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They had taken offense at a man who was unpleasant to a pregnant woman on the bus.
Embrace Love
Embrace
love, it is designed to cover a multitude of sins;
Release the
anger to be productive, effective, and win.
God is love and He created us all to love ourselves,
each other, and Him.
It's
time to make different choices
if we want to change our
environment
and the hatred of the world that we are living in.
Ke
Yanna, who was just beginning to live,
is a victim of
circumstance.
An
innocent bystander caught between
the poor choices of an angry
group,
converging at the same location, by chance.
If
we loved ourselves and our neighbors more,
this story could have
ended a better way;
instead of paying respects to the memory
of
a 15-year-old angel, who ended up slain.
How
do we handle tragedies
and move forward, beyond these types of
crimes?
By
practicing love and compassion within our hearts,
and affirm
godly thoughts within our minds.
Stop
reacting
to negative behavior,
Respond in LOVE for life's problems to be
solved.
Don't
turn a blind eye to the chaos around you,
step up and be
unafraid to get involved.
My
heart was broken and heavy laden with pain
by the loss of this
precious loved one from my life.
Yet,
I was able to heal, forgive, and be whole again
through the
love and saving grace of Jesus Christ.
By
Jo Anne Meekins © 2008
For more powerful poems from The
Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence, see:
When Will the Killing End? by Gloria Clark
Faces of the Bereft by Hilary Thomas
Lamentation, Verse 718 by Carla Cherry
For the Lovers by Carla Cherry.
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TRIGGER WARNING: VIOLENCE
15-year-old Elianne Andam was stabbed on a crowded bus on her way to school, apparently by a 17-year-old boy when her friend rejected flowers he was offering her. Elianne tried to intervene in their argument.
We talked about this recently on my Success Strategies radio show. Go here for more info and to listen.
As I write this, I have just learned of a 16-year-old boy being murdered in Luton.
We don't have to keep reading these stories. We don't have to keep seeing them on TV. We can change this situation. Empathy can prevent us from having to hear about this and read about it. Empathy can prevent the senseless, needless death of another young person.
As I have said previously, I think of NVC primarily as a preventative process. A lot of violence can be prevented by use of empathy. And violent situations can be transformed through the use of empathy.
Many parents, probably most, are very caring, hardworking people. They may be tired, they may be stressed, but they still do their best to find time to connect with their children. But sometimes, something is missed.
I have no idea what caused this situation. Sometimes, it's a family pattern. Sometimes, it's a lack of self-esteem. Almost certainly, it's a lack of communication somewhere. And now a young man is in custody. And another young woman lies dead. Another grieving family. Another horrible, preventable killing.
For more about how parents can use NVC and empathy to improve their connections with their children, download Affirmations for Parents today.
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Naimah Latif, the Executive producer of my Success Strategies show on The Female Solution, has posted this video, "Nonviolence Starts with Parenting with Peace", People all over the world are learning Nonviolent Communication (NVC), which is based on empathy.
Naimah has given us a lot to think about, in terms of parenting with peace. As usual, I am very inspired by her vision. What effect does it have on the world when parents use violent actions and/or words? And what effect will it have when parents learn the skills of NVC?
We are all aware of the conflicts raging on a global scale right now. How can we learn to resolve conflicts using empathy rather than violence?
What changes will the next generation be able to put into effect to transform the world?
Would you like to learn more about NVC and empathy? If so, go here. Plus download my Kindle ebook Affirmations for Parents if you want to learn more about how to use NVC with children. I will earn a litle money if you buy from my link.
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