PEACE POLE

Abigail and Steve are happy to have their very own   PEACE POLE displayed prominently on their front lawn in Poway.  The Poway Interfaith Team is actively promoting Peace Poles being planted around the entire San Diego County.   “History of the Peace Pole Project The Peace Pole Project was started in Japan by Masahisa Goi (1916-1980), who dedicated his life to spreading the message, “May Peace Prevail on Earth.”  Mr. Goi was greatly affected by the destruction caused by World War 11 and the atomic bombs which fell on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  His desire to assist in the creation of world peace was answered when in 1955, the Peace Message, May Peace Prevail on Earth, came to him in a moment of great inspiration and deep prayer. After Mr. Goi authored the Universal Peace Message in 1955, a great number of people gathered in support of his vision and activities to spread the Peace Message throughout Japan.  Soon after, Peace Poles inscribed with the Peace Message began to appear in various locations across Japan initiating the start of The Peace Pole Project.  The Peace Pole was first introduced  to the United States with the opening of  The World Peace Prayer Society offices in San Francisco and New York in 1986, The International Year of Peace. Peace Poles are now the most recognized international peace symbol and monument the world over with more than 200,000 Peace Poles standing in almost every country throughout the world.”   [email protected]

Please contact Rev. Steve Albert for information on purchasing a Peace Pole for your property and/or spiritual center.  858-487-8885 [email protected]

Dear Friends,

I love HH the Dalai Lama’s religion of kindness.   Kindness is a wonderful way to begin practicing  the spiritual principle “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.”   I am sure many of you saw the movie  “Pay it Forward,” where a young boy only asks that good deeds be paid forward.  No one is asking for “money” or “if I do this for you, what is in it for me?”  That is the OLD paradigm way of thinking. Doing a good deed, and act of kindness comes from the Divine deep within. It is a way of reaching out and saying, “I SEE You, I know you are there, you are important to me, I acknowledge your presence, I am here to love you.”  What a beautiful gift we can give another person.  I read on Oprah’s website 35 ways to provide an act of kindness.  I chose 10 to share with you. There are many more you can think of as you progress through your day. Try ONE and see how good it feels.

“One small, thoughtful gesture can make someone else’s day… 1.  Pay the toll for the driver behind you. 2.  Take a minute to direct someone who is lost, even though you’re rushing. 3.  Put a coin in an expired meter. 4.  Each time you get a new item of clothing, give away something old. 5.  Out of the blue, send flowers to a friend. 6.  Don’t interrupt when someone is explaining herself/himself. 7.  Put your shopping cart back in its place. 8.  Call or write to a teacher who changed your life. 9.  Forgive someone a debt–and never bring it up again. 10.  Offer change when the person in front of you at the register comes up short.” Read more: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/35-Little-Acts-of-Kindness/2#ixzz2EgWIkTUE

A favorite of mine is to just SMILE at a stranger.  Not only will YOU light up, you will light up the  person as well.  Once a smile is shared, a connection is made, then there are no more strangers.