Peacemaking

Peacemaking is such an important part of how we live together on this earth. In challenging situations, some might find it stressful to implement the tools of peacemaking with others. When I feel this energy in my own life, I breathe and remember one important phrase: “Peacemaking begins within.”

Are you making peace with yourself?

When we find it challenging to make peace with others, it could be because we haven’t made peace within ourselves.

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I’ve been noticing and feeling the energies of division in our culture, and our world. At times it feels as though we are moving backward in our quest for a more unified and peaceful world. When I feel this way, it’s time to look within and see where I am creating disruption within myself and my world.

This reflection brings me back to Peacemaking. 

I first learned about Peacemaking from Jon Young, founder of 8 Shields.  Peacemaking, as it was first taught to me, is a deep tradition with an…