Making a difference at midday

By Andrew McFarlane

HappyNews Citizen Journalist

"Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the whole world will be as one." — John Lennon

On the morning of July 7, 2005, life in London changed. Gone was the free and easy feeling of living in one the biggest and best multicultural cities in the world.

In a matter of minutes, four bombers changed the face of London. But that was not to last. One week later there was a two-minute silence, where everyone was encouraged to stop whatever they were doing and assemble on the streets of London in defiance and remembrance. For me it was a very poignant moment—one that had a lasting effect. Once again, this multicultural city showed the world what it was made of—people of every colour, race and religion all coming together for a common cause.

It left me wondering why we needed a tragedy like the bombings to bring us all together. Why couldn't we do this regularly? I got to thinking and eventually came up with the idea of the "midday-midweek moment for peace."

So I started a group consciousness with all the people I knew or could find. And so what I am hoping to achieve is to get as many people involved as possible from as many countries as possible.

All that is required is that at midday on a Wednesday (that's midday in your country), if possible, you stop what you are doing and spend as long as necessary wishing for peace and sending positive energy. This is about spiritualism, about a consciousness or awareness.

I am not going to tell you how to intend or hope for peace. It can be about peace on a personal level or on a global scale—that is up to you. This is also not political. We are not to take sides with any group or party and pushing political views. Peace is for everyone.

I would also like to use this as an opportunity to help those involved too—like building a big social awareness, where we all look out for each other. So, if there are issues in your life that you wish for people to be aware of, they can be emailed to me, and I can bring it to the awareness of all involved.

At present, there are about 20 people regularly involved from the UK to South Africa. I send out a friendly reminder on Wednesday morning with an inspirational quote or story relative to the cause and a thank-you to all those involved afterwards. I have received a load of emails already from those involved saying how they feel about the experience, and all of them are positive.

If anyone is interested in getting involved, please send me your email address, and I will be in touch. Please don't underestimate the power of intention. I can be contacted at mcfarlane.andrew@gmail.com

This story was produced by Happynews Citizen Journalist, Andrew McFarlane. McFarlane is a citizen reporter from London, England.

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