Look at this girl. She is strong. She does and speaks through a simple gesture. She makes us pause.
Our primal instinct is for survival. When faced with imminent threat or terror we are hard wired to flee or fight. Such a moment is not a time for fine debate, it is a time of action, and yet...
Our species' survival relies on our ability to be self aware - we think ourselves out of adversity. It is this quality of consciousness, reflection and our creativity that is at the root of our success. Our failures are aligned to conflict and violence.
This website seeks to encourage us to think carefully about how we best resolve our differences.
I am an active pacifist. The photo here is of me age seven, well before the age of the web. I engage in society through art, music and writing, often with the aim of connecting people in a spirit of compassion, tolerance, and non-violence, all of which I view as aligned with beauty. This site aims to present the case for pacifism in an accessible and informative manner.
I first came across pacifism as a young child when I was introduced to a man who was a guest of my aunt Merlyn - he was a conscientious objector. It soon became clear that this was a man of courage and conviction, and from that time I respected those who held the same position.
Learn more about me by visiting my personal website and Art Lover VIP where you will find links to my creative work and other web sites I publish.
In field of snow or desert land,
On sea,
In air,
On earth we stand,
We live as many,
Slave or free,
Loved or not,
A chance to be,
At this,
Our drop of time,
On this,
Our wondered world,
In this,
Our tree of life and song,
Ahimsa
All,
Our family:
One.