Saturday, February 7, 2009
Welcome to Exeter Friends Peace Card Project
The students of the Exeter Friends First Day School in Berks County, PA want to spread messages of peace. They created the designs on the peace cards which are being circulated one by one to reach as many people as possible. Once you have received a peace card, please post your location (town, state, country) on this blog. We want to see how far our message of peace reaches. Please spread the peace!
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The Mearhoffs from Douglassville, PA... “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”
From Sheri in Douglassville... Check out this peaceful message on U-Tube... Very touching... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco&feature=email
We are sending a peace card to Downingtown--not too far away, but we will enjoy seeing where it goes from there! As Carl Sandburg says:
"The single clenched fist lifted and ready, Or the open hand held out and waiting. Choose: For we meet by one or the other."~~ Secretary of State Clinton seems to be promoting we choose to hold out an open hand, and wouldn't it be great if everyone tried this?
Two of the most useful questions we can ask, whatever our age and whatever circumstances we are in, are these: what does it mean to be at peace with ourselves, and what does it mean to be at peace with others. These questions need to be asked day to day throughout our lives, and sometimes asked moment to moment, especially when we are, and others are, upset and unhappy.
What must we do, and not do, to be at peace with ourselves and others? What teachers have given us guidance, by living example and by wise instruction, about how to be at peace? What have they said and done? What do religious and spiritual tradition and practice teach us about a life of peace?
I am from Exeter Township east of Reading, Pennsylvania. I am a peace activist with the Berks Peace Community and am a veteran of the Viet Nam war.
Greeting form Oley, Pa. Thank you for the love, warmth and message of peace through your lovely artwork. The card is a reminder of our individual responsibility toward peace. It has suggested to me to think about how I exercise my own gift offerings of peace.
"Every act of love is a work of peace no matter how small."
-Mother Teresa
May we all find favor in peace and share it:)
Karen from Townsend, Delaware. I received my peace card from a friend who lives in Shillington, PA. I'm going to try to send it as far away as I can.
A sense of peace and warmth fills my heart each time I come to worship in your/our 200 year old meeting house. Perhaps the warmth comes just as much from the sweet fellowship of members as the heat emanating from the potbelly stove in the center of the meeting.
Check out the movie, Rosenstrasse, about a peaceful demonstration in Berlin by the "Aryan" wives of Jewish husbands. They kept a week long vigil in the street in the cold of early spring asking to have their husbands back. The men were freed!
One can only wonder what could have been avoided if others had peacefully stood in support of their Jewish neighbors when the SS guards came for them.
Peace...who needs our support today?
deb of Reading, PA
From Downingtown,PA - When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
~ The Dalai Lama
From Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: I received my peace card today at the Exeter Meeting House. I am going to send my card to a special friend from college who lives in Senegal with his wife and two children.
You must be the change you want to see in the world- Mahatma Ghandi
Thank you for this First Day School!
Janice from Douglassville, Pa.
My son's favorte quote "And what is good Phaedrus, And what is not good......need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"......tells me that most of us know what is good, we just have to act on it, but when??!
Good Day all, I received your card yesterday and posted it to my friend in Brisbane( Queensland ).She is originally from Lancaster .PA but lives in Oz now.
cheers
Jenny
I'm Jim from the Reading Friends Meeting. I received my card from a classmate at Alvernia. I think I'm going to leave it at the Hard Bean Cafe in West Reading and hope that some random stranger finds it.
Kenhorst PA. What a splendid idea! I am going to give mine to my sister today; I am taking her to the airport for her honeymoon in Arizona; hopefully we can spread peace to the west coast! Remember to do at least one kind act for someone today. Life is good!
From Swarthmore, PA. Got this beautiful card from a Yearly Meeting participant this weekend. I will pass it on as lead. I hope it travels far, as far as you yourselves will travel someday as you bring your Quaker message to the wider world.
I'm John's sister, kate, here in Tucson, AZ! I will be giving the card to someone hopefully tomorrow in our travels. We are going up to the Grand Canyon and hopefully we will make it to CA! Spreading PEACE.
I'm in West Chester PA and will send this to my sister-in-law in Tennessee.
"Little children, let us not love inword or speech but indeed and in truth." I John 3: 18
I received a peace card from my friend Noelle in Birdboro, PA. I live in Los Gatos, California. I am going to send it to my friend San Francisco and ask her to send it to her friends overseas. This card made it all the way across the country! Peace be with all of you. What a wonderful project idea.
"We can bomb the world to pieces but we can't bomb the world to peace." -Michael Franti
I got one of your wonderful cards at PYM March Sessions. What a terrific thing this is. In the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, "peace is every step." You have taen some important steps here, Friends. Congatulations.
Allo, I found this card in West Reading at the Hardbean. I definitely was impressed that I found it at all because it was like, hidden haha. I guess it was just meant to be :)
I'm definitely leaving it somewhere in the open. Maybe at my school or something.
Thank you for the inspiration, this is such an awesome idea. :)
This Is Tory From Pennsylvania USA =D i think its great what you guys are doing! :) hope it works out for you. Have Fun!
Sheri from Exeter Friends Meeting gave us a deck of Peace Cards to leave in geo-caches as we go geo-caching in PA and elsewhere. Look for Peace Card blog entries from geo-cachers from around PA, the USA, and the world. To learn about geo-caching, go to www.geo-caching.com.
WNELVRS
Lisa and Dean
"All we are saying is give peace a chance" - John Lennon
Today Exeter, Pennsylvania - USA, tomorrow the world! I am going to send at least one peace card to Istanbul, Turkey. Can't wait to see how the peace will spread from there. I will also send one to my Fairy GodMother who works at the UN. Special thanks to Jim for his great idea to leave the card for the right person to find it - Dean and Lisa, too. Of course, much gratitude to Exeter Friends First Day School for their brilliance and hard work. Excited and hopeful...
Always,
B
Thank you Bike for our peace card. Today, Exeter, PA. tomorrow...California bound!
A special thank you to Courtney Stokes for writing a great article on our peace card project for the Reading Eagle! Check it out... http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=143949
Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.
HH The Dalai Lama
We got our card from our AWESOME nieces Haley and Lily in Exeter, PA. We'll be sending it on with a message of peace from Los Angeles, CA.
Uncle Bubba & Aunt Kathy
Greetings from Tucson, AZ. What a wonderful card to have received in the mail! This particular one is going to crisscross the country at least twice, as I'll be sending it along to Georgia.
-Maggie
I received my card from mother's sister, Peggy Keck and am sending it on to my son John, who is in Iraq as civilian employee. Peace and abundance are God's way and he will bring peace back to this earth. Judy Brown Cedar Rapids, IA
My mother Judy Brown sent me this card.I'm on a forward operating base working with the army near the Iraq/Iran border. From what I have seen in my travels here, we all need to pray for peace and Gods guidence.Peace be with you. John W. Brown Summerville S.C.
Love is shown in what we do for others.
Do all the good you can
In all the ways you can
To all the people you can
Just as long as you can
Carol & Charlie Taylor
DeBary, FL
Hi, I am from Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA. I found this card in the bank when I was depositing some hard earned cash. It made me chuckle/smile.
Lola & Rob Figueroa
McGuire AFB, New Jersey
Nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.
It's easy.
All you need is love
I received this beautiful peace card from a family member. What a wonderful drawing of a lion and a lamb. Spread the word of peace. What a wonderful gesture to make to the world. Would love to believe that it works. I forwarded the card to family in Florida.
~Elaine from Warren, Ohio
I picked up one or your cards in a geo-cache just outside of Wytheville, Va. This town is at the crossroads of I-81 and I-77. I think I will place it in another cache in this area and let it take off again. Love the art work!!!
My card is beautiful, whirls of color nestled inside a peace sign.
First I will live with this it a while and let it minister to me, and then I will give it to someone who needs peace.
Peace, in an imperfect world, is about releasing pain, trusting enough that the universe can witness one's pain and then contain it for you, so you don't have to keep it close to your heart. Then you are open again to love and all else.
I riecieved these cards from my Aunt Courtney. I live in Exeter Township PA. I am sending one card to Kentucky, one to Wernersville PA, one to Georgia and one to Maryland.
Veronika in Wernersville PA- I got this pretty card from my friend Julia in Exeter. I am going to mail it to my cousin Jill in Hollywood. Peace!
I offer you HUGS. Lots of hugs.
I am in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA, and received my card from my sister (-in-law) who lives in Reading, PA. How wonderful to receive a message of peace. I'm trying to decide whom should receive my card.
Hi, I am Steve in Fresno, CA. Received the Peace Card from Sara A.
Here's wishing world peace were as as simple as sending a card or posting a note.
Sincere wishes for peace to everyone!
Geocaching ID of yankeepride, found a peace card with a travel bug. Lebanon, New Jersey, USA. Happy New Year!
From Lynn in Reading,PA,USA. I go to Muhlenberg High School and the card I got said, Sometimes simple things are the most beautiful.
My friend once wrote me a note and on the note it said, If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time.
My name is Amy and I live in Gulf Breeze, FL. I found this peace card in a geocache hidden near the beach in Perdido Key, FL. My favorite message of peace is “There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.” from Tom Robbins (American Novelist).
Miss S. from Collegville, PA found her peace card in a geocache in Evansburg State Park. It was one of my favorite finds!
A little peace here, a little peace there, and pretty soon all
the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.
Swami Beyondananda
Hello from Morganton, NC! I received the card from a friend in Pensacola, FL. I am leaving it in a geocache to be found by others. Thanks for inspiring me!
“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away." Robert Fulghum
I found this peace card in a geo-cach with perfect timing, I'm sending it to a friend who is temporarily in St. Louis, MO and will soon return home to Southeastern NC. Given the journey ahead of him, there's really no telling where the card will end up but I'm happy to be a part of this project as I'm certain he will be as well.
Found peace card in Geocache. We are going cache then the one we found it in. Awesome picture that someone drew! Super cute... :D
Plattsburgh, NY (Way up near Canada) Found this little card in a geocache in town. Originally from Vermont, so I will be passing it on somewhere over there!
I am a housekeeper and found this peace card at the Campus Center Hotel at UMASS Amherst a while ago and have saved it for a special trip. We will be leaving it in our condo we rented for our honeymoon in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii!
To the housekeeper from the Campus Center Hotel at UMASS Amherst... it was my family that left the peace card there! We were there visiting prospective colleges for my son. We had a lovely stay at your hotel. Everyone was so nice and the newly renovated rooms were beautiful! Have a wonderful time on your honeymoon in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. I hope that the person who finds the peace card there leaves a message on our blog too. Wishing you peace and happiness!
Our children are our only hope for the future,but we are their only hope for the present, when you put faith, hope and love together you can raise positive kids in a negative world..... found peace card in geocache in ocala florida, will place in another one to continue on
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SPAM ON THIS ACCOUNT. Is this being monitored?
what is going on? this has nothing to do with the peace card project......
Just rediscoverd a Peace card that was given to me ages ago. Shanti and Namaste to all.
-Crystal in Philadelphia, PA
Just found a peace card in one of my purses that I hadn't used for a while. Had picked it up in a geocache over a year ago--one in Chester County PA if I recall correctly--and placed it in that purse with the intention to log on here then pass it along. Well, better late than never!! This one didn't travel far--I'm in Birdsboro PA. Will definitely pass it on, though. Not sure if anyone checks here anymore, but what a wonderful idea!!!
Portland Oregon May 2016
card showed to me by my friend Joan
Found in a geocache in Morganton, NC. Sending with a friend to NYC.
Las Vegas Nevada
I found this card in a geocache and plan to leave it in another Geocache so someone else can find it. Its called Geocaching. After finding this card I wanted to do something kind in honor of it so my husband and I bought a homeless man dinner.
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