Grade 7- Peace and Conflict Resolution

Peace and conflict for personal well-being.

Peace is very important as it helps in ensuring harmonious living with each other.

Peace helps to reduce conflicts with each other.

Contribution of Personal peace to Responsible Citizenship.

1. Using dialogue to help resolve matters affecting people in the society.

2. Inviting peace speakers to help discuss the importance of peace in our society.

3. Posting positive messages about peace.

4. Organizing sports to win trophies.

5. Organizing peace rallies.

Personal characteristics that express a state of peace for mutual social well-being.

1. Forgiveness.

2. Self-discipline.

3. Positive attitude.

4. Loving.

5. Calmness.

6. Loyalty and honesty.

Approaches that Promote Peace for Harmonious Living.

When one is in a state of calmness despite challenging situation, then this is an indication of peace.

Some of the approaches include:

1. Believe in actions that trigger your inner peace.

2. Compile a joy list to remind yourself of activities that promote inner happiness and peace when you feel disturbed, angry, sad and disappointed.

3. Serve others to help yourself too. Encourage someone, volunteer and participate in activities that promote inner peace, eat right, get enough sleep, exercise and meditate to help calm your inner self.

4. Focus on accepting what you cannot control to avoid suffering.

Promoting peace at personal level for harmonious living.

There are different approaches that can promote inner peace for harmonious living.

They include:

1. Developing your understanding on how to promote your inner peace through minding for example, charging perception about people.

2. Develop your understanding about emotions and conflict. For example, anger and fear.

3. Pay attention to how communication reduces conflict.

4. Get guidance from role models. (Mentors.)

5. Engage in activities such as sports, yoga, reading and meditation.