excerpt from newsletter

September 2011

Greetings.

It is the ten-year anniversary of the American Tragedy of September 11th. You may have forgotten about it, there has been so much tragedy and drama since then, but the aftermath remains strong. We are still at retaliatory war in Afghanistan even though Osama Bin Laden is dead. We are still at war in Iraq even though that country had nothing to do with the Tragedy of September 11^th nor did it have “weapons of mass destruction”. These wars have destroyed more lives than were lost and affected by the loss of September 11^th. These wars are bankrupting this country, both financially and emotionally. And spiritually. To heal the psychic wound left by the Tragedy of September 11^th, we must heal the aftermath of the tragedy. Stop all war now. STOP ALL WAR NOW! Let September 11^th be a symbol for the futility of war. Demand an end to senseless death and destruction. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

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NO MORE WAR

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Send a postcard to the White House now. Let President Obama know that war is not a winning endeavor. No-one wins a war. Remind him of his promise to bring the troops home. Use the above design to show solidarity. Make the “o” in “more” a peace sign. MORE PEACE. Share this with your children and parents, your friends, neighbors, co-workers. Whatever your church, share this with the members of your church, the leaders of your church. Post a banner on your home (like I do). Make an effort and make a difference.

President Barack Obama

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

To print out free, black and white, 8 ½ x 11 peace posters, go to: RoyAnthonyShabla.com or blesstheworld.com. Post them in the window of your car and home. You will also find on the websites: peace shirts, buttons, stickers, and other accessories… as well as my excellent book, (PEACE) WORDS. Immerse yourself and your loved-ones in peace. Give peace gifts, give peace a chance. That is the best gift to ourselves and the generations to come.

another glossary post

the following is added to the glossary on blesstheworld.com:

peace ~ in its most superficial form, peace is anti-war, the absence of war. it is the opposite of conflict. this can be applied on a global level, a commercial level, an interpersonal level, or as pertaining to turmoil within one's self, etc. but in reality, peace is much more than the absence of conflict. it is an equalitarian existence, a global life or a personal life of fairness and respect. those who work for peace in the world know that stopping war is a small bandage on a large wound. war is a symptom of a deeper consciousness that allows unfairness and disrespect to exist. the consciousness of individuals that make war (on each side of the conflict) and the consciousness of individuals who judge those who make war must be altered for there to be peace. while violence is an aspect of animal nature, war is not. and human nature has the power to elevate itself to a nature of peace. (see tao on blesstheworld.com glossary.)

and wear my peace shirts to make a statement for peace. every little bit helps shift the consciousness of the planet. http://blesstheworld.com

are you?

Obama's daughter does her part to promote peace with t-shirt

UNDATED -- As President Barack Obama engages in peace talks, his daughter is making a peace statement of her own with her clothing choices.

Obama's 11-year-old daughter Malia donned t-shirts while abroad with the famous logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

The symbol designed in 1958 is now also used to represent "peace."

Malia wore the two t-shirts with the peace sign while in Rome with her mother Michelle and sister Sasha.

Obama recently signed agreements with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to cut back on the world's nuclear weapons.

The CND's goal is to rid the world of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.

The Obama family is accompanying the president at the G8 summit in the Italian town of L'Aquila.

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