I don’t know what it’s like to leave your 2 year old and newborn to kill someone.

I don’t know what it’s like not to hear from your husband for 3 weeks when you know he is in the line of fire.

I don’t know what it’s like to start a project with a team only to have 5 of them killed in 5 months.

I won’t pretend to know and I won’t pretend to have any trite (or even profound) reasons for why it happens.

Rather, I will hold in my consciousness what I envision as the best for humanity. We can hold peace in our beings. We can start by keeping our thoughts peaceful regardless of the situation we are in. I would imagine that holding your peace when someone cuts you off in traffic is immensely easier than holding it while someone is shooting at you.

I will be patient with myself and my community. After all, wouldn’t it be easier to be patient while standing in the express line at the grocery behind the person that has a month worth of groceries, than it would be to wait 3 weeks for the email that says, “Hi, I’m okay”?

I will treasure my loved ones and colleagues. Even if you feel like Tom in marketing should be shot for what he did to your product, you can breathe a sigh of relief that he was not killed in combat before your eyes.

Even though most of us know nothing about war, we can still create a world in which peace prevails.

In Spirit,
Nneka

Welcome to the Personal Development Carnival!

A day late, but over 50 posts long. Happy trails!

Rick Cockrum presents What will I do later? posted at Shards of Consciousness.

Alan Torres presents After The Secret posted at Made to Be Great.

Jane Chin presents Things To Do Once in a Life Time posted at Jane Chin PhD.

Rohit presents How poor we really are! posted at darpan.

Phil presents How to Recognize Junk Mail without ever Opening Them « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity.

Albert Foong presents Personal Development - The teachings of the Urban Monk » Blog Archive » Happiness: How to maximise pleasure and joy posted at Urban Monk.

TherapyDoc presents Obesity Wars posted at Everyone needs therapy? Lessons from a family therapist.

Brandon Peele presents Relationship to Truth posted at GT.

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul.

Werner Boersch presents Rely on the power of your Mind! posted at Meditation and Yoga.

Joy Soriano presents Risk and Moving Mountains posted at www.joysoriano.com.

Debra Moorhead presents On a Rampage posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Bill Perry presents Use Lucid Dreaming to Step Up Your Game posted at How to remember your dreams.

Mike Estep PhD presents Right-Brain Training - Practical Applications Part 2 posted at Common Sense Outside the Box.

Matthew Paulson presents Why Being a Stay At Home Mom Can Make Economical Sense - Getting Green posted at Getting Green.

Aaron Potts presents Personal Development Roadblock: Are you specializing too soon? posted at Today is that Day.

Wanda Grindstaff presents The Buck Stops Within - Accept Responsibility for your Success posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles Begin With Abundance Mindset.

Scott Lee presents Top 10 Personal Development Tools & Practices posted at Scott Free Thinking.

Attila Borcsa presents Can you recognize the signs? posted at Vertegram.

John Wesley presents Can you sacrifice temporary pleasure for longterm goals? posted at Pick the Brain.

Wenchypoo presents The Eater’s Digest (L-O-N-G) posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Priscilla Ortiz presents Attract It!! posted at Priscilla Ortiz - Journal to Prosperity, Path to Freedom Inc..

Gary van Warmerdam presents The Trap of Emotional Denial posted at Happiness through Self Awareness.

Barbra Sundquist presents One Gear, No Breaks: Behind the Scenes posted at HomeBusinessWiz.

Joseph Bernard presents When You Ask The Guidance Will Be There posted at Explore Life.

John Ringland presents An Information Systems Analysis of Mind, Knowledge, ‘the World’ andHolistic Science posted at Toward a System Theoretic Metaphysics of the Nature of Reality.

Tim King presents Fighting the Lorelai Effect posted at TimK’s blog at Gilmore-ism.com.

John Ringland presents An Information Systems Analysis of Mind, Knowledge, ‘the World’ andHolistic Science posted at Toward a System Theoretic Metaphysics of the Nature of Reality.

Lyman Reed presents Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude Principle Three - Going The Extra Mile posted at Creating a Better Life.

Ananga presents Are You Emotionally Weatherproof? posted at Ananga Sivyer’s Living by Design Blog.

Arun presents Have Your Cake and Eat it Too posted at Arun is bringing you…Your Daily Remedy.

Gleb Reys presents That Which Is Measured, Improves posted at Personal Development Ideas Blog.

Andrew presents Unplug The Cable, Rediscover Your life posted at Lifecrafting.

Rodger Constandse presents Do You Want a More Educated Mind? Seven Common Traps You Need to Avoid posted at Goals to Action.

Raymond David Salas presents How to Really Manifest Your Desires posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

Masteroll presents Speedskating through the eyes of scientists or Lev Adakon?s revolution | RollerPlace.com posted at RollerPlace.com.

Ellesse presents Want to Join Me in a Vision Board Experiment? posted at Goal Setting College.

Alvin presents Getting Your Life On Track Part 1 posted at Life Coaches Blog.

Karen Lynch presents Good Vibrations posted at LivethePower.

Paula Kawal presents The Truth About Clutter posted at paula kawal.

Juan Millon presents Pick Up the “Can” posted at Millionster.com.

Ivy presents Let’s do it all imperfectly: a manifesto posted at Home Ec 101.

Allen Galbraith presents Self Created Obstacles to Change and How to Get Over Them. posted at Life is a Journal - Self Help For Lazy People!.

Kim Roach presents How to Achieve Your Goals posted at The Optimized Life.

Gia Combs-Ramirez presents The Importance of a Vital Energy Field posted at The Science of Energy Healing.

Allan Wallace presents The Entrepreneur’s Mind posted at - The BFU Journal.

Karl presents This Water Pipe Story May start off Boring, but It’s Worth Reading because of the Ending posted at Karl Staib.

Lexi Sundell presents My Hands Already Know posted at Energies of Creation.

That concludes this week’s Personal Development Carnival. Next week’s carnival will be hosted at Breathing Prosperity. You may submit your posts via Blog Carnival. You can also host an edition of the Personal Development Carnival.

In Spirit,
Nneka