tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933074466839388182024-03-06T03:58:47.420-05:00flags for peace project mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-45597500255006265882021-08-08T03:23:00.001-04:002021-08-08T03:23:25.473-04:00Planning for2021 International Day for Peace<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs12FXf8IVnDpuBu70xSlLVLdLXcA9I6VPjEDKgWbkY32oqPyPVkt1cwkuqqgmj2Fxd2cWXh6sfdFNPeUwFzrUFdFe9u94IfTfdAtHG4ORl3ex8We0HOoPB-4CyIFqLCgNh6-K3XP8_1OC/s2048/IMG_0894.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs12FXf8IVnDpuBu70xSlLVLdLXcA9I6VPjEDKgWbkY32oqPyPVkt1cwkuqqgmj2Fxd2cWXh6sfdFNPeUwFzrUFdFe9u94IfTfdAtHG4ORl3ex8We0HOoPB-4CyIFqLCgNh6-K3XP8_1OC/s320/IMG_0894.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Bit of a different approach this year - creating and sending out peace buttons. Buttons with original peace art.</p>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-91332218155454853832017-09-20T19:43:00.001-04:002017-09-20T19:44:50.650-04:00Peace 2017<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The years seem to pass so quickly. Another year has gone by and it has been one that it has had:<br />
far too many threats of war and aggression;<br />
far too much intolerance; and<br />
far too little acceptance and respect.<br />
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On the very positive side it has also been a year where many people in the blogging community have been making small efforts to connect around peace, share peace and encourage others to think about peace.<br />
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This year I was moved to make a stash of Peace Leaves and to send them out to folk across Australia and internationally.<br />
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Many of those leaves are making there way into hands and hearts and are creating a number of small ripples that can counteract some of the intolerance, abuse and aggression - peace be yours and peace to those around you. Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-87744128937316167062016-09-21T15:01:00.000-04:002016-09-21T15:01:54.016-04:00and so we commemorate and honor and participate in the international day of peace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on a daily basis, do you make time for peace?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">do you honor it as a necessary part of your life?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when peace settles into our hearts and minds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it calms agitation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it illuminates darkness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it quells fear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when you feel more peaceful, you carry it with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sharing it with other living things</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(robin wall kimmerer - the founding director of the center for native peoples and the environment at suny believes that we need to leave behind the pronoun 'it' for living beings. ki is a being of the living earth and kin is its plural form. she believes our thinking can be transformed with this change in language. and as words become thoughts and thoughts become actions, i completely agree with her. )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">growing in the knowledge that we are all connected. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">walls come down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we feel safe in all respects</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and, as a result, every being thrives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and soon it will become unimaginable </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that you moved through the world in any other way. </span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-22195579004842307702016-09-20T03:42:00.000-04:002016-09-20T03:42:10.478-04:00Birds fly for peaceYesterday Fiona and I installed our peace birds and imagine peace cards in our so named peace tree at the front of our house.<br />
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We hope that as they blow in the breeze they might send out some peace energy; and hopefully some folk walking by might pause to read the words and imagine peace.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-47355413369806339002016-09-15T06:09:00.002-04:002016-09-15T06:09:42.642-04:00Birds of peace for International Peace DayMy birds of peace will be hung in the peace tree at the front of our block over the next couple of days leading up to and continuing to fly after the 21 September.<br />
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May these birds of peace just send a few more peace ripples out into the world.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-73394289469691424612016-09-14T11:28:00.001-04:002016-09-14T11:28:44.275-04:00wednesday september 21st<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">here we are again, looking at the imminent arrival of the international day of peace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">one week from now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i am guilty of not having been active here - and yet the world has shown us over the past year that the need for the honoring of peace is just as important as it ever was. and probably ever shall be. for it needs to be tended to - as anything else. we need to stay mindful and active, our young ones need to be guided and given solid role models. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it is, in effect, a life's practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">my work this year has gotten bigger - but with the same goal in mind. for it to be used in ways that promote peace. offering bowls and wall plaques and hangings- using techniques and skills i've honed in the making of adornment - are coming off of the anvil. set with words that resound deeply within me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">as there is never a bad time to share your thoughts or work - please feel free to share. i know it's going on steadily. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">everything living is impermanent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">every thing, every one that is alive will not always be so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">for each moment matters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">what do you want to leave behind? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">will it be a message of beauty and peace,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">understanding and compassion?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">will you do the work it takes,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">be a warrior for the purpose of living in </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and perpetuating peace? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">yes, work - being attentive, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">practicing right speech, mind and action.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">but is anything more worth it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">what will your legacy be? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">as thich nhat hanh reminds us:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">in a way, not knowing how long we have,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it forces us to bring our 'a' game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and if we aren't bringing it,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we can become aware and start. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">be peace</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">be love</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">thank you as always to those who read and participate. to the dear friends who help me along when i falter. i wonder if blogging is going to the wayside (though i am fond of the format) - perhaps next year will be a bit different. if you have any suggestions, please feel free to share them. </span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-58958515984738693802015-09-16T03:53:00.004-04:002015-09-16T03:53:46.116-04:00The peace birds fly for international Peace DayThe peace birds were finished and hung in preparation for the 21 September. Lovely to have them in the tree at sundown. They will stay there until they fall or get taken.<br />
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Fiona and I will gong the peace bell on the 21 September - a few more vines and ripples of peace.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-1281253114842021312015-08-30T22:51:00.001-04:002015-08-30T22:51:49.712-04:00Finally started...Just wanted to share the fact that I have finally started my pieces to put up for International Day of Peace on 21 September. This year I have decided to make 21 birds of peace out of patinated copper.<br />
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All the birds will have peace stamped on them and hung in a tree at the from of our block. Go well. PeaceBarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-42402747632960108522015-06-02T08:05:00.002-04:002015-06-02T08:05:26.853-04:00petition google for a peace doodle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">this is jeremy gilley, the founder of peace one day - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">you know those wonderful doodles google creates to commemorate special days, events and people? well, jeremy shows us how we can ask google to create one for peace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and remember - the international day of peace is monday september 21st. i'm curious what you are all working on and wondering if perhaps we should take this to instagram - i'll keep you posted. </span><br />
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-87036385952939933832015-05-21T08:52:00.001-04:002015-05-21T08:52:50.933-04:004 months until the international day of peace ... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">may i shine </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i know your work and words are infused with peace - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we'd love to share it.</span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-37820901519326179572015-02-24T18:04:00.004-05:002015-02-24T18:04:43.906-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-36327642353541897892015-02-12T15:22:00.000-05:002015-02-12T15:23:53.220-05:00are you living or merely alive - <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the dalai lama, when asked what most surprised him about humanity, answered:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"man... because he sacrifices himself in order to make money. then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. and then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies never having really lived." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">our culture measures us by our productivity and things of an external nature - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we <i>know</i> that is not a true measure of a human. and yet we push ourselves to that end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">no matter what your spiritual or religious belief system, i think there is solid value in the buddhist philosophy. i have been a dabbler for 30 years, but recently made a deeper commitment to the path. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">if you are seeking inner peace, wish to learn how to put compassion into practice (towards yourself as well as towards others), want to begin meditating (which is now supported by the scientific community as beneficial to one's health) and don't know where to turn, have a look at </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.lionsroar.com/">www.lionsroar.com</a>. it is a resource that is rich and supportive. </span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-3485822148007855262015-01-19T11:07:00.001-05:002015-01-19T11:07:26.061-05:00peace and dr. mlk, jr. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but a means by which we arrive at that goal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- dr. mlk, jr. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we give so much thanks to one who lived his life according to high principles, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who honored his fellow man, who tirelessly worked for peace and equality and gave everything for what he believed in - including his life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">may we all find ways to move peacefully through the world</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and in case you hadn't heard, thich nhat hanh is out of his coma. </span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-48602557190971753922014-11-22T12:38:00.003-05:002014-11-22T12:38:37.664-05:00on thich nhat hanh and spreading peace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i wanted to share the news of thich nhat hanh's serious health crisis. like so many of you, i look to him as a guide on the path to peace and have learned so very much. he suffered a serious brain hemorrhage and is currently in the hospital. you can read more about it <a href="http://plumvillage.org/news/an-update-on-thays-health-16th-november/">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we all know that death is a reality, but that our time of death is unknown. it's not some dark trick, it's just the way of things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thay has given so much to the world - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i wanted to give something back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for months i have had in my mind the creation of pieces that would work together to form a small sacred space. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mine are based upon my stitching and weaving, metal working and study of tibetan calligraphy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i had the mats and stones/shells firmed up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but not the metal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not until thay fell ill. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then i made an offering bowl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my offering to him for all he has done,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">may we all work towards peace</span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-86404612371388091192014-10-10T11:01:00.000-04:002014-10-10T18:49:18.570-04:00nobel peace prize awards made for 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with the utmost gratitude i read of the honored recipients this morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ms. yousafzai from pakistan is the youngest recipient at age 17. she became known when she was shot by the taliban and heroically came back to take on the issue of girls education. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mr. satyarthi from india was recognized for his work on child labor and children's rights. he has remained in the tradition of gandhi, using peaceful protests and demonstrations to make his point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can read more about them both <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29564935">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it should be noted that there has been fighting with deaths incurred in india and pakistan over their himalayan border - let us hope that this honor of their citizens may ease that dispute. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">peace can be quiet and peace can be active. i yearn to be able to spread it in all ways possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">another young woman, this one a holocaust victim named etty hillesm wrote:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ultimately we have just one moral duty:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more and more peace,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and to reflect it towards others,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the more peace there will be in our troubled world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in peace and love and gratitude to all who work each day to make the world a more peaceful place in any way they can. </span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-89662651720691189982014-09-21T15:31:00.000-04:002014-09-21T22:08:44.119-04:00honoring the international day of peace <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">life has a way of asserting itself when you aren't paying attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">key words - not paying attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we've had happy busy and stressful busy this past year, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you know, we've been living at a heightened level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i usually have grand plans of how i want to honor this day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i would think about it and say to myself 'once x,y,z is done, i can get to work'- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but how it turned out </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">has more to do with what i have learned (or relearned) this summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">life is in the moments, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the gestures - small and large</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the words of kindness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the thoughts that create our reality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">let go - brass leaf 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's about releasing what doesn't serve us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or others,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what holds us back from reaching our potential.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with gentleness </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we can act, speak and think - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that is how we relate to the outside world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but if we are plagued by fear, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">do we know inner peace?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when i stand before my jizo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or the ocean</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or gaze at the night sky</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i feel a profound sense of calm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when i take 3 deep breaths at different times during the day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to bring myself back to center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the serenity returns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my goal is to increase the practices</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so that my moments come closer together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my life is lived more intentionally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our world desperately needs those who are willing to commit </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to principles of non-harming and harmony. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so this year, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my attention will be given to small objects - like rocks, sticks and shells -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that can be left on curbs, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">steps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the hope being, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that moment of stillness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will be noted and cherished</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and, in the end, shared in some way. </span></div>
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mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-46386665695975462342014-09-20T22:08:00.000-04:002014-09-20T22:08:26.645-04:00Peace Prayer Wheel spins for peaceThough the Peace Prayer Wheel is not quite peace flags, one can think of the vanes as peace flags as each has a peace prayer on them.<br />
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Wishing for a little more peace today and every day.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-24438433340138534282014-07-27T18:17:00.002-04:002014-07-27T18:17:30.177-04:00Fiona's flags are underway...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am well underway preparing for 21 September.<br />
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I have done some flags from old book pages which will hang on our verandah; I am continuing to make peace weathergrams that will hang on the tree at the top of the driveway and I have made two small indoor peace flags which will hang in the house or near the front door...<br />
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At the moment, my main peace flags are hanging in the shed-studio.<br />
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I feel as if I have made pebbles for peace here with my two small internal flags.<br />
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I am still writing weathergrams and will hang them in the tree closer to the day.<br />
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Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-38404077964951392852014-07-06T04:10:00.001-04:002014-07-06T04:10:27.086-04:00I have started...Today I started making my peace 'flags' for 21 September. Well I won't really have peace flags. This year I hope to make a Peace 'prayer' wheel. Basically it will be a wheel with vanes that will catch the wind and turn the wheel; and send the peace 'prayers' out to the universe as the wheel spins.<br />
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I have cut the vanes from an old silver-plated EPNS fruit bowl-basket. There are 8 vanes as that is how many segments the bowl had.<br />
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I have stamped 5 vanes with peace aspirations-prayers.<br />
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And the other 3 with the saying "imagine peace now".<br />
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I hope to get time to finish the wheel etc this week so I can test it before putting it up for peace day.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-6704043384971993012014-03-21T13:59:00.000-04:002014-03-22T16:30:37.300-04:006 months to the international day of peace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">greetings! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the six months between september and now have flown - filled with all kinds of life events and weather events to keep us busy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">this is the 3rd year we announce our project here - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and it means more each time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">in the beginning, i focused upon my project to honor the quest for world peace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">but it quickly evolved into becoming a part of my daily routine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">let's face it,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">one cannot make work authentically in the name of peace</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">without doing the inside work of being in peace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it takes diligence and practice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with great joy i look forward to sharing the upcoming months with you - hearing from you - being inspired by you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">like anything worth achieving, it takes practice - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but the community is in place</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the safety net is present</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you need only to reach out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">anyone may participate - just send us an <a href="mailto:mairedodd@gmail.com">email</a> and you will be added as an author - we ask only that you be respectful of the intention of the blog & kind to those who share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">for more information we have links set up in the side bar and in that tabs at the top. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i would like to open this up a bit - if you go back, you will see inspiring works by talented makers. all visual artists. if however, you are a poet or a songwriter - i want to include you as well. you could write your words on paper or fabric to hang in the sun and the wind. and share it with all living things. if you are a musician, maybe you could play your work outside and allow it to be carried away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">remember, while the 21st is the official day of honoring peace, every day holds the opportunity to promote it. </span></div>
mairedoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-81548970888071181922013-11-06T02:09:00.000-05:002013-11-06T02:09:24.360-05:00Peace flags a'fluttering...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://rustnstuff.blogspot.com.au/">Barry </a>and I have been doing a fair bit of tidying up and sorting out around the place - a bit like a Spring clean I suppose. In doing so, we came across our range of peace flags from this year and last and thought to ourselves; why don't we just hang them altogether?<br />
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We chose out the back near the peace bell deck, where we already fly <a href="http://jennifercoynequdeen.blogspot.com.au/">Jennifer's</a> flags from last year.<br />
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In the end we strung the recycled baby-wipes flags, Barry's metal flags, my peace crane fabric flags and Barry's last year's rainbow umbrella flags.<br />
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I think they look great and make me smile whenever I see them!<br />
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Looking out from the house...<br />
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Closer up from down below…<br />
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From the side with the peace bell…<br />
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Closer up from the side with the peace bell and the breeze!<br />
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We also have my handmade paper with origami peace crane flags still flying out the front of our house as a welcome. I am so happy they have made it thru since 21 September…a month a half outside is not bad for paper I think!<br />
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Just wanted to share some of the ongoing joy of the peace flags around…go well.</div>
Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-83653101824939015742013-09-27T04:40:00.002-04:002013-09-27T04:40:22.280-04:00Christine's peace lantern<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Christine has been participating in <a href="http://aletteraweek2013.blogspot.com.au/">A Letter a Week</a> and she turned her completed alphabet into a lantern to shine on International Day of Peace. I am a wee bit late adding it the show sorry!<br />
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Christine also participated in the <a href="http://flagsforpeace2012.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/more-maleny-ripples.html">Maleny Flags last year</a> where she made flags with children at one of the local primary schools as well as her own.<br />
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I think it's a wonderful lantern-like flag!</div>
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Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493307446683938818.post-85685399006787145922013-09-22T17:51:00.000-04:002013-09-29T13:41:57.955-04:00Peace Begins From Within*I'm sorry for the delay in posting but I've been having major issues with Firefox crashing.*<br />
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I'd like to thank Mary Jane Dodd for continuing to promote peace through her <i>Flags For Peace Project </i>(part of the International Day of Peace). I participated last year and I was thrilled to be a part of it this year, too. Maire's determined, quiet, personal path toward both inner and world peace should serve as a beacon to us all.<br />
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<b>World peace</b> is such a large concept that seems so hugely impossible that many people are daunted by where and how to start and often end up paralyzed by the enormity of it. If I dwelled on the particulars too much, I would probably be one of those people so, I choose to start small and work from within. I try to do things that are fair, kind, environmentally friendly, but basically small. Those things are what I am capable of doing on a daily basis but I'm convinced that they make a difference.<br />
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I made a piece of jewelry again this year as a simple, personal reminder for the wearer. The leaf and <b>peace </b>tag are made from PMC3 while the peace symbol was forged from sterling silver wire. I wanted to include a reminder to care for nature and a more literal peace symbol so that the message is both understated but still obvious.<br />
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Behind the leaf hangs a tag stamped with the word "peace" which was created by stamping the PMC3 clay with the etched brass stamp that I created when making last year's pendant.<br />
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Etched Brass Stamp<br />
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My necklace isn't finished because my silver clam shell bead tips didn't arrive in time to finish the knotted bead portion. My clasp and the chain portion will be attached when the tips arrive. I'll post an updated photo, too.<br />
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Unfinished Peace Leaf Necklace<br />
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<b> </b>Chain is Attached<br />
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