It’s curious to contemplate how, in the course of interactions with friends, family, acquaintances, and strangers, a statement they make will strike us with deep meaning and be remembered for the rest of our lives. I call it a Sparkle. It doesn’t have to be emphatically delivered; more often than not, it’s voiced en passant. Our sudden focus could be because of a stark incongruity between the speaker and his/her words or because at that particular moment, some part of us was alert to hearing it.
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Four years ago Federico Hewson, an American performance artist living in Amsterdam, asked himself a hypothetical question: Would it be possible to bring Valentine’s Day, the day of Love, together with the cause of Peace, since Love and Peace are intimately connected, to create a celebration of inner, community, and global peace? From this query and his resounding positive affirmation, Valentine Peace Project was born.
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In celebration of the life of Howard Zinn
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
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Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness. ~ C.S. Lewis
