On a recent visit to the Arts Centre at The Gold Coast, I discovered a gem in the middle of the park at the back of the centre. The Peace Pavillion. I don't know if the same feeling of peace will be felt by looking at these pictures, that I felt while wandering around there, but I hope so.
The Peace Pavillion... is dedicated to each person who spends a few moments of the day discovering inner peace. You are joining people from all over the world who celebrate peace as a an active part of their lives.
If peace were a picture what would it be?
If you could touch peace, how would it feel?
let your thoughts slow down completely,
Imagine you are spiritual light.
My natural positive energy is beginning to flow.
I am serene, calm and confident,
filling with lightness and ease.
Quietness encircles me
I feel close to the Source of peace and love
I absorb soothing streams of silence and power
Peace is mine I feel renewed.
I am a Peaceful Soul
and I take this into the world.
The Culture of Peace
Give Peace a chance... John Lennon
We walk together on sacred ground, Black feet, white feet, footprints soft upon the land. The Dreaming moves beneath our feet. The landscape is alive. Pitjantjatjara People.
It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be. Eileen Caddy
Although it is difficult to bring about peace
Through internal transformation, this is the only way to achieve lasting peace. The Dalai Lama
It is only with the heart that I can really see.
What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de St Exupery
We seek to heal our past and move on together. Mark Dodson
And the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds. Philippians 4
God is the friend of silence. Trees, flowers, grass grow in silence.
See the stars, moon, and sun how they move in silence. Mother Theresa
Aim at heaven and you will get the earth thrown in.
Aim at earth and you will get neither. CS Lewis
Peace is the vessel in which all blessings are contained. The Talmud
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. Anne Frank
It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive. Rev Jesse Jackson
Reach out for your spiritual side, for it is the only possible way that you can be who you are... Receive the fullness in your heart that is yours for we are of a spiritual design and destiny my brothers and sisters. The Confederation Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon
"Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?" asked Alice
"That depends a great deal on where you want to get to". said the Cat
Lewis Carroll
When you do the things that you can do, you will find the Way and the Way will follow you. Winnie the Pooh
Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself. Rumi