Hello,

I've started a peace postcard project, and I invite you all to visit my blog. I would love feedback, and advice on how to keep moving forward on this love-filled project:

www.smallmeannessespeaceproject.blogspot.com

blessings,
marymac

Waterfalls only have a name while they fall

Dear Mary,
I wish you lots of luck on this project. I agree with you that it is important that people act peacefully in their lives.  So much anger with roots of hurt and pain.  So many little acts of agression and disharmony.  You asked for advice re how to move forward on this project.  My only advice is to follow your heart.  When you do that, it will always lead you to right place.  No matter how many twists and turns you encounter in the road, there are valuable things to be learned along the way.  I congratulate you on what you are trying to do.  I am sending light and love and angels, liliwings

No need to spend endless hours, days, weeks searching for the rainbow.  Open your heart and your eyes to see and know you are the rainbow you seek.  Rejoyce in the beauty of the co-creation of you.

Welcome to the forum Mary,
 
I think personally that the greatest gift we all have is love.
 
Sometimes people act in anger and I can only hope that in the
 
end love comes back to us all.
 
Like Lilwings has said Congtratulations on what you are doing,I am
 
sure it is helping you in many ways...

 

Take care Mary,Sandra

♥

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥  


 

Hi liliwings,

Thank you for your heartfelt response! It feels good to be welcomed, and good to have your feedback.

Here are one of my main challenges with this project. When someone receives a postcard, then this is what must happen: They must hold onto the card until they experience a small meanness, then they must be able to find the card in the midst of all their clutter (the kind we all have) and then they must make artwork or write on it, and then they must send it.

It is my guess that all of those steps make it hard to complete. I've been pre-stamping them, and I don't mind the expense because I love the project -- but the percentage of return rate is quite low, so I'm not sure how to proceed that way.

I think there is also the factor that makes people feel embarrassed when they do not succeed at "sending love" rather than anger. But they shouldn't be, as that is at the heart of the problem....everyone needs to learn how to send love when confronted with a "small meanness" -- if we can't do that, then what are the chances of entire countries coexisting peacefully?

Well, again -- thanks for checking out my postcard project, and if you find yourself creating a postcard response, please do send it along!

Mary

Waterfalls only have a name while they fall

Hi Sandra,

Another friendly response! Thank you!

I'm going to paste in here my "blurb" about the project, just to see if it touches anyone's heart in any way.

peace
mary

The Small Meannesses Postcard Peace Project: You are invited to participate in a shared experience in the power of Love.

Rudeness, impatience, ridicule . . . Maybe a guy gestures angrily from his car, or a woman cuts in line at the post office -- no big deal, right? I disagree. These are all small meannesses. We see them everyday.

My name's Mary, and I say let's pay attention to them: Maybe Love can melt their icy hearts. The next time you observe a small meanness, quietly, silently, and sincerely send Love to the offender -- invisible, pure Love. That's it. There's no need for any interaction. Later, describe your experience on a postcard, and send it anonymously to Small Meannesses, 4440 North Spider Lake Rd., Traverse City, MI 49686. Anything you want to write is fine, anything at all -- even if you feel the experiment didn't work. You may artistically decorate your postcard. They will be photographed and shown at www.smallmeannessespeaceproject.blogspot.com

Waterfalls only have a name while they fall

That's such a good idea Mary




In many ways it will help the person who is cross ie me .
 
I know I am being dimbut how do other's view the postcards have
 
you sent the link to other sites? Just wondering sorry.
 
Mary I do feel I have meaness in me but it's not intentional if this makes
 
any sense at all.
 
Oh I will definatley do this but I am not keen on the addressas it has
 
Spider in itbut it has lake too I guess  the spider can always go in
 
there.See what I mean

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥  


 

Mary, I did forget in my previous post to welcome you here. I am very glad you are here.  And hope you will visit other areas of the forum and join in many valuable and even silly conversations. 
 
 It is hard for me to recommend one thing or another for anyones path (or life lessons). Are you drawn only to doing this artistically?  would a forum posting comments give you more amount of respnses that you desire, ven though it is not an "art" endevor?   Using the forum format may bring you more responses, as there would be less things that people "must" do.  I do not know, just a thought.   
 
As each of us works on our own unfoldment and healing, we tend to find answers for ourselves. I know this is rather obscure.  But it is the answer that comes to me at this time.  I am sending congratularions to you for the longing of your heart.  The peace you so long for. And what a great path and longing this is !!  Also, I invite you to ask loving spirit and your heart for the answers, because often the answers are right there.  They may not be the answers we expect.  But they can often be right there for us.  sending love and very best wishes to you, liliwings 
 

Also, I invite you to ask loving spirit and your heart for the answers, because often the answers are right there.

Mary, I would agree with Liliwings here. Your idea is a good one and deserves to succeed.
However, I think I would be a wee bit put off by the conditions.
 
With Love, Jude

Love is the only way

Dear Mary . . .
A belated welcome to the gratefulness forum.
We all have different ways to counteract negativity.
I do hope you will return
and share your journey.
Gratitude, however expressed is worthy . . .

I think personally that the greatest gift we all have is love.

You are so right Sandra!
I try every day, somehow, to live
with love . . .
sparrow
♥

everything counts... ♥