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Growing up I always wanted to work for the UN; I soon realized the day-to-day reality of what that meant didn't quite align with my skills and vibe (as well as the organization being corrupted in many ways by many parties to be a shell of what it should and could be...), but my professional journey has embodied some of those ideals indirectly and the vision of the UN building did indeed manifest as I have lived down the block from it for most of my adult life!
This means that every year at this time my neighborhood is flooded with security and traffic as world leaders come together, stating their positions publicly on a variety of issues and making deals behind closed doors as they wine and dine and schmooze with one another. This all happens on high-up governmental levels, but we need to remember that it's we, the people, who actually make up our nations and have more power than we think we do to create our own realities on the ground, human to human. We can't wait for, nor should we rely on, someone outside ourselves to create peace and harmony with each other. As the saying goes, "Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me."
With all the ways that we have been seemingly separated over the centuries by race, ethnic origin or nationality, religion, political ideology, sexual orientation etc., now there is a new category being sown and stoked via the mainstream media into yet another "us versus them" dichotomy: vaccinated and unvaccinated. This is scary territory. No matter what side you are on of this issue, division, segregation, discrimination, other-ing, scapegoating and/or ostracizing one group of human beings over another is never the way to go, as history will show many times over. I pray we don't repeat it once again.
Now that we are officially in the Fall season here in the Northern Hemisphere, this for many means cooler temps and soup weather on the way - so yes, all of the above themes are reflected in today's PGG essay ;) The PGG Video of the Week is about how the future relies on us being human; this week's Instagram post is about how your energy and vision contributes to creating a better world, and this one is a warning from MLK about how division is used by those in power. And for the PGG Vibe of the Week, is as mentioned in the essay, take a break and listen to Cat Stevens' Peace Train.
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Peas on Earth
Originally published December 20, 2011
No matter what the topic, I always talk about two things in my seminars: how can we expect to have peace on this planet if we don’t have peace in our own lives; and everyone should cook. Ergo, we must have peace in our kitchens in order to have peace in our lives in order to have peace in the world.
Whether you consider yourself the next Top Chef or think heating up leftovers in the microwave qualifies, my go-to recipe that gourmets and gauche gourmands alike can make is pea soup. Cooking in general, and especially something like soup, is extremely meditative and teaches us that life does not always function like an instant message; this forces you to slow down, be more present, have more patience and then literally enjoy the fruits of your labor.
One ingredient alone won’t cut it, and you can really make the recipe your own. Each chopped up piece of onion, carrot, celery, garlic, (ham, kale, turnip, parsnip, sweet potato…whatever else you want to put in there) and of course split peas, ultimately blend together in an harmonious way; the whole meal is highly nutritious with many healthy benefits, and the subtle combination of these diverse components, over time, brings out the best in each other. Yum.
The United States has been called a melting pot, and as a struggling global superpower, if that can truly be realized in its most positive sense, the rest of the world has a pretty good shot as well. So, as you’re making the soup, perhaps visualize the ingredients as Red States and Blue States, the Rich and the Poor, White, Black, Muslim, Non-Muslim, Gay, Straight, Liberals and Conservatives – and why not throw in the countries of the European Union as well, since they need all the help they can get at the moment…
But if you really are a menace in the galley, you can always take a mental ride on the Peace Train or imagine yourself a member of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, with 100 artists from over 30 countries playing more than two dozen diverse instruments, coming together to create that beautiful universal language known as music.
Still feel like your Jong is kind of Il? Give me a buzz and I’ll help unite your body, relationships, career and life so they can be peas in a pod and you can make your contribution by experiencing a deeper sense of peace in your piece of the pie.
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