people. Are they making themselves heard ? Or do they in turn call for more conflict ? In this world it is not easy to keep the peace - so diverse are the people and interests. Yet there are some issues most people will agree upon: Children need protection to live a happy life and everybody wants to live in peace. You have hardly any teachings about how to achieve this peace in a healthy way, not many guidelines except your own conscience. We provide you here with some suggestions which in most cases will prove to be sufficient. Take responsibility for your feelings, thoughts and actions. Nobody else is responsible for your life - accept that you are the master of your life. Make wise choices for your life: Choose peace over conflict, love over aggression, kindness over suffering, caring over blame and friendship over criticism. If anybody asks you for help and assistance, provide it to your ability - no more and no less is required. Laugh more, smile easily, hope always. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Live life to the fullest. Be courageous - it is the spice of life. Say yes when you mean yes, say no when you mean no. Support those who are vulnerable, who cannot support themselves. Tell people how much you love and appreciate them. You have no idea how much some positive words, spoken sincerely, can lift a person’s soul for a lifetime. Maybe you expected more suggestions for conflict resolution, but in truth, when the conflict has already arisen on a big scale, it is usually too late. Yes, you can always try to mitigate the effects, but the scars - emotional as well as physical - stay, until one day they may be healed. It is much better to prepare the ground for good relationships and a happy sense of being. If these are too many suggestions all at once, you can start with focussing on one per day. Watch how your life around you changes and feel how it changes you as well. Make Peace happen - because you can !…