| Hey, is that a flower in your hair? | | | | our wonderful planet, our home. Al Gore (Vice |
| RETAIL SHOPPING - 2009: Peace Signs are a big hit. | | | | President, Statesmen, educator and Nobel Prize |
| They are blooming everywhere. | | | | Laureate), helped us to understand we must change. |
| It's Spring - 2009 - and the question is heard - so | | | | He simply labeled his insight - an inconvenient truth - an |
| what's hot? Not that we have lots of plastic and cash | | | | understatement for how necessary it is that we |
| to splurge about with. Let's face it, we've all felt a pull | | | | change our ways. We live on a planet with finite |
| on our wallets. In one way or another, we've all cut | | | | resources; and must stop its abuse. |
| back a bit. | | | | So as many take up the notion of seeking a heartfelt |
| So then, how may we have a bit of fun? Enjoy the | | | | desire for protecting the earth, so too, do we seek a |
| shopping - even if our budgets have been scaled way | | | | better world - a world blessed with peace. It's time we |
| back? | | | | take responsibility for the world we live in, and make |
| Take a look at the current fashion trends. Peace sign | | | | changes. We all desire a cleaner world, and a peaceful |
| jewelry is HOT!!! It's sizzling HOT! From models and | | | | co-existence. Just imagine no longer needing to |
| stars wearing it while being interviewed on Television, | | | | remove your shoes before boarding a plane; or |
| to shoppers in your local mall, Peace Signs are back in | | | | passing through metal detectors and official scrutiny. It |
| a big way. | | | | may take several generations, but we need to start |
| How about a tie-die shirt, era 1970's? You do recall the | | | | now. |
| Volkswagen Beetles with the hand painted daisies, | | | | The peace sign found around our necks, on our wrists, |
| peace signs and GROOVY words all about. Well | | | | t-shirts, cars and elsewhere, are more than fashion - |
| throw back or not, it makes us feel better. And let's | | | | they represent a better tomorrow. They signify hope. |
| face, who amongst us doesn't wish to feel a little | | | | So take a stand. Go ahead and don a Fashionable |
| better. | | | | peace sign necklace, and wear the funny circle with a |
| Peace signs, from their original humble beginnings in the | | | | few lines. Embrace it's promise and give way to |
| early sixties to stop nuclear proliferation, to a few | | | | making a difference this Spring 2009. Contribute |
| years later and the Woodstock days when people | | | | positively to a higher conscience of man - and let us all |
| gathered to express their heartfelt desire for peace | | | | seek a better way of living together - a world that |
| and harmony throughout our world - peace signs in | | | | embraces peace and gives it a chance. |
| any shape and size represented a better place | | | | These are hard economic times for most of us, but |
| desired. | | | | together we can and we will, get through this. Indeed |
| Today, they are found on clothes and posters, | | | | over the past fifty years, our world and its global |
| furniture, bedding, fashionable jewelry and car | | | | community has become much smaller; much more |
| emblems. Proudly displayed to show a deep-rooted | | | | closely connected. |
| desire that we want things to be better. That we must | | | | Many years ago, a uniquely talented, insightful and |
| all seek to come together, work together and make | | | | gifted individual sought to get our attention. So today, in |
| this desired peace a reality. | | | | this new Spring of 2009, let us take John Lennon's |
| And let's also acknowledge those who pursue this | | | | words to heart. Let us all "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE". |
| message, also note the extremely limited resources of | | | | |