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Open letter for Peace

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At the occasion of International Peace Week, I have emailed Prime Minister Christopher Luxton and Defense Minister Judith Collins to uphold New Zealand peaceful and nuclear free iconic stance.

Then I made it a petition for anyone to add their name to it. The open letter will be presented to Mr Luxton and Mrs Collins with the signatures on the 31 July 2025.

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I would be grateful if you would add your signature and share.

Mandate New Zealand to Uphold its Peaceful and Nuclear-Free Status

Our beloved country has a renowned reputation for being a peacebuilding nuclear-free nation and it’s essential we protect this identity.

As a committed resident who chose to live in New Zealand because of its staunch anti-nuclear stance and peaceful disposition, I am seriously concerned with the amping up of militarisation and war-oriented tactics that are becoming alarmingly apparent, and which directly conflict with the ethos of many New Zealanders. 

We respectfully implore the New Zealand government to steer clear of AUKUS and other potential alliances that could threaten our non-nuclear and peace-oriented standing.

We will present the petition to PM Christopher Luxon and Defence Minister Judith Collins. Date TBC.

War is by definition destructive and unethical, killing people, destroying property and ecosystems.

Since 1987, New Zealand has been a Nuclear-Free Zone, a status that is integral to our national identity and global reputation (source: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1987/0086/latest/DLM115116.html

The desire for peace is a common sentiment among New Zealanders. In 1990 even National had signed up to anti-nuclearism. https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/nuclear-free-new-zealand/nuclear-free-zone

The armament industry is using vast amounts of resources, it is responsible for 5.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions globally (source: CEOBS) and results in severe pollutions often irreversible.

Here is an article describing how armament and wars are so destructive for people and the planet… https://ceobs.org/how-does-war-damage-the-environment/?sfnsn=mo

Here is the Statement in July 2024 from Rt Hon Helen Clark and Dr Don Brash. “Prime Minister is jeopardising both New Zealand’s independent foreign policy and its economic security” https://www.helenclarknz.com/my-diary/statement-on-nz-government-jeopardising-nzsindependent-foreign-policy-and-economic-security

And Helen Clark talking about AUKUS on RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018936591/helen-clark-on-new-zealand-joining-aukus

Here is the NZ Peace Foundation statement about peace https://www.peacefoundation.org.nz/what-we-offer/education/react/

UNESCO says that: “since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.”

Costa Rica abolished it’s national army in 1949 and divested the money  to education, environment and health. Result? Are they invaded, taken over? No, Costa Rica is a nature haven and it’s people are the happiest on the planet
https://happyplanetindex.org/ https://www.futurepolicy.org/peace-and-security/military-spending/costa-ricas-abolition-of-the-army/
Costa Rica is a small country with 5 million inhabitants similar to NZ, we could follow their lead.

More resources for peace on https://www.icanw.org/

We, therefore, request that our government continue to uphold these values and stand firm against military posturing and nuclear armament. We urge them to keep New Zealand untouched by nuclear weapons and prevent the involvement in any militaristic trend that veers away from our peaceful trajectory. 

Please sign this petition to maintain the peace and nuclear-free nature of our beautiful country. And share to create a wave of Peace.

Thank you :) 

I thank you deeply. From the heart. Love is the solution, for ourselves, for each other and for the planet. 

Go to the Petition page to sign

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Peace Love Shanti shanti shanti

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“Almost all of us long for peace and freedom”
– Aldous Huxley Island, 1962

In December 2024, Syria went through a peaceful revolution and continues building peace: the interim government is committed to people and diversity, integrating all groups in the government; rebel factions are disarming. Amazing. It starts well (despite hurdles) and I wish further peace for them.
It’s a fantastic example that “Peace we can”, Peace we must.
If not, war, death, suffering, destruction and waste continue.

Here is a song to align with the Peace vibration while you read on: Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om.
Shanti (Peace) is said 3 times because peace is inside, between people and globally.

In the context of the NZ government increasing flirting with military and warfaring nations, I started a petition for New Zealand to Uphold its Peaceful and Nuclear-Free Status

Link to the Peace Petition

Find the peace inside

I want peace for the world. Everyday, I look at this flag that invites me to make my own life peaceful first. I realized that I indeed had internal conflicts, voices in my head, defenses and attacks, hurt.

These wars inside us create stress, sickness and project bad energies, therefore wars outside. Anxiety, negative (self) talk, addictions or bad habits, excuse, judgments, justification… Do you recognize any of these? I do!! Inside me, in society and in international conflicts!

Instead, I choose to be relaxed, present, living consciously, creating the life I want, with love always.

Becoming aware of my inner voices, fears and ego allowed me to let them go. Letting go of trauma, identifying thoughts as thoughts, quietening the mind, loving myself; all bring calm, happiness and peace.

Healthy alkaline nutrition, meditation, reiki, 3-deep-breath, time in nature and caring for the garden, sun salutations, gratitude, practicing presence and journaling are all helping me on my journey to inner peace.

Away judgement, need to justify, to defend… Welcome love, expanding love, awareness, compassion, acceptance, openness, connection, calm, beingness and nature appreciation. Peace.

I think it is a life purpose to find peace, it’s ongoing. Peace feels great. When in peace, I shine peace, share peace, pray peace. It’s personal growth. And the flag says it brings peace to the Earth!

I wish you enjoy finding peace and look forward to the peaceful snowball effect we have together. Florence

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Resources that practically help me find my Peace inside:

Love Water: I hold a cup of water with appreciation, love. Dr Emoto has shown that water “records” the environment so my water becomes love and gratitude and then I drink it, filling myself with love, becoming love. Crazy or not, it feels great and works with me!

“What would love do now?” is a question I often ask myself, with gratifying results. From Neale Donald Walsh Conversation with God.

The Serenity App with a dozen free 10 mn meditations creates an immediate feel good feeling. Within a few days of practice, I am am aware of my inner debates and can let go of unhelpful thoughts easily and choose beneficial loving ones.

Thank you dear Jane for the inspiration and wisdom, precious.

I recently did the Teal Swan Love Yourself free course and it changed my life, thank you, highly recommended.

Loving myself brings PEACE inside.

A hilarious book about finding yourself, Jane Tara introduced me to Pearl, thank you for that!

Peace between us

Relationship between people, large or small groups have the same principles. Judgment, separation, justification, comparison, blame… are all degrees of war. Instead, let’s learn to listen, acknowledge, understand, forgive, love, support. What would love do now?

Most of us are able to love our “loved-ones”. The exercise of extending this love to everyone, to every being is challenging and interesting. An enemy is a loved-one for someone else so we can open our hearts enough to love all. Consciousness and compassion are keys here. Love removes the hurt inside, love brings peace. Duh! I know it’s obvious yet worth remembering because societal norms often make us take sides and that’s counterproductive.

Whether personal, business, parenting, couples, groups, schools or states, look for the keywords “wellbeing”, “mindful”, “conscious” for all information you need. Lots of resources on the Greater Good.

I believe it’s important we build peace with nature. Everyone can do it, at their level.
In our business, at work, in our household, we have reduced our footprint, by going vegetarian, choosing renewable energy, phasing out plastic packaging, divesting our money, choosing fairtrade, local or organic foods, phasing out our carbon use in travels, hobbies, tools…
Everyday choices, most of them FREE or BETTER economically. It’s win-win. With the big win to avoid the climate catastrophe.

When we are in connected with nature, we feel oneness, so we love everyone on Earth too. Building peace with nature builds peace between humans.

Anatomy of Peace, The Arbinger Institute
3 minutes to understand how to be sustainable, worthwhile your time. Published 14 years ago, still relevant.

International powers

The world is not in Peace, it is over-armed and soaked in violence and huge guns on media, movies, gaming and sadly in real in many countries, cutting short real lives and devastating real landscapes.

Armament industries are financed by governments (people’s tax money) who infuse the world with fear to justify it, making the world more dangerous.

Armament industry provides jobs and huge profits to financial portfolios. Wars increase the GDP with all the business generated to make the weapons then to repair. So warfaring is an economic boost.

Yet we can realize in one instant that Growth-growth-growth is unsustainable, it is exploiting and polluting the planet, colonizing people, draining life, mental health and health.
A way out is to doing / going / buying less.
What we do, we do sustainably: go circular and local, low carbon, healthy, increasing resilience, aiming at having enough, within planetary boundaries. We, all of us, at our level, can foster the shift and mitigate the effects by sharing.

There is no need to continue war to keep the economy going, there is a lot to repair, from the wars and from increasing climate change disasters;
There is a lot of work to relocate, innovate, plant, restore…
Governments can accompany the transition into a low carbon regenerating resilient society, with subventions to foster the conversion of unsustainable industries into sustainable beneficial ventures. For example, an armaments plant starts building electric civil machinery, a farmer becomes a biodiversity steward…

Provocation, tit for tat, justification, fear culture, bullying and blackmailing, to pure cruelty… Resulting in so many death and victims.

Several leaders of the world behave like nasty kids, bullies, below-the-belt thinking. I feel compassion for all, they hold so much fear and look so hurt, by generations of wars, indoctrination and revenge.

I wish leaders soon have the realization that peace can be chosen every day, a peace that is fair, durable. Steps are taken. More effort is required.

Asking people what they need; listening; supporting; finding ways to live in harmony together… Talking to each other, sharing, realizing we are all humans who love, choosing peace over further death, creating reconciliation, this is the mission of the Israeli Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace. It takes courage, change, vulnerability, that’s bravery. This group activities brings peace inside and between participants and hopes for wider peaceful resolutions.

I think citizens’ assemblies are great conduits for understanding and creating solutions for the highest good of all involved. They are well-suited to rise above conflicts of interest and complex issues with trade-offs and values-driven dilemmas. In New Zealand, Max Rashbrooke is fostering the practice of citizens’ jury.

So there are solutions and I continue to hope that the leaders of the world, the wealthy, the influencers, everyone really, will shift, change the way we do things and invest for the greater good, as ultimately, it benefits all.

At the occasion of the International Peace Week in September 2024, I wrote an open letter for Peace to NZ Prime Minister and Defense Minister. Then made it a petition to stay peaceful and nuclear free.
(Update August 2025: The petition was sent with more than 70 signatures to Christopher Luxon, Judith Collins, Winston Peters and David Seymour on the 28th July 2025 🕊)

We are one mind shift away from peace and all it requires is love, which we all have plenty of. So I continue hoping and holding the space for peace, always. With peace, our world will be safer, better connected with one another and nature, equitable, harmonious, happier… what’s not to love?!

Does this essay on peace helps you or brings you hope? Let me know!

Love love love 🌸Shanti shanti shanti

Peace stops the destruction then regeneration begin. Divesting from military is an easy step for peace.

In New Zealand, Mindful Money helps people to direct their funds towards social and environmentally beneficial outcomes.

Peacemaking is reconciling people. Extracts from the Courage for Peace, by Louise Diamond.

These books are great for understanding and practicing Peace.
Link to NZ Peace Petition

“I hope someday you’ll join us.
And the world will live as one.”
― John Lennon, Imagine.

(worthwhile listening the lyrics again, they are awesome!)

A playlist from youtube with several Beatles Peace and Love songs, these guys where clever!
I enjoy revisiting them.

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