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John Haines

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I am so gratified with how In Search of Simplicity is touching and inspiring readers. I just received this review: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/in-search-of-simplicity/

Title: Peacemaker

Gender: Male

Age: Ageless

Sun Sign: Aries

Location: Coopers Beach, Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand

About Me:

My first book, In Search of Simplicity: A True Story that Changes Lives, is now available. For more information and to read sample chapters navigate to the book's website here. To purchase the book go to Amazon here.

And click here to listen to an audio trailer as I speak for
just under 3 minutes on my adventures in
In Search of Simplicity.




 



I'm excited to share with you the first of my Voices From the North radio interviews I've  uploaded to the net. The Smile! interview is with fellow Gaia member Elan Sun Star and it's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Click below:

http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23482992-The-Smile-Interview-with-Elan-Sun-Star

Other highly recommended interviews are: 
  1. 92-year-young world renowned composer and arranger Russ Garcia and his beautiful and equally talented wife, Gina.
  2. Dr. Jennifer Cornell and the Native American Healing Perspective.
  3. Alanna Moore and Dousing.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
 committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead


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've just self-published (with the abundant help of the good folks at http://www.booksurge.com/) my first book,  In Search of Simplicity: A True Story that Changes Lives. I present a popular weekly one hour radio interview programme that is simultaneously carried on cable television. As I indicated earlier, some of these radio shows can now be heard on odeo.com. 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.

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

I'm a Gaia Ambassador happy to field any queries you may have. Feel free to invite me to be a friend and I encourage you to join the Marvellous Free Art Group by clicking below:



 

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.insearchofsimplicity.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhainesinsearchofsimplicity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wr0TDzBBqE


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