tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post5566522223822939025..comments2023-10-30T00:51:36.361-11:00Comments on Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman: Pondering World Peace with Shari Arison (and James)Exmoorjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-35650063327252182452011-07-31T06:51:56.969-11:002011-07-31T06:51:56.969-11:00I really agree that peace begins at home in one...I really agree that peace begins at home in one's own heart and actions, and ripples out from there. I like to think that in practising peace we are proving a spiritual principle that is inherently natural to all, yet needs to be discovered (or recovered?) and evidenced, individual by individual. Sort of like the fact that someone had to uncover the laws of flight in order to make airplanes viable...yet that underlying scientific law was always there. Beyond the self-limiting sense of ego and pride, it is natural - if not always easy - to forgive, to drop resentment, to let bygones be bygones...something we can often learn as adults from kids, rather than the other way round!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-46795507137158445952011-07-28T22:02:28.679-11:002011-07-28T22:02:28.679-11:00Thoughtful as ever, Jane. Hubbie always quotes som...Thoughtful as ever, Jane. Hubbie always quotes something he heard at a conference, that the reason humans evolved and apes didn't, was because humans had the ability to lie. Unfortunately, this, and some of the other less impressive traits of human kind seem to be tribal, born out of a need for survival and as thus will be hard to change. However, people like Arison remind you that you can do anything you want if you want it badly enough. Love your son's clear take on life - he will go far!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-85855070444144260652011-07-28T10:04:39.160-11:002011-07-28T10:04:39.160-11:00Interesting even. Not intersesting! That is possib...Interesting even. Not intersesting! That is possibly a made up word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-27976673024739662182011-07-28T10:03:35.018-11:002011-07-28T10:03:35.018-11:00I like the concept too and it is interesting to re...I like the concept too and it is interesting to read that the programme is running in schools. I'm a huge fan of children learning to love themselves and support anything that boosts self-esteem. I think a lot of children's self worth, self belief, self-esteem etc, or lack of, comes from how their parents and close family members treat them. So Arison's work can support that but that foundation has to be there in the first place or there is very little to work with. Really intersesting post. It's certainly made me think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-34311558317933715702011-07-28T09:20:46.765-11:002011-07-28T09:20:46.765-11:00Ah Isobel...I know... Arison is trying to reach ad...Ah Isobel...I know... Arison is trying to reach adults as well (I maybe didn't make that clear)...But harder maybe to teach adults than children? Like getting a truck to do a three-point turn in a cul-de-sac... I dunno..but would love to see people trying. xxExmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-86264791930856402582011-07-28T08:54:31.370-11:002011-07-28T08:54:31.370-11:00It's a wonderful concept - and one to strive t...It's a wonderful concept - and one to strive to achieve. Problem is that we are all also humans: and even starting with children, they become adults (and watch how adults behave in the process!) Perhaps an adult form should also be tried simultaneously?Isobel Morrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562228276170917504noreply@blogger.com