Choosing Peace

Choosing peace
Issue 352 • September/October 2025

In this issue we reflect on Choosing peace, and consider how individually we might pause, and how together we can collaborate to begin to create a culture of peace.

Finding a sense of peace through creativity runs as a thread through the pages of this issue, beginning with our cover artist, Nicholas Jones, who shares what this means to him: "Painting is one of the ways I stay anchored to beauty in a world that can often feel overwhelmingly turbulent and confusing. It’s my way of holding the sorrow and wonder of the world together."

Continuing this thread, our themed pages are crafted by artist and writer Jackie Morris, who began painting doves as a way to process the horror unfurling globally. In ‘Still searching for peace’ Jackie combines these paintings with words that allow us to begin to step through our emotions and imagine peace.

Also in this issue, Buddhist teacher Stephen Fulder explores how to find quiet resilience when everything around us seems uncertain, Satish Kumar shares wisdom how we can all be partners in peace, and poet Nadia Colburn teaches us about discovering the power of our own stories, actions and capacity for change.

Choosing peace is an invitation to delve into the complex layers of creating a more peaceful world. Whether we see peace as something personal or as a collective action for all of humanity, compassion and a deep sense of connection hold the key to reaching true peace.

Highlights
The catch: Brendan Montague
Animals and spirituality: Jay Griffiths
Shifting the story: Nadia Colburn
Still searching for peace: Jackie Morris
How to hold steady: Susan Clark
Song of the Earth: Matthew Shaw