✨"World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just the mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestations of human compassion." - Dalai Lama
✨"Light will win over darkness." - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
🌼 Day 26: POPPY - White Poppy + Peace Dove = For the victims of ALL wars
☮️ "There are three elements to the meaning of white poppies: they represent remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to attempts to glamorize or celebrate war. White poppies symbolize the conviction that there are better ways to resolve conflict than through the use of violence. They embody values that reject killing fellow human beings for whatever reason." - Peace Pledge Union
😵💫 The past 2 weeks have been a blur as it already was with all the several current conflicts raging on.
😞 According to CrisisGroup.org, there are 10 conflicts to watch in 2022.
1. Ukraine
2. Ethiopia
3. Afghanistan
4. US & China
5. Iran vs US & Israel
6. Yemen
7. Israel - Palestine
8. Haiti
9. Myanmar
10. Islamist militancy in Africa
😵💫 While I'm trying to keep up with all the world news, I'm also trying to keep up with my own personal news:
🙌🏽 I got the job! I'm still an OT but I'm now also a COTA Supervisor! (COTA - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant)
😱 1 of my artworks is being published in a 2nd magazine!
🫣 Completed my 1st live for IG (Thank you for all the support! Replies coming soon!) 🥹🥰
🏋🏽♀️Finished my 2nd 8 weeks fitness program with Puneeta, Mandie & Shamita
🙏🏽 Learned how to print & package images for a local Ukraine related artwork charity event
💃🏽 Received a request to perform a dance!
🎨 Attended our 1st Gasparilla Arts Festival
🍓 Attended our 1st Strawberry Festival
😳 2 more flower pieces coming up to finally complete the February Flower Challenge.