What does peace mean to me?

By Kelly Weaver.

Peace is being well fed.
Peace is breathing clean air.
Peace is freedom from violence from peers, partners, family, strangers, and the state.
Peace is compassion for others.
Peace is being able to grow and thrive and be who you are.
Peace is freedom from binary concepts and thinking.
Peace is accepting of various religious practices, or the lack thereof.
Peace is people over profit.
Peace is learning from the past.
Peace is autonomy over your own body.
Peace is no prisons.
Peace is feeling safe.
Peace is respect for our planet.
Peace is demilitarized.
Peace is being able to afford to live.
Peace is the recognition of what is unjust and a commitment to a better world.
Peace is accessible.
Peace is cooperative.
Peace is active.
Peace is hard work.
Peace is restorative.
Peace is justice.

Peace is going to require a reframing of the way we think about and relate to others. It will require not putting our own individual needs first and looking at the needs of the collective. Peace will require a restructuring of our systems and institutions. Peace will be resisted, but we will get there.