Photographic Peace Quotes Calendar February 2006

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Photographic Peace Quotes CalendarFebruary 2006

• Words, photographs, paintings by
• Patricia Lay-Dorsey

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February 1, 2006It's not a matter of your life
being exciting, but of your eyes and heart being
open to the wonder of the ordinary.
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February 2, 2006When reality goes off the deep
end, its time to create a new reality. Some call
it fantasy I call it dreaming truth into being.
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February 3, 2006Freedom and liberty come at a
high price peace.
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February 4, 2006Using weapons to prevent
countries from developing weapons is like hitting
our children to teach them not to hit other
children.
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February 5, 2006Secrecy prevents truth from
coming to light.
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February 6, 2006Gratuitous insults to the
beliefs of others burn holes in the fabric of
society.
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February 7, 2006Watch the children. Like
mirrors, they reflect the best and worst of who
we are as a culture.
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February 8, 2006Peace needs deep roots to stand
firm against the gravitational pull of violence.
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February 9, 2006Lies twisted into interesting
shapes can look like truth to uncritical eyes.
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February 10, 2006When we look at the familiar
from an unfamiliar angle, we see new
possibilities.
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February 11, 2006Compassion (suffering with) is
an important step on the path towards active
solidarity with the oppressed.
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February 12, 2006The answer for which we search
is often hidden in plain sight.
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February 13, 2006Like a rock worn smooth, we
lose our rough edges over time.
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February 14, 2006Beauty evokes peace on a
cellular level.
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February 15, 2006Respect, courage, humility and
compassion are the peacemakers tools.
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February 16, 2006Waging war to create peace,
like yelling Shut up! to obtain silence,
simply doesnt work.
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February 17, 2006The dark side of the moon only
seems so because our own shadow obscures the
reality of its existence. To see the truth, we
must learn to get out of our own way.
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February 18, 2006Public apathy is the best
friend of power-hungry leaders.
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February 19, 2006Our sense of privilege as
whites prevents us from seeing that racial
injustice is the norm in our country.
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February 20, 2006Diversity, like a collection of
disparate objects, is more interesting than
sameness could ever be.
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February 21, 2006This moment is all there is.
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February 22, 2006Maturity means coming into our
full humanity.
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February 23, 2006Active listening requires that
we stop thinking about what were going to say
next.
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February 24, 2006Absolute power is incompatible
with peace.
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February 25, 2006Unchecked arrogance, power and
greed are weapons of mass destruction.
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February 26, 2006If we were each exploring the
path that is uniquely ours, wed have no time
for war.
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February 27, 2006The best teachers are those who
do not know they are teaching theyre simply
living their lives.
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February 28, 2006Peace lives in the silence.