My name is Ineta Lansdowne. Born in Latvia, I love this small beautiful Baltic country. I also love traveling, meeting people, making friends, and learning the wonders of our diverse world. For some years I lived and worked in Southeast Asia (Thailand and Myanmar) before returning to Europe.

While working with a faith-based non-profit organization, the motivation was “to be the change I want to see in this world”. Many of the community projects helped refugees and displaced persons. Working together with people from conflict and war zones, I learned a lot about human resilience, courage, hope, and forgiveness. Sadly, I have also seen how easily we build walls, instead of bridges.

Why ‘peaceroads‘? To promote good and flourishing relationships in our local and global community. Peacemaking is a long and difficult process. Good relationships cannot be built in a few simple steps and broken relationships take a very long time to heal. It truly is a journey. This is why I chose the word ‘roads’. Road as a series of events or a course of action that will lead to a particular outcome.

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co-workers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”

So, I decided to share my thoughts and reflections on various issues. Let’s walk on the roads of peace!