John Haines
Title: Peacemaker
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Sun Sign: Aries
Location: Coopers Beach, Mangonui, Northland
About Me:
committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
My name is John and I live with my family in New Zealand's lightly populated and beautiful subtropical Far North. I was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. I've lived in The Netherlands (twice), Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Mexico and Arizona, together with my first 25 years in Ontario, Canada. I met my beautiful Dutch wife Lucia in India during an 11 month period in the Himalayas. I write and sing songs of peace and I'm about to publish my first book, In Search of Simplicity: A True Story that Changes Lives. I do a popular weekly one hour radio interview programme that is simultaneously carried on cable television. I teach nutrition and help coordinate a complementary therapies course at our local community college.
We live by the beach in a magnificent place called Coopers Beach; so swimming and playing in the sea happens in the warmest seasons. We have a large organic vegetable garden that provides a significant portion of our mostly raw vegetarian diet.
We are regular attendees of our local Ceili dances which are great community bonding events.
Check out some of my blogs at:
http://johnphaines-john.blogspot.com/
I'm impressed with the Gaia Site and I look forward to sharing and contributing in the course of time.
Perhaps the most important thing I'd like to share is that I'm part of a growing global community of people that KNOW that world peace is inevitable, it's just a matter of time.
Love and blessings to you all,
John
The following words came to me in the middle of the night in 2003 during a time in which I was recording a few songs of peace while living in the Netherlands. You are welcome to copy and distribute United We Sing provided you acknowledge the source.
United we sing.
And our voices are heard in the decision halls of the world,
And the intention of our song is felt,
As we the little people of the world see, finally, we do make a difference.
The physical violence stops and weapons are no longer made
As our governments follow Costa Rica's example
And no longer create armies of destruction.
Defense departments are replaced with peace departments.
And their efforts turn to worthy causes so that all of the world's people have enough to eat and have clean, comfortable shelter, and a safe place to live.
And we begin the reconstruction of our natural world
That has been so sadly abused and neglected.
We now have armies of children of all ages planting trees
And the deserts bloom.
As our voices resound around the world our hearts give a collective sigh of relief
And peace descends upon us.
And our children's children will speak of this time with wonder:
The time when the killing stopped;
The time when the meek inherited the Earth
United in song.
Peace in ourselves, in our families, in our schools and communities, in our countries and in the world is not just a dream, it is inevitable.
John Haines
New Zealand
Some of my links:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhainesinsearchofsimplicity
http://groups.msn.com/InSearchofSimplicity/documents.msnw?&pps=k
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