Keep in mind your essential truths revealing wisdom and compassion.

Remember to explore constructive engagement and understand the forces of destructive engagement.

Remember all suffer in conflict, physically, emotionally or both, soldiers or civilians, innocent or guilty, babies or the elderly.

Remember to use practices to keep the spirit up, so that empowerment takes priority and not exhaustion.

Remember to love others and delight in good humour. There is still much to celebrate about life.

Remember that media reports of conflict are a version of events. It is the skilful resolution of suffering that matters.

Try not get caught up in blame, anger or hate towards those who take a different view. There is far too much negativity in the world already. Don’t sink to their level.

Blame is often the first step to violence and war or condoning it.

Remember that all significant movements for major change started with small groups of thoughtful people meeting together to campaign.

We must walk our talk and talk our walk as much as possible in our own lives, family friends, community and organisations.

Know the profound significance of realising that everybody on earth is inter-connected. Let us see people - not the labels employed to describe them.

Remember to mindfully breathe in and out under pressure. Don't give others power by being afraid of them.

Keep in regular contact with like-minded people. We give strength to each other.

Let us develop the power to be an agent of change.

Stay committed.