This is a collection of blogs specifically relating to the topic of values. Please send your blogs to info@valuesalliance.net so they can be posted here. The suggested format is as follows:
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In a world where chaos often reigns, And differences cause endless pains, There’s a day we hold so dear, To remind us why we’re here. On World Values Day, we unite as one, To celebrate what can’t be undone, For values are the ties that bind, In the vast tapestry of humankind. Like Robbie […]
I will not move. I refuse to move. I don’t care what is said. What comes up, What has to be done. I will not move from here. Here is where the heart is. In the heart there are no regrets, No sorrows, No resentment, No envy, No division, Not even a desire to understand. […]
It was my thirtieth year to heaven Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbour wood And the mussel pooled and the heron Priested shore The morning beckon With water praying and call of seagull and rook And the knock of sailing boats on the webbed wall Myself to set foot That second In the […]
You will never know till you stand up There is enough space within you Space to contain the multitudes Stand up Speak up Say no No to fragmentation No to moving faster Slow down Know your multitudes Learn what moves inside and outside them Turn towards the truth Stand up Speak up The Whisper said […]
We are used to fearing death because we are not taught about the passing into a better World — one filled with Light and Love and all that is beautiful. What is this better World we hear about? Some say it lies beyond this one, in a realm of Light, the Kingdom of Souls. And […]
O God! Thou art our Father, Mother, Friend. We, thy children, love thee and our parents. Thou art in our hearts and minds, And make us fearless. Thou art in Temple, Church, Mosque, everywhere, Thou art in Vedas, Bible, Koran, Gurugranth, all scriptures. O God! Thou infinite reflection is in all living beings, Love reflects […]
The essence of service, to meet a need, To serve is not to follow, but to lead. Need on one side, resource on the other, Like a child here and there is the mother. Service joins them in a natural way, This coming together is a good play. To provide the right service needs fine […]
How long will we spend paddling in the shallows before we are prepared to risk diving deep? The ocean of bliss calls constantly to us ever-present waiting watching beckoning. The proliferation of seashells and soft, soft sand is beguiling to a mind caught up with noise. Only in the depths beneath the turbulent and constantly […]
During this long life what gifts did I seek? Sometimes it was strength when I felt so weak. One request often did sound in my mind, It was for deep peace of a special kind. Real peace is not felt in pleasure or pain, It is present in whatever you gain. Peace dwells in the […]
