Peace is a state of being . . . being in the present in harmony and balance with all things. It is the understanding of both sides of light and dark, right and wrong, good and bad, and does not find opposition in anything. Peace knows no opposition.

Guest Speaker, Earth Day Celebration, Denver Colorado 2005

You say you want peace. To have peace you must be peace. You must come to know peace within your heart. If you stand in a place of kindness and goodness but you push and rebel against the opposite, that being for example, hatred and war, then you are in opposition and not at peace. Ahh, but you say, "It is for peace that we oppose war." But I say to you, peace knows no opposition. Peace is as peace does.

To all the people who are violent, I will keep peace in my heart for them and do whatever I can to make this a more peaceful world. And to all the people who are doing their part in changing the world for the better, I say, "thank you." One heart can make a difference in our world and if we keep the vision of peace everyday, we will have a joyful world.

That is why I have become a Peace Paint Ambassador for the United Nations during this decade of peace and during a time of war for our nation. I have vowed to do my part in bringing people together through art to paint for peace AND global harmony.

So I say to each of you to look within yourselves. If you truly desire peace on Earth, then be peace on earth. Honor the earth. Honor each other. Stop fighting. Stop judging. Stop finding fault. Begin loving. Begin caring. Begin acting with awareness and compassion. Speak peace, think peace, act peacefully. Dream peace. And you will be at peace each day . . . one day at a time.

So, let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me, and you.

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speech ©2009 by chloe fugate