How I'm fighting Terrorism

The other day I was sitting at work during dinner and all my coworkers gathered around and talked about the horrors going on in the world throughout the entire dinner. It made me sad that there was no lacking in subject matter to discuss to make it last almost an hour. Then I started just getting angry. I wanted to do something about these acts of terror but I didn't know what to do. I see angry protesters who have lined the streets of my home city of Philadelphia, but I wonder is that really do anything? Does more anger actually create the peace on earth that many of us long for? I realized that maybe it's time to take an inside-out approach to activism. I need to face up to all my feelings about what is happening first. We need to clean up our inner world, manage our own energy and take responsibilities for the vibe we send out. This may seem small but it creates a powerful ripple effect out into the world. This message is especially for the empath/ highly sensitive of this world. We literally take on the weight of the world and can sink down into depression. We may not even realize that the pain we are carrying isn't even our own. So now, I am taking action by using my gifts and my voice. I'm going to keep singing, blogging, and opening the door for the elderly person behind me. So every time that I hear any act of terror on the news or somewhere else, that will be my cue to do a random act of kindness, to start painting, writing another poem or creating a local fundraiser for a cause that I'm moved by. So at first it may seem small, but it's really not that small at all. My very existence is needed. Your very existence is needed.