{"id":1871,"date":"2014-12-23T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2016-10-14T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T23:57:17","slug":"from-my-vantage-point-the-world-is-promising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/2014\/uncategorized\/from-my-vantage-point-the-world-is-promising\/","title":{"rendered":"From My Vantage Point The World Is Promising"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"P1020986\"<\/a>It\u2019s almost year end. From my vantage point, I look back at what I’ve experienced but also look ahead and wish for what I\u2019d like to see happen.<\/p>\n

2014 has been a wondrous year for our family, health-wise and travel-wise. Robert and I had a magical trip to Machu Picchu and a cruise around the horn, landing in Buenas Aries. We and our daughter Karen drove our grandson, Michael, down to L.A. for his first year film studies. We also flew twice to see our other daughter, Robyn, and family in Toronto, where we saw a number of Soulpepper Theatre<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0plays, featuring our son-in-law, Diego Matamoros, and heard our granddaughter Chloe sing in a local community centre.<\/p>\n

I also published my debut novel, A Cry From The Deep<\/strong>. Since then, it\u2019s been a whirlwind of learning the business side of all that and getting on with my other writing.<\/p>\n

Though the news on TV is often troubling, from my vantage point, the world is promising because of all the fabulous people and cultures within it. I think about how we can work together to ensure a better world for our children and grandchildren. We need to accept and celebrate one another\u2019s differences, whether it\u2019s faith, colour of skin, or sexual orientation. We are not that different when it comes to what we all want out of Life.<\/p>\n

We also need to clean up our planet, treasure nature and what it offers us in its beauty. Yes, it\u2019s a big job, but when I think about what one person can do, like our 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner,\u00a0\u00a0Malala Yousafzai<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0just think of what we can do if we work hard to promote a message of peace, tolerance, and charity.<\/p>\n

So, whether you celebrate Hanukkah this time of year or Christmas, or are an Atheist, or a Buddhist, or a Muslim, (who do celebrate Christmas in a way)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or whatever, I hope that together we can join hands and make a better world.<\/p>\n

Wishing you and yours Peace and Joy in the coming year<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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