Peace Walk Update

I have already met some incredibly generous loving people and I haven’t even taken one step of the peace walk yet. Or maybe I have.

Let me tell you what has happened so far.

I mentioned to a song writer, musician friend of mine, David Patrick Bryan, about the walk and needing to raise funds and he immediately offered to gather some of his friends together and put on a concert for me. That blew me away! He asked Diogenes Ruiz, William Burton and Nitia Steward to perform and they did. Quite superbly I might add. Unity Church of the Triangle hosted the event as their offering to First Friday in August of Raleigh. Great success!! Kudos to all the artists, the church, the staff, all the volunteers, and all the folks who attended.

Megan Huber from the Pittsboro Chapter of Coffee and Contacts has offered to provide me with Shaklee protein bars and energy boosters for the walk. I’ll pace myself so I’ll continue to walk and not start flying.

Cheryl O’Grady from Foot Solutions of Brier Creek has sponsored me with the most incredible pair of walking shoes call Chung Shi. They rock! These shoes actually help you stand up straight and correct your posture. Amazing!

Good friends of mine have offered me all kinds of items like a little traveling laptop, tiny Flip video camera, light weight back pack to carry day items, an international phone and spent many hours with me making the Peace Bracelets.

My daughter, Grace, her friend, Debbie, and grandson, Bryon, spent more hours helping me put the Peace Bracelets together. Lots of laughs those nights!

There are constant request for the beautiful Peace Bracelet. Have you gotten yours yet? Reiki energy has been added to them as a special blessing for all who wear the bracelets.

And donations keep pouring in from all over the country. I only have about another thousand dollars to go and the goal of $5000 will have been reached.

Trainers have offered tips on training for the walk. I’ve even been pointed to free exercise classes which I am taking with much gratitude, enthusiasm and sweat.

I was gifted with a 2 hour class in releasing sore muscle pain which will help me and all the other walkers to be able to keep on walking day after day. Julie Donnelly of Julstro.com taught me her fabulous technique. Many thanx!

What fun I’ve had handing out the silicone wrist bands debossed with “May peace prevail in my heart.” It’s quite a thrill seeing the bands worn on so many people’s wrists.

The best has been saved for last – the prayers. I have asked people, like you who are reading this right now, to send me their prayer for peace in their heart. What do you need to help you to feel peaceful inside right now? If you’re not sure how to write a prayer, just send me your thoughts and I’ll write it into a prayer for you. This prayer will be prayed every day of the 10 day walk, all 187 kilometers, just for you. Send me your thoughts right now.

Like I said at the beginning, maybe I have already started on this walk for peace. Be assured that all that I’m giving out is already returning to me. Every step I take for myself is for someone else. Every prayer that I pray for some one else is prayed for me. My heart has grown by leaps and bounds. Peace has expanded. It’s reaching out to touch you right now, just like it touched me.

Pace e Bene
Ciao.