To understand nonviolence, we must first shed the cultural conditioning that has us view violence as the default.

As Maya Angelou once said, “Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.”

Moments of love become moments of unity, eliminating separation between us and everything around us.

To follow this path requires vigor, strength, and courage — marking the difference between a warrior and an average person.

As it connects to the nonviolent journey, authenticity gives us a sense of peace and purpose, helping us understand what we need to do for the world with our lives.

In order to create lasting change, we need to look forward to a new way of thinking, one that includes collaboration and dialogue.

Letting go of conditioning that teaches us we are not good enough allows us to love and accept ourselves and others.

Gandhi gives us the answer: anguish.

We are immersed in the pain of the world. Pretending that’s not the case only isolates us from life’s loving flow.

As the power of nonviolence grows in us, it begins to transform us, which in turn transforms others and grows the movement for change.