This touched me deeply. The moment of singing Ere Zij God and repeating vrede op aarde felt so moving—like a shared longing that belongs to all of us.
I really appreciated how you connect global turmoil with the quiet inner struggle of anxiety. That line about anxiety “costing peace” stayed with me. Your practical ideas feel gentle and genuinely helpful rather than prescriptive.
Thank you for ending with hope. It’s rare to read something that acknowledges the ache and still invites us toward peace on earth, one heart at a time.
Your article is beautiful and deeply needed, reminding us that real change starts inside the human heart. The way you describe personal peace gently radiating outwards to calm and heal the world around us is powerful and full of hope. Thanks
Thank you Deborah. I’m currently reading two separate critiques of the DSM paradigm, and it’s intensifying my conviction that the mental health field needs less focus on vague, illegitimate labels, and A LOT more connection to the perennial themes of the human spirit, like PEACE.
The DSM is really just about reimbursement for treatment. It has no soul and a lot of arbitrary categorizations that are re-interpreted every few years because much of it is artificial handles for the outside, rather than the heart, of human problems.
“Don’t attend every conflict you’re invited to.” That struck a chord. I have a bad habit of walking into conflicts I haven’t even been invited to. Thanks for this.
This touched me deeply. The moment of singing Ere Zij God and repeating vrede op aarde felt so moving—like a shared longing that belongs to all of us.
I really appreciated how you connect global turmoil with the quiet inner struggle of anxiety. That line about anxiety “costing peace” stayed with me. Your practical ideas feel gentle and genuinely helpful rather than prescriptive.
Thank you for ending with hope. It’s rare to read something that acknowledges the ache and still invites us toward peace on earth, one heart at a time.
Thank you for these beautiful reflections! I'm so glad this touched you and felt helpful. 💗
I appreciate your mirroring of the way these longings connect us.
Practice presence with what is, rather than what you fear could come. THANK YOU.
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Your article is beautiful and deeply needed, reminding us that real change starts inside the human heart. The way you describe personal peace gently radiating outwards to calm and heal the world around us is powerful and full of hope. Thanks
Thank you. Riley! May your week find the gentleness of peace.
Thanks 👍
Thank you Deborah. I’m currently reading two separate critiques of the DSM paradigm, and it’s intensifying my conviction that the mental health field needs less focus on vague, illegitimate labels, and A LOT more connection to the perennial themes of the human spirit, like PEACE.
I'm glad you found this helpful!
The DSM is really just about reimbursement for treatment. It has no soul and a lot of arbitrary categorizations that are re-interpreted every few years because much of it is artificial handles for the outside, rather than the heart, of human problems.
“Don’t attend every conflict you’re invited to.” That struck a chord. I have a bad habit of walking into conflicts I haven’t even been invited to. Thanks for this.
I can relate! Been working on it though!
I’m recovering from an infection and this advice is helpful to me. I will keep it to reread. Thank you
It's too easy to let worry run away with our health! Trusting you'll soon experience a full recovery. I'm glad this was helpful to you!
https://open.substack.com/pub/richardhogan1/p/world-2026-please-pray?r=3ea8ga&utm_medium=ios
May it be!