This is from Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Being Peace … a gentle and hopeful suggestion for us all. After all, if we can bring a bit of peacefulness into our own life … no matter how small our efforts may seem … there is that much more peace that exists in our world that wasn’t there before.

If we are peaceful,
if we are happy,
we can smile and blossom like a flower,
and everyone in our family, our entire society,
will benefit from our peace.

I hope you let your inner flower bloom today — I’m feeling a bit sunflower-y myself. Wishing you peace today!