The Daily Peacemaker

This episode looks at our shadow self. It is that part of us that we do not like or are ashamed of. Thus we attempt to keep it hidden, however it is always with us, following us like a shadow. Because it is part of who we are it is always eager to show itself. It lurks in the shadow of psyche awaiting a chance to show its face. And when it does pop up, as if out of nowhere, we resort to explanatio...

What’s your end game was the way a friend of mine would find out what my intention was in having a discussion with him. This podcast looks at our intentions from three different levels. Everyday activities. “What’s my intention in daily brushing my teeth” Ordinary, but not everyday events. “What’s my intention in going to this party?” Life purpose. “What’s my intention in living how I do?” Simply...

This podcast explores the nature of hope and its importance. What is hope? Is it a virtue, as in he is a hopeful person? Is it a prayer when you tell someone you are hoping they get that new job? Or when you work hard at a task you hope to accomplish, is hope the energy that enables to work so hard It seems hope has many facets to it. In terms of creating a culture of peace hope is important becau...

I am so angry I could…….. How often do we hear that? It seems everyone is angry about something right now. In this episode we address this issue of anger and what we can do about it. So yes there are a lot of angry people walking around. Actually that is ok because anger is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. It is simply a human feeling we all experience. The main issue is what are you going to...

In the previous episode we talked about the importance of listening to the other if we are to create unity where there is diversity. In this episode we talk about the importance of nonviolence in bringing about unity where there is a difference of opinion. By unity we don’t mean agreement on an issue but rather the creation of a sense of connection In this podcast talk about an recent encounter I...

If we are to achieve Unity in Diversity we must be able to listen to the other. There are many aspects to good learning. In this podcast we touch on three important elements of what is often called deep listening. 1. When you listen to someone you need to be able to not only listen to the words they are saying but also be able to tune into what they are feeling. This is often referred to as listen...

In this episode we talk about unity in diversity in terms of large groups. Thus the catchy title Unity in Diversity Expanded. We talk about four groups or four categories. These are Climate Crisis Believers, Climate Crisis Deniers, Gun Control Advocates and anti-Gun Control Advocates. In each of these four categories there are large numbers of diverse groups working on different aspects of the iss...

What I usually did is find a topic, reflect on it for a few days, create a podcast, review the podcast and write an introduction. When I reviewed this podcast I became aware of how complex this issue of unity in diversity is and how the podcast, while it is an ok starting point, needs to go a deeper into this topic of achieving unity in diversity. That being said there are a couple of important po...

The New Story Stories are important because they can tell us a lot about who were are. It seems there are many people who are saying we humans need a new story because the old story is causing us divisiveness, disharmony, destruction, and disappointment. Although the Old Story has many manifestations it is basically encapsulated in the phrase” us against them”. As mention in this podcast and in th...

This episode contains ( Part 1-4 of episode 6 ) The Beloved Community is about creating a culture of peace. It is our belief here at the Daily Peacemaker that if we are to create a culture of peace aka The Beloved Community it has to come from the bottom up and its foundation is nonviolence. In order to walk the road of nonviolence we have found it helpful to have a school of thought, a philosophy...

This episode seeks to deepen our understanding of what nonviolence is. It explains the relationship between anger and nonviolence and how nonviolence is not passive. It also discusses nonviolence as a science, an art and a skill. We hope you enjoy this episode and that it does deepen your understanding of nonviolence. We would love to hear your ideas on what you think nonviolence is and how it can...

Daily Peacemaker or Daily Peacemakers? That is the question. Actually a number of people have asked us why we chose Daily Peacemaker rather than Daily Peacemakers. Obviously you know what we chose. Ah, but do you know why. Check out this short episode and find out why. Let us know what you think of our choice.

If we can listen and keep our minds and hearts open, conflicts can be good things because they can lead us to new understandings, views and knowledge. However they can also easily intensify, escalate and lead to violence. Thus the better able we are to mange conflict the more likely it will lead to something good. This 20 minute episode has a short introduction followed by a video in which myself...

Most of us are familiar with the phrase: "Let there be peace on earth and let it began with me." This episode explores the notion of inner peace and the necessity of developing a sense of inner peace before one can fruitfully move into the outer realm of working to create a lasting culture of peace. We also explore the three practices of meditation, gratitude and forgiveness that we hope you find...

This short introduction to the Daily Peacemaker touches on the three main elements of our philosophy which are: we believe we can create a culture of peace we believe that a lasting culture of peace must come from the bottom up we believe that nonviolence is the foundation on which to build a culture of peace The Daily Peacemaker is about you. It is about me. It is about all the ordinary everyday...