In my latest vlog, I deviate from my regular topics of fiber and fabric, and reflect on lessons learned in my youth, lessons which have become vital for navigating the turmoil of today. Finding peace during turbulent times is seldom easy, as it is easier slip into conflict even as we for peace.
The important key to finding peace, at anytime but especially during turbulent times, is to engage. Even as we might need to step back from conflict, we can still find ways to engage.
Engagement in society, seeking deeper knowledge, acknowledging our own areas of weakness, and working to find greater understanding are all ways to the path of finding a sense of peace. In seeking these things, even if we cannot do them all at once, we take the steps necessary for growth. We take the steps necessary for progression.
When we feel frustrated that we cannot change the world, we tend to forget that we can change ourselves. Change on the individual level and on the small society level (friends, family, social groups) will have lasting effects. This change and effect may not get the headlines, but they are sustainable even when the political winds shift.
Sadly, conflict in often unavoidable, but we can still work for a change, and that change may help us find peace.
