There are so many fearful people walking the earth. They are so filled with fear they arm themselves with relentless efforts in hoping they feel safe. It reminded me so much of when I saw the Dalai Lama years ago and he talked about the only way to peace was to disarm yourself. In order to develop inner peace, you need inner disarmament. Walking in peace is a pretty powerful weapon! Peace is my weapon. Peace is not being asleep at the wheel or being numb---not based in reality. Peace is a state of heightened aliveness, when we become more conscious rather than less, and this requires an awareness of the kinds of thoughts that habitually go through our mind, then peace comes.