This concept can be applied to all activities humans participate in; from our families to our schools, our churches, our businesses and our governments.
We are all best served to remember to treat others as we would wish to be treated. And, we are all best served to treat ourselves very well then and to similarly treat our fellow beings well. Beings of all walks of life, including the animal, plant and mineral worlds of which we are all a part of - not apart from.

We can all start by learning to treat ourselves well, this is where all other actions stem from. This is not a concept well understood by the many citizens of our world, in fact a large number of our world wide citizens treat themselves quite poorly though they may justify their actions through various means. Despite these justifications, for whatever the reasons people hold, we can overcome the fears and misgivings and short-comings of our selves. We can forgive ourselves and move forward; committed to the common goal of a peaceful world for all.

Beginning there, the foundation for a world which honours all life can be fortified and expanded upon. Person by person, stone by stone, building the foundation for a world in which all life matters is a possibility in 2007.

I Firmly Believe Peace Is Possible

Observations both in my garden and elsewhere, initiated through my photography experiments, have taught me; all life matters.

It is my pleasure and it is my passion to find the ways and means to share that with whomever might wish to hear, with whomever might dare to dream.

I'll return with more on this subject. In particular, my next entry will be designed to share information and interesting links highlighting people who are working together to help make peace a tangible reality in our lifetimes! 

In the meantime you're invited to visit my website: Our Enchanted Garden, located at; http://ourenchanted garden.com to view stories, poetry, digital artwork and photography inspired by our natural world and aimed at helping us all remember that we are all connected through our lives here on earth and our desire to pursue our dreams. (That's where I'm headed now to start building some new pages and to add yet another free image download to celebrate a fresh new year.)