#peaceful resolution

[summerwages]

we have a few things to iron out...apparently...

[zee-man-chatter]

Brilliant interview touching on points that few have considered. Scott Ritter, who is a former USMC Intelligence officer, and WMD inspector covers many aspects of how a war could escalate, and who might be involved, but more importantly, why they don't want to be involved. Also covered are the countries that are a far bigger threat than Iran, who again want to see a peaceful way out of this, but won't tolerate war crimes from Israel in the Gaza strip. Worth the watch!

[hsmagazine254]

Communicating With Compassion: Resolving Conflicts Peacefully During Ramadan - H&S Love Affair

Navigating Relationship Challenges With Grace And Empathy Conflict is an inevitable part of any relationship, but during Ramadan, couples are encouraged to approach disagreements with compassion and empathy. In this article, we explore effective communication strategies that couples can employ to resolve conflicts peacefully and strengthen their relationship bonds. 1. Practising Active…

[julierysava]

"Understanding Ceasefire: A Step Towards Peace"

Description: Ceasefire is a term often heard in discussions about conflicts and wars, but what does it really mean? In simple terms, a ceasefire is a temporary halt in fighting between two or more opposing parties. It is an agreement to stop the use of weapons and engage in peaceful negotiations.

Ceasefires play a crucial role in resolving conflicts and creating a conducive environment for dialogue and diplomacy. They provide a much-needed break from violence and allow for humanitarian aid to reach affected areas. Ceasefires can be unilateral, where one party declares a halt in fighting, or bilateral, where both parties agree to cease hostilities.

However, it's important to note that a ceasefire does not guarantee a lasting peace. It is merely a pause in the fighting, giving the parties involved an opportunity to negotiate a more permanent solution. Ceasefires can be fragile and easily broken if trust is not established or if the underlying issues are not addressed.

Despite their limitations, ceasefires are a crucial step towards peace. They provide a glimmer of hope in the midst of conflict and pave the way for further negotiations and reconciliation. It is through dialogue and understanding that long-lasting peace can be achieved.

Wooden basket 🧺 with fresh linen 🌺 and a cat.

Let's continue to support efforts for ceasefire agreements and work towards a world where conflicts are resolved through peaceful means.

[headlinehorizon]

Unmasking Antisemitism: Chris Christie's Take on the Rising Hatred

Former New Jersey Governor and GOP presidential candidate, Chris Christie, discusses the prevalence of antisemitism in the United States and the role of social media platforms in promoting hatred.

[hebrewbyinbal]

Today marks the start of the new Jewish year, תשפ"ד (pronounced: Tav Sheen Peh Dalet), and it's a time for reflection, renewal, and setting intentions for the days ahead.

Personally and on a global scale, I've chosen a word that resonates deeply with the current state of the world: Peace 🕊.

As I stand here, I can't help but feel that peace is not just a word but a beacon of hope, a guiding light we all need, perhaps now more than ever.

In a world that often feels divided and tumultuous, choosing Peace as my word for this year is a reminder that we have the power to cultivate harmony, understanding, and unity.

It's a wish for tranquility in our hearts, in our communities, and with strangers who are complete opposite to us (this may be the most important of all), a hope for a world where differences are celebrated, and conflicts find peaceful resolutions.

So, as we step into this new year, I wish that we all carry the word Peace in our hearts and actions, not just for ourselves but for all of humanity. Together, we can make this world a more peaceful and harmonious place for everyone. 🌍✨🕊️

#peace #peacewithin #peaceful #peaceofmind #roshhashana #jewishwisdom #newyear #happynewyear #shanatova

[ohrackham]

what was the point of lila thinking home was a feeling she didn't deserve and could never earn until she found diego. what was the point of them finding deep, meaningful love in each other. what was the point of lila opening her heart and confessing that all she really wanted was a family with him.

what was the point of developing diego and lila over two seasons, creating such a beautiful, chaotic bond, just to destroy it for no reason.

[alwaysbewoke]

[hinaliix]

Vashmeryl my beloveds 🫶

[darlinguistics]

'its just IMPOSSIBLE to not be addicted to your phone nowadays its UNREALISTIC-'

heres some advice to being less chronically online. for gen z (and younger??) who dont even know how to start thinking about it and have only heard shitty advice from older adults who just genuinely do not get it, from a fellow gen z and my experiences so far.

*these are personal and may not all 100% resonate but its still good prompting to start thinking about things! PLEASE feel free to add your own stories/advice in the notes! support your fellow humans, dont gatekeep what youve learned, lets have these conversations! and no negativity/pessimism please <3

first thing is to make it a less scary thought, a more concrete idea and not a hypothetical. it doesnt have to be all-or-nothing, cold turkey, a huge announcement and a fundamental shift in your personality. the internet will be in your life for the rest of your life, this is an ongoing relationship you are trying to make healthier thats all! and it takes one step at a time and some self-compassion, but a true effort nonetheless. 'dont you think thats a bit too serious-' if youre my age you quite literally grew up and developed online, it is literally part of your psyche the way your childhood is, it IS serious, you deserve to treat it seriously.

dont save your login info/dont stay logged in for social media accounts, having to manually log in when you want to go on like youre on some elementary school chrome book is a really healthy and clear boundary to have between being logged off and logged on.

-> bigger challenge - uninstall it on your phone in general, only log on on your laptop/pc if applicable for you!

if youre motivated to, try to work on your posture too. i only say that because most of our bad posture is at least partially related to being on our phones a lot, and when i started wanting to fix my posture, completely separately and unrelated from trying to break my phone addiction, it made it easier to lose interest in my phone since i didnt want to ruin my progress with my posture. it made me start to have a mindset like 'well if you cant do this on your phone with good posture then dont do it' and 'if youre on your phone so long your posture starts to cave in, youve probably spent too long on your phone anyway'

listen to music more. its easier for me to kinda write off my phone and do other things if i just open music or a podcast or long youtube video on it. i know we all love long video essays, but i recommend music more specifically for me at least because im less inclined to pause music or scroll while listening to it for some reason? whereas using a show or video or podcast for white noise, im way more likely to also be scrolling on my phone and that is my activity lol. music for some reason i dont want to interrupt and instead of being on my phone i can clean or do something productive on my computer etc

this one is sooo hard but try to fall asleep with some distance between you and your phone, even just a couple feet. mine stays on the desk next to my bed which isnt that far but its better than on bed like it used to be. when you wake up you probably wont feel like reaching for it right away if its far and even better if you have to get up for it because then at least you stand and move your body first thing instead of looking at your phone first thing. and try to get more and more of your morning routine done before touching your phone over time.

-> for me, i started by just trying to at least wake up a bit in bed before touching it, then stand up before touching it, then stand and stretch, then going to the bathroom first, making coffee first, feeding the cat first, etc. its surprisingly helpful to have a specific chore/task in mind that is The requirement so that everytime you do it you get a lil dopamine rush for unlocking your phone from yourself lmao. when the weather was nice i used to make my Requirement being outside first before going on it and i LOVED that. esp as it got easier and i started doing more and more before going on it and finally walking outside with coffee and my phone felt like such a pleasant little reward.

find a hobby that uses your hands. example: i really need to get back into knitting because when i did it regularly so much time that wouldve been on my phone was spent knitting with music/podcasts/shows/(even online lectures! when i felt productive lol) playing. its the same amount of physical relaxing - barely moving lol - but uses a longer attention span and a much better dopamine hit than scrolling, i literally MADE things.

-> you might be thinking, 'but mindless knitting isnt better than mindless scrolling is it?' but that mindless feeling on your phone is just that, mindless. the mindless feeling you get when doing something like knitting is actually closer to a flow state, which is actually incredibly good for you, like a fulfilling nutritious meal as opposed to 'empty calories' or whatever

get a widget for your homescreen that shows your screen time. i have one and of course it doesnt always stop me but seeing that time go up all day the more i use it and the pride of keeping it low is really helpful

practice grounding. in general.

spend more time on anonymous activities and have more privacy and less attachment with your 'persona' - what i mean by that is, i consider things like scrolling through tumblr (for me personally!) to be relatively harmless because i dont try to like,, brand myself here. if youre a tumblr regular you know the jokes - 0 follows, 0 notes, screaming to the void, moots you dont talk to, blorbo pfp and urls, fake names everywhere, and we're having fun! basically targeting the 'everyone is famous now' thing with this one - embrace being a nobody with no personal stakes here

-> personally ive never kept up with having social media accounts that are actually just, me irl - like a facebook or main instagram, like a locals account yknow? but i think it goes for that too - stop spending so much time trying to further personalize your online presence in the hopes of it representing you perfectly - because it never will, and it shouldnt, and you shouldnt aspire for that. your social media presence is lighthearted and incredibly surface-level, treat it like that! thats not me bashing social media either, having that mindset will make it more enjoyable bc youll be using it as it should be used!

do following/followers or camera roll/files or app purges. this is also a soft launch type of way to practice easing into a better mindset. aside from just literally getting rid of junk, the process of trying to judge whether or not you need something is good practice in mindfulness! even if you dont delete everything you feel like you maybe should, thats fine, youll do other purges in the future too. eventually youll get better at parting with things and realizing when things that feel good in a moment are actually bad for you. and it forces you to regularly check in on your more long-lasting parasocial relationships online and how theyre serving you or not

speaking of parasocial - for actual friends, if theyre irl, think about how much you interact with them online vs in person and why you think that is and how it affects you. maybe youll wanna see them more irl if possible (i promise its better for your friendship), maybe youll realize you dont need to keep tabs on them anymore (old high school acquaintances lookin at you). for celebrities and fandom things - try to think about the bare minimum content from them you could do with. you dont have to unstan all your faves and stop enjoying things - but do you need their notifications on? do you need to have a stan account? do you need them on all the platforms? do you need to have all that saved content of them? are there aspects of this that you love that could be found elsewhere?

if youre of the genre of online where you just cant help yourself from getting involved in big discussions or discourse and arguments - i recommend journaling when you get upset by something online, articulating your feelings without the idea of someone ever reading it and without the goal of 'winning' or being the most correct and logical or even the most sympathetic and morally good. take away every audience aspect of it. what is this really about for you, and why would strangers online deserve to hear your personal well-thought out opinions? why would your thoughts deserve to be simplified and misconstrued and underappreciated the way they would be in this discussion? is there even an outcome to this where you feel truly satisfied? are their people who are more worthy of hearing your thoughts who arent part of this audience? is this a conversation that is best held online where so much communicative nuance is inevitably sacrificed?

in the end these are all just practices in remembering how in control you are. and that goes for if any of these are scary or too difficult sounding too! these all become less scary if you remember that as soon as anything becomes too uncomfortable or painful, you have all the power to stop doing it, make a change, and try again later. so much of advice for quitting bad habits can be intimidating because the pressure and the shame that would come from failing scares you out of the possible benefits of trying - just go ahead and kill that shame from the jump. of course youre going to fail! you are going to have setbacks! thats part of it! you have agency in this, always. the internet is not inherently or completely evil nor good. build trust in yourself to make the calls on when it is serving you and when it isnt on a case-by-case basis, and then give yourself permission to learn through trial and error.

and remember you are worth all of this effort. i believe in us <3

[moodboardmix]

HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY FOLLOWERS !

Peace, Love, Health, Wealth & Happiness Around The World!

[meadow-mellow]

Was no one going to tell me how Magneto has an actual Hero/Good Guy moment in TAS?!

[thatrandomblogsays]

HOTD AU where Aegon is crowned king and at his coronation he’s like:

“Thank you, thank you, as my first act of king I abdicate to my sister. Sayonara you weeaboo shits.”

He immediately flies off to dragonstone to give her the crown, and what are the hightowers going to do? Crown aemond? That’s usurping/disobeying the former king. TG technically only has 2 dragons now.

Someone goes “but my liege what about having your blood on throne?” So aegon just betroths his child to Jace and Baela’s future child before taking his family to a beach vacation.

[mewzaque]

This question won’t leave my head. So:

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Madk's mangaka is one of the few people who truly understands the old adage

Love and hate are two sides of the same coin