PRESIDENT'S CORNER DECEMBER '17
Happy Holidays, dear friends and supporters!
"Let there be Peace on earth, and let it begin with ME!"
Being surrounded by hustle and bustle, extra work hours, and stress as part of this holiday season, it is often hard to stay in a peaceful frame of mind. I would therefore like to invite you to take a moment and listen to a piece of music played by a 14-year-old young lady (now she is 16), who is dedicating her piano talent to peace and who is also a paying student member of WFWP.
You can watch the video above.
Art, music, dance, singing, poetry, and spirituality can truly lift us out of our ordinary, mundane reality onto a higher plane of joy, love, giving, and inner peace. Yet something else that can contribute to peace in a major way is for us to learn about, understand, and appreciate other cultures’ spirituality and heritage, instead of letting those aspects divide us. This is especially important here in the United States, where so many nations, peoples, and traditions are represented. This change of perspective recalls the mindset of the native sailors of Hawaii, who saw that the ocean did not so much separate them from the mainland as connect them.
Finally, let's create peace by taking time with family and friends, being creative together, or perhaps having a Christmas-present wrapping party, as our young Newsletter Editor is suggesting here. This could just be another cool way of celebrating and enjoying this season together!
Wishing you from all of us here at WFWP USA headquarters a genuinely joyous holiday season, filled with music, blessings of the spirit, and gifts of the heart!
Sincerely,
Angelika