When We No Longer Have the Capacity for Peace

by | Oct 1, 2026 | Peace Notes

When human capacity is exceeded and emotional regulation begins to falter, what does that mean for our capacity—individually and collectively—for peace? That is the question at the centre of this month’s Peace Notes. And there is a reason for asking it now. The...

How Much Shared Reality Do We Need for Peace

by | Sep 1, 2026 | Peace Notes

Most of us move through an ordinary day making hundreds of assumptions about other people. We assume the driver approaching the intersection will stop at the red light. We assume the pharmacist has given us what the label says is in the bottle. We assume the money in...

by | Aug 1, 2026 | Peace Notes

How Did Peace Become a Private Project? Last November, in the inaugural edition of Peace Notes, I asked a deceptively simple question: What is peace? Last November, in the inaugural edition of Peace Notes, I asked a deceptively simple question: Together, we...

The Quiet Return of Community

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Peace Notes

For a long time, modern life moved steadily toward individualism. Independence became the goal.Self-sufficiency became the measure.Productivity became the proof. And quietly, many of the structures that once helped humans regulate emotionally and socially began to...

Emerging Into What Comes Next

by | May 1, 2026 | Peace Notes

There is a particular kind of strain that has become part of everyday life. Not always visible.Not always easy to name.But present in how decisions are made, how attention is held, and how much effort it takes to stay steady in the midst of it all. What you may be...