Happy 50th Birthday!

This past Sunday was the 50th birthday of the Peace Symbol. We celebrated by going to Peace, Love and Balance (a wonderful store in Virginia Beach) where the owner, Betsey, hosted a party for said symbol. It was quite something. It was a birthday party in the traditional sense in that there was a cake and we sang Happy Birthday with some non-traditional elements as well in that we all formed a circle and Angela Phillips led a prayer for peace. Betsey is a strong advocate for supporting local artists and she has many represented in her store. She carries my 'yoga line' there and not surprisingly one of the best sellers for her has been this:
This necklace is called "Peace Rocks". A polished beach stone with a sterling silver peace symbol. The response to this necklace as well as the trend of peace symbol jewelry, clothing. etc has had me thinking a lot recently. I think that we as a world community are searching. Searching for something that makes us feel good. Cozy. Wearing things like these are not only a reminder for us of what we are searching for but also an outward expression for others as well. Something to make us all feel connected when most of the time the world seems so vast. So rock on Peace Symbol. Here's to another 50. I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes on peace...

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
~Mother Teresa