Me, my stuff and I

By Helene Szabados “Actually, this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That’s all; a little place for my stuff. That’s all I want, that’s all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know?I can see it on your table, everybody’s got a little place for their stuff.…

How do we begin to explore relations?

By Helene Szabados   In our concrete civilization, it can be challenging to find authentic ways to relate to nature. We must practice going beyond our societal walls to see that we are nature and our relationships with the natural world are representations of our self-care. Peaceful World Foundation hosted its first conversation of the…

Mid-year site visits to our 2017 grantees

By Helene Szabados Peaceful World Foundation has finished its first round of mid-year visits to our 2017 grantees. The organizations we have visited so far included Dalai Lama Fellows, The Cultural Conservancy and Holistic Underground. We would like to share our appreciation for the efforts these organizations have contributed to building a more peaceful world.…

The joys of connecting with the Earth

By Helene Szabados “I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” – John Muir,  John of the Mountains (1938) Do you know the medicine that lies within the compounds of a forest? Have you tasted the wealth in eating…

Mindful Travel

“When you travel…enter every new encounter with gratitude for another opportunity to learn and to listen and be the best travel ambassador on earth.”                                              -Sami Sunchild, When You Travel There was a time,…

What is Fluidity?

By Helene Szabados “Some questions are not meant to be answered; they are meant to be lived.” –Referenced from the Gurdjieff Foundation Through the concepts of language and science, we, as a society, foster a culture of labeling and identifying. In recent explorations of identity, a new notion has risen called fluidity. Fluidity: A continuous,…