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The Power of Our Narrative & The Way of Peace By Cheryl Esposito

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The Power of Our Narrative & The Way of Peace By Cheryl Esposito

Cheryl Esposito welcomes James O’Dea, international peace activist, he conducts reconciliation dialogues around the world; & author: Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador; and The Conscious Activist: Where Activism Meets Mysticism. James is former Washington D.C. Office Director of Amnesty International; co-authored & co-led the Social Healing Project; & extended faculty & past president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Does peace begin with me? Yes, says James O’Dea. Peace is not an event or an agreement. Peace is a way of being. It requires our acknowledgment of our personal narratives of self, of others, of the world. No matter our lineage, background, cultural experience, economic success or challenge, each and every one of us hold a narrative about self and “the other.” When we begin with our self, we contribute to the fabric of social healing. James implores us: “We are in an evolution of consciousness and the time to activate our will – NOT our willfulness – is now.” His is the path of peacemaker. What is yours? Join Cheryl Esposito & James O’Dea to learn the power of our narrative & the way of peace.

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Listening with an Open Heart By Paula Joyce

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Listening with an Open Heart By Paula Joyce

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Stephan V. Beyer, Ph.D., J.D., is a well-known writer and speaker on shamanism and spirituality. He is also a community builder, peacemaker, and carrier of council. He has been trained and certified in many areas of circle processes, mediation, and nonviolence and has offered peacemaking workshops to a wide variety of audiences, from therapists to theologians, and at Montessori, charter, alternative, and public schools. He has served as a Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice at Chicago State University, teaching undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in restorative justice and in the theory and practice of nonviolent resistance. He lives in Chicago.

Moving from anger, hurt and pain to forgiveness, self-love and peace has been a challenging journey. I began to understand just how much damage I was causing myself by blaming others when a Shaman said to me: Do you realize that every time you tell that “ain’t it awful story,” you let that person hurt you all over again? That was not the response I expected, but it did help me wake up and begin taking responsibility for my own life circumstances. On my healing path, I learned that I can forgive others without allowing them to continue to treat me poorly. They don’t even have to acknowledge what they said or did. It’s enough that I know and that I also forgive myself for having allowed them to continue to invade my boundaries. With forgiveness came an ability to see myself and others with compassion even when I left the relationship. This has led to an amazing feeling of peace within myself. Please join us Thursday to learn how to listen with an open heart and become a peacemaker.

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