Today’s “Song To Chew” is the KIDS PEACE SONG from my “Take Me With You!” album.  In order to have peace in the world, it helps to know how to have peace within ourselves.  We plant the seeds for finding non-violent resolutions to struggles in the world when we speak up for ourselves without feeling fearful or needy.  If someone attacks us, we can protect ourselves without having to crush them back as punishment.  When we do that, it throws our systems out of balance again.  They feel more threatened and try to get “even with us”!  And round and round it goes.  As parents, everything we do is watched carefully and copied by our children.  Depending on what they learn from us, they can learn to respect others, and to resolve their disputes peacefully.  The more we practice non-violent ways to solve our problems, the more they learn how to look for similarities with others, and appreciate our differences.  Humans will always struggle.  And of course, it’s difficult to feel peaceful when we don’t feel safe, so it makes great sense for all of us to learn how to 'make safe places' for ourselves and for our neighbors.  And when in doubt about how to proceed, it always helps to consider what we’re teaching the children.

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