By Leah McClellan

If we are afraid to touch our suffering, we will not be able to realize the path of peace, joy, and liberation. —Thich Nhat Hanh The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching

Many of us worry about wars, terrorism, and violent crime. And we might think we have to join the Peace Corps or the United Nations Volunteers or some other organization to make even a small contribution to the growing global peace movement.

But you don’t have to belong to any group or club to make a difference in world peace.

Why not start your own peace project right now?

We all have work to do if we want a more peaceful world. We’re all interconnected, after all, and one cannot exist without the other. Everything we do—whether it’s done with joy or anger—affects someone else. And that someone... More...