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Friday, July 15, 2016

Give Peace a Chance

For the past 11 days, my husband and I have been frantically preparing to move to a new home, after 20 years in this one. I have packed away all of my supplies except for a few basics in an attempt to focus every waking moment on the task at hand. (We move in 2 weeks.)
When I saw this week's challenges, I was truly touched. I imagined a Zentangle prayer shawl going up across the planet, with wishes for peace. I couldn't imagine that I would have a minute to sit down and actually draw, but my thoughts were with our community as pens touched paper and outlined our need for peace.
And then there was a lull in our moving frenzy, so I picked up my own pen and paper. I almost immediately lost Organic, but moved to drawing Mooka, which always soothes me. 
After I finished, I went to post my tile, but encountered some tech difficulties. I decided to wait, or maybe even just let it go.
Then I learned about the massacre in Nice. More violence. More hatred. More innocent victims. Children.
This morning, I had to connect with someone. And here I am. Thank you for the peace that you always offer, through Zentangle, through your stories, through your friendship. 
Peace.
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8 comments:

  1. The Yorkshire TortoiseJuly 15, 2016 at 2:31 PM

    I love the way your organic really looks as though it is winding in and out. Yes, Nice is terrible, and that was with a Lorry! How can such a small percentage of people cause such havoc. Hope the rest of your move goes ok.

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  2. Michele WynneJuly 15, 2016 at 4:23 PM

    Lovely work and beautiful sentiment. I love how this art that we all do and the community that inspires us is such a comfort in these very troubling times. Sending out good move juju;-)

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  3. ria matheussenJuly 16, 2016 at 3:26 AM

    So sad what is happening, all over the world, every day again so much violence...
    Thank you for your nice words and your nice tile!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 16, 2016 at 6:46 AM

    When we as individuals are striving towards our own inner peace through drawing and creation, it feels so wrong that there are others whose focus is destruction. I know all these people feel justified in what they are doing but, Oh how I wish they would pick up a pen instead of a weapon. Enough of that. I love your peace tile, the way it flows and entwines.

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  5. UnknownJuly 16, 2016 at 1:44 PM

    Thank you for your wonderful words!
    Your tile is so beautiful!

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  6. Suzanne Fluhr July 17, 2016 at 8:01 AM

    Thank you for finding the time to post your response to my peace challenge. We did a move/downsize last month so I know how very stressful and discombobulating it is. To me, your tile beautifully symbolizes the interconnectedNess of all things which is why we must grant each other Peace.

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  7. Suzanne Fluhr July 17, 2016 at 8:01 AM

    Thank you for finding the time to post your response to my peace challenge. We did a move/downsize last month so I know how very stressful and discombobulating it is. To me, your tile beautifully symbolizes the interconnectedNess of all things which is why we must grant each other Peace.

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  8. Anne's tangle blogJuly 17, 2016 at 11:22 PM

    Yes, unfortunately peace seems further away all the time. I can hardly bare to look at the news. Let us try to spread peace around us, that's all we can do. BTW, I like your tile. Hope your move is going smoothly (is that the right word for it?).

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