{"id":3432,"date":"2014-07-30T07:52:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T07:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=3432"},"modified":"2014-08-10T04:51:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T04:51:54","slug":"wage-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2014\/07\/wage-peace.html","title":{"rendered":"Wage Peace:  The Courage for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;Teach only love for that is what you are.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3432 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2014\/07\/2102f7c35c8e5868ffe79a01958fe5c4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2014\/07\/3ca50ac9b37034cf835419b66562732f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2014\/07\/9d6dfeb9c25ba15f29bc8759bd254bad-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2014\/07\/b489d4592fa01d2b2b2bf1dff7888df6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2014\/07\/vietnam_war_zippo_lighters_4_20120815_2097575359-550x365-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As we approach the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">50<\/span><sup style=\"color: #000000\">th<\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0anniversary of the Vietnam War it can be a time for reflection and resetting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We honor those among us that carry the badge of military action past and present in defense of Freedom because greatness lies in all our hearts to be a warrior of peace and service.<\/p>\n<p>Peace comes from knowing peace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000\">\n<div>\n<p>In the beginning of any movement be it war or peace, there are tiny agreements to take action toward the end goal. \u00a0Tiny agreements of the heart and the mind and the spirit. \u00a0Tiny agreements that open the doors for growth and possibility or death and destruction.\u00a0 Tiny agreements that set the stage for all that follows.<\/p>\n<p>Let your heart take you somewhere you never imagined. \u00a0Let being in service be your guide.<\/p>\n<p>Love comes from being Loving.<\/p>\n<p>The Vietnam War happened as war happens every day uncovering the\u00a0brightest and the darkest parts of the human heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We\u00a0have to start somewhere to ignite change and bring forward the space of our hearts that knows peace, to\u00a0shelter, educate, inspire and develop an interconnected community of man in service to the best in each other.\u00a0 Offering a hand so we can move together in one society, not separate societies of inequity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;color: #000000\"><em>Love is meant to\u00a0 be in action\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;color: #000000\"><em>bringing peace on earth. \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;color: #000000\">Each of us is in the perfect position to\u00a0achieve the sort of inner peace heretofore unheard of.\u00a0 Creating lasting sustainable peace on earth.\u00a0 It is time to make a shift\u00a0and there are No Limits in what is possible when we live in a\u00a0<\/span>PRACTICE OF HUMANITY<\/p>\n<div><em><span style=\"font-style: inherit\">For this month in\u00a0<\/span>remembrance<span style=\"font-style: inherit\">\u00a0of the Vietnam War and all whose lives where touched in its\u00a0aftermath an affirmation of Inner Peace&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Peace comes from knowing peace<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Love comes from being Loving<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gifts come from wholly giving<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">In this light<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Peace becomes<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">My deepest brilliance\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Glowing brightly\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Step not timidly on the path<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Flow forward\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fully<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alive<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">And<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alight<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Peace is mine<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">My calling card<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Falling with me<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Radiating through me<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Blossoming all around me<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Witnessing what I have done<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Peace realized<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">I wake\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hearing the bluebirds of the Angels\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Joining in the dance of Love<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Free<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">I own my state of peace<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">In grace<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Melanie Lutz is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles, CA. \u00a0You can check out more about her at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanielutz.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.melanielutz.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Teach only love for that is what you are.&#8221; As we approach the\u00a050th\u00a0anniversary of the Vietnam War it can be a time for reflection and resetting. 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