#5 – My Run-In with the Mafia in Sicily

Shanti Pax launched a peace process. This is blog #5 of a 10-blog series called, “The Peace Process: Your 10 Most Powerful Actions for Lasting Peace.” These are the top 10 actions you can take to be AT PEACE during your day and ADD PEACE to the world.

Your 5th most powerful action is: Judge Not

I recently went to Palermo, Italy for work and while there had a run-in with the mafia. I tell this story of judgement and stereotyping in Shanti Pax’s first ever travel log. Check it out:

If you want to read more about overcoming stereotyping, click here to read a blog post on how I overcame American stereotypes.

What do you think? When do you find yourself most judging or stereotyping others? What do you do to get out of judgmental mode and into observations made? Post your comments below.

Take action now! I challenge you to develop or deepen your awareness of when you’re judging yourself and others, and begin to move towards observing.

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Remember, it’s the little changes you make in your daily life that brings greater peace to the whole.