Clarity in the confusion/light in the darkness
It’s that time of year again. Wishing you all peace for the coming new year, Jackdaw followers. Wherever you are in the world, I hope these words find you well.
Mum’s Christmas Eve Candle
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Tag Archives: Peace
The Peace Of Wild Things
A few of my fellow bloggers have chosen poems to mark National Poetry Month, which falls in April, and so to take part I’ve chosen the title poem of a collection that I’m currently reading.
It describes the kind of refuge that I often seek.
Ode To Freedom
These are difficult times; awful times.
Amidst the uncertainties tonight I found myself returning to this song, the closing track of ABBA’s long-awaited comeback album.
An understated anthem with a touch of the Tchaikovskys about it.
I would like to think that freedom is
More than just a word
Hope this post finds you at peace wherever you are.
Andy and Anna peace movement?
This is a post by Swedish artist Anna that was inspired by a conversation on one of my posts-some light hearted comments on a dark-subject post. Our newly fledged Anglo-Scandinavian peace movement. In Polyester or fleece 🙂
A comments thread that maybe went wild?
You can read the post and the comments to get a picture of what happened. Here’s the link.
https://cityjackdaw.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/a-final-manchester-post-still-the-flowers-grow/
This is the comments that made me create an image in my head
And here’s the drawing 😉
Thanks Andy for the inspiration to the drawing!
Anna
London Aftermath
To Hitler, From Gandhi
I came across this (real) letter today, written in vain-as history tells us, from one notable historic figure to another.
Two people, poles apart in both attitude and geography, joined together by a written appeal.
I wonder if Adolf bothered to reply?
2016
We can but hope.
Ensemble
This image has swamped my Facebook newsfeed today. Many people on my friends list, and others of notable celebrity, have adopted this symbol as a show of support for, and solidarity with, the people of Paris. I have postponed today’s Jackdaw post to join with them.
liberté égalité fraternité
I Wish You Peace Of Purse
Happy New Year to you all.
I wish you all peace this year-
peace of heart
peace of mind
peace of spirit
peace of wallet
and peace of purse.
My Community Mourns
As the world reacted with outrage at the news footage of the two men who butchered that 25 year old soldier to death in broad daylight on the streets of London on Wednesday, the horror felt nationally turned to shock locally when we learnt that the soldier was from this town, indeed this very estate, on which we live.
Once Drummer Lee Rigby’s name was released, the realisation spread like wildfire.
Our town was immediately catapulted into the centre of the media eye as various news crews descended upon it. Satellite news vans currently line the street where my wife’s parents live. The playschool which my son attends has been closed today as the community centre that hosts it is acting as the focal point for the local residents to come together in mutual support and solace. At the sports centre a book of condolence has been opened for people to sign and leave sympathetic messages. British and English flags are beginning to be displayed from windows and car aerials.
I didn’t know Lee personally, but I know people who did. This is a typical neighbourhood where everyone is just one place away from knowing everyone else.
Nationally there has been reports of sporadic attacks on mosques, with demonstrations being mooted for the coming days.
But here in Lee’s hometown the first response was to gather together, offering prayers and lighting candles for Lee and in support of his family. His sister attended the vigil, and we were told that his family appreciated the community coming together on behalf of them and their son.
Emotions are understandably high at the moment, but the ideal that we strive to reach for must surely be one of peace. Peace starts with the individual. And the individual starts with inner peace.
In this town, this multicultural town, that has been rocked by this senseless, brutal murder, it is a thought we need to cling to as the initial shock wears off and anger gathers momentum.
I will leave you with two quotes from two individuals who were both proponents of the path of peace, but neither of them passively so.
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” – Gandhi
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King
These are sentiments that we should echo in what will be some difficult times ahead.
Our focus should be on Lee, his family, each other.
City Jackdaw 