Be more true to the best
that is in you,
to your noblest thought,
to your purest desire,
to your kindest impulse,
to your most courageous effort.
Try to do so always,
but especially hold fast to
that commitment in times of difficulty,
disillusionment, confusion,
or discouragement.
Labrione Fauré
EMPOWER YOURSELF - BY FIRST STOPPING TO THINK
What’s poisoning civil society? One of the biggest contributors to the growing epidemic of division and violence in the world is the tendency of people to disrespect, belittle, shame, or vilify anyone who disagrees with them – even to accuse them of being motivated by ill will, hatred, and bigotry – when the other person often just has a difference of opinion or just sees the world differently. Often, those that accuse others of hatred and bigotry are the perpetrators of the hatred and bigotry.
What spreads it? This social disease of division can become especially toxic when combined with lies or half-truths and spread through social or mass media by those who stir up anger, contention, and contempt to further their own selfish interests (or simply to vent or lash out) .
The tragedy of innocent ingestion. Internet algorithms can contribute to toxicity and make recovery less likely. They record your internet activity and then feed you a diet of internet content that is designed to hold you captive and get as many clicks as possible – a diet not based on what is best for you or the world, but on what is best for business interests. The more you click on any kind of content, the more of that content you will be fed (whether it’s true or not). It’s not a balanced diet.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Protect yourself from the poison.
You are of great value. Be careful not to allow yourself to catch the disease, spread it, be riled and manipulated, or be cankered. Don’t stoop to tactics that are hateful, dishonest, or otherwise beneath the dignity of your humanity.
Check the facts. As you encounter divisive or polarized content online, stop and ask yourself these questions. Who are the creators behind this content? What might their motivation be? What other information or viewpoints should I consider?
Be part of the cure – not the disease.
Maintain your self-respect and integrity. Use the internet as a force to help heal the world.
Be a good human.
Set an example. Think about and embrace standards that anchor and enhance the dignity of your own humanity – standards such as:
The internet can be a powerful tool in building peace . But, if not used wisely, it can also be a great detriment by distracting people from things that matter most. Wrongly used, it is a powerful tool of the enemies of peace. Whether it is a blessing, a detriment, or a cursing all comes down to one thing – the individual responsibility of each one of us as consumers and creators of internet content. Will we use the power of the internet for good or for harm – to lift or lash out – to bring out the best in humanity or the worst?
Respect Freedom of Belief/ Opinion
Listen to Understand & Learn
Be Civil & Warm-Hearted
LIVE YOUR PIECE
Whether you think about it or not
Though you are not solely responsible for world peace,
You are responsible for your piece/peace.™
(Your piece of world peace and your own inner peace)
Accept full responsibility for both. Personalize the above statement. Inscribe it in your heart and mind. Make it part of your peace mindset. Work on living it better every day.
Don’t just blame, shame, and complain. Start with an honest self-assessment of what you can do better. Blaming can make you unjustifiably feel justified and keep you from personal growth and making a more positive contribution.
Do your part. If everyone lived the basic standards of civility in Part 1 and refused to stoop beneath the dignity of their own humanity, the world would be a much better place.
WHAT CAN I DO?
3 action basics.
3 action basics.
Launch
Begin each day with the personal pledge Today I will more fully live my piece of peace in my home, workplace, school, and wherever. Start by respecting freedom of opinion, listening to understand, and being civil and warm-hearted.
One a Day
Each morning (or week) choose just one other thing you will do to build peace – a specific act of kindness, forgiveness, reconciliation, reaching across the aisle to make a new friend, or whatever. Then do it.
Stay Aware
Keep your antenna up. Other opportunities to build peace will come naturally during the day –opportunities to listen, love, and lift. Embrace them.
SHARE & ENGAGE
Wouldn’t it be great if we could inscribe the statement:
“Though I am not solely responsible for world peace,
I am responsible for my piece/peace” ™
into the hearts and minds of every person on the planet – or at least as many as possible in all sectors of society and at all levels of leadership? Working together we can – and in so doing expand our own individual impact exponentially.
“PEACE IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT – IT REQUIRES THE EFFORTS OF ALL.”
Past RI President Charles “Chuck” Keller
WHAT CAN I DO?
Make sure
The Dignity of Your Own Humanity
is part of your core values and peace mindset.
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3ClicksToPeace is:
- A source of empowerment and plan of action to address the plague of division and polarization that infects so much of the world.
- A repository of core foundational principles of peace – a potential anchor and connecting point for peacebuilding initiatives advanced by a variety of humanitarian and service groups, faith and interfaith organizations, businesses and foundations, women’s organizations, youth and young adult organizations, and others – an invitation to magnify success exponentially in the great cause of peace by working together under a unifying standard as each organization and individual advances their unique piece of peace.
- A tool for community-building, organizational team-building activities, and corporate social responsibility – a positive approach to DEI – a mindset for both inner and world peace – a mindset we hope you embrace and are building on.
- A call to action for each one of us to step up and live our piece of peace more fully, make our own little world better, together move the world closer to the world we all yearn to see, and find more richness and meaning along the way.
What’s “The Ask”?
3ClicksToPeace is a volunteer effort powered by the website’s vision for a better world and by volunteers working individually and with faith, interfaith, humanitarian, service, education, business, and other organizations and institutions. The only “ask” made in this website is to more impactfully put the simple website principles into action in your life – to make a commitment to yourself to be more aware of your piece of peace, more fully live it, and encourage others to do the same.
To that end, there is an invitation at the end of the website to join with others who have also made that commitment, help turn hundreds to thousands – then millions, and be part of a great global movement of people of goodwill of all races, religions and beliefs, cultures and nations that together can change the world.