Isn’t it funny how the most casual of connections can lead to something major, and possibly life changing?!

About 6 months ago, at a fashion event, I met someone called Asha (which literally means hope).

Well, we became friends and today I am proud and honoured to announce a new peace song just launched for Christmas by Asha called “Asha for Peace”.

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OK - I didn’t really spend any evening with the Dalai Lama in person.

But I had the next best thing - a showing of a movie called “Dalai Lama Renaisssance“, a documentary which is set to spread his inspirational message around the world next year, when it goes on general release.

It was a very special evening as I just happened to be sitting next to the producer, Khashyar Darvich.
It was quite an inspirational evening and depsite the darkness I managed to scribble down some key messages and quotes to make things happen in our daily life:

“Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold” - Chinese proverb

“You yourself must make the effort, the buddhas are only the teachers” - Buddhist saying

“Open your heart and conquer the “Tibets” within in” - quote from person interviewed

“What trains are going past YOU right now” - in reference to those people who say they would have never turned a blind eye to the trainloads of Jews sent off to the gas chambers.

“Humanity has to come first, my nation, my people, my cast, all come second” - Dalai Lama

“By being more compassionate to others, we become happier ourselves!” - Dalai Lama

Do go and see the movie as soon as it is released. It could transform your outlook on life forever.

I have just received a stunningly beautiful thank-you card from some friends who recently came to mine for lunch.

Isn’t it just wonderful when people go out of their way to show their appreciation?

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I took the above image at the peace march yesterday in London. Having posted the image on Facebook and received some positive feedback, I thought it would be useful to share it with the wider world. Time to let our light shine.

Let this candle be a sign of the peace to come.

The world has been amazed with the courage shown by the monks in Burma over the last few days. They have risked their lives and limbs to protest against the military dictators and sadly many have made the ultimate sacrifice.

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A couple of days I go I wrote how it was time to support the people of monks and people of Burma.

Well, today I was able to put my words into action as I marched through central London along with around an estimated crowd of 3,000 people.

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We are right now living through a major turning point in history. As we all anxiously watch and await the unfolding events in Burma, I feel that the world will never be the same again. With the advent of the internet, video technology and email, it will be virtually impossible for a military government to continue to subjugate the whole of a country’s population.

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Today, September 21st is International Peace Day.

Check out this website and the video to learn more about the day. It is inspiring how the vision of one man a few years has created this international peace day. On this website you can also make state your commitment to what you will do today for peace.

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Today is the 6th anniversary of 9/11, that fateful day when 2 planes demolished the World Trade Centre in New York.

Everyone remembers just where they were when they heard the news. I was working in the City of London and watched the world changing events unfolding on a screen at a hairdressing salon. There was an eerie silence all around as we watched in shock and hardly comprehending just what was happening.

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