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Today is the 5th day of the 46th week, the 17th day of the 11th month, the 321st day of 2022 [with only 37 shopping days before Christmas], and there are 19 different national holidays and four international ones. Three holidays seem to be related, if you go by their names:
Use Less Stuff Day [always on the third Thursday of the month] which is less about simplifying your life and more about saving the environment by being mindful of your disposables
World Peace Day – apparently started by Don Morris of Miami Florida around 1997 to encourage folks to write to their country’s leaders and as for peace and harmony. No relation to the International Day of Peace declared by the UN and celebrated every September 21st
World Philosophy Day [always on the third Thursday of the month] is all about “The Human of the Future” this year. The thought process behind this holiday is that philosophy is the conduit towards tolerance of differences, and therefore the ability to live with our neighbors.
I thought the three coexistent celebrations were all pathways to peace. It’s nice to take a breath, step back, and before getting onto the holiday merry-go-round, take stock Not everyone finds minimalistic surroundings peaceful, but if you have a lot of stuff, maybe take a thought about how these things that surround you add to the cozy, home-like comfort you want/need. Let your gaze wander over the items, and treasure the memories they generate. Appreciate how they all mesh together, creating the backdrop of your life. Is that thought process profound enough to be considered philosophizing? I don’t know and I don’t particularly care – it’s reflection.
“This is not a problem, world peace is a problem.”
I’ve dismissed many a troubling occurrence with that rather flip comment. I cannot dismiss the political turmoil in my own country or in the world so cavalierly But I can try and build peace in my own life, in my own family, in my own workplace, in my own community. I can try not to let the upset overwhelm me. I can sing in the shower instead of stewing. I can tip the baristas at my local Starbucks even though I had to wait almost 20 minutes with many other customers for my order. I can take a moment to find a tension-reliever to share in the middle of a taut situation at work. And I can cling to hope even when hoping seems to be a futile effort
There isn’t a lot I can do about the world, but there is a lot I can do about me. As the saying by Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe goes: “Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.”
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