THE PATH TO PEACE

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THE PATH TO PEACE

Before we set our foot on the Path to Peace

We must first consider what we must remove from our luggage

The Path to Peace is demanding, so our loads must be light

We must remove the broken mirror of regret

Every last shard and splinter

Regret is in the past, but the Path to Peace is only now

Always now

We must jettison our expectations 

On the conduct of others, which we can not control

Except to invite them to walk with you or part ways

Perhaps the heaviest item we are leaving behind

Is the need to be right, to prevail

The blame that no longer needs to be assigned to anyone

Will fade in memory

The Path to Peace is not for everyone

Only for those that see the role peace plays in

Sanity and well-being, fun, and enjoying the beauties of nature

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