Tell us something about yourself
I am an entrepreneur, a Gallup certified Strengths Coach, a mother who loves to volunteer with her family to get more youth to live the value of peace building in their own communities.
Tell us about your role in TPBPM
I am the National Convener for Volunteers focusing on creating harmony and encouraging collaboration among all the people who become involved in our peace advocacy movement. I am also a Mother for Peace and a strong advocate for our Eco Peace Republic values.
What are the highlights of your experience with TPBPM?
I love moments when I get to spend time with our volunteers, getting to know their stories and being able to share our piece of peace with each other. I am most touched by the strength of character that we are able to inspire when we go into peace missions with our volunteers and my own daughters (who are peace hero ambassadors in the movement). I enjoy our peace conversations at the end of each day where we get to process our experiences and we learn from each other. My favorite moments are reading peace notes from our participants in our many missions.
What have you learned from TPBPM that you have applied in your life?
One important value I cherish most in TPBPM is the Eco Peace Republic. We are living true to this value by living it. Being more conscious of our impact on the environment. Making mindful choices for all things we consume and making sure those choices are sustainable and promote our co-existence with nature. We now have a home garden where we grow our food and our entire family has turned vegan. But more importantly, day by day we are living life with the intention of being at peace with our environment and respecting all life.
What’s your advice for young women who wants to advocate for peace?
Be true to yourself. Make choices that foster respect and peace. Build small habits for peace and one day those habits will be your mark of peace in this world.
Peace is — something that begins with YOU.
It begins with a choice that you will have to build with intention. And as you live it each day you will feel a sense of inner happiness that will radiate to others and inspire an attitude of respect, love, and harmony — one that starts within and naturally moves outward to create a positive impact on your community, our nation, and even our world.
