@yogajill, I don't think anybody on this planet can claim to be 100% peaceful. We ALL have things to work on. It is my experience that we need one another to be our mirror. You may not be able to 'see' but others can and if you are willing and open to hear and see, you can then heal and move forward. I take what everyone says very seriously, engage my critical thinking, evaluate and make a determination if the observation is true for me or not. I then make changes if necessary, self check and move forward.

If you engage in violence then it is our duty to say something to you, in a loving, healing way. Tough love may seem harsh, but it all depends on how violent the behaviours are. But there are some people out there that say things just to hurt, injure, manipulate, control, intimidate and do what ever they can to build themselves up and tear other people down. The intent of the movement is to put them on notice that we will not tolerate abuse and we will form a circle to protect ourselves, rebuke such behaviours or block / mute them as a last resort.

As for the flag war, Carey and I talk about what I'm writing about all the time. I am the public face of the team that makes up her and I. The fact that she is displaying The Virtue Circle means that she does not support the flag war. We have formed a consensus on the vast majority of the information that I share on line. In fact, most of it is driven by her, researched and written by me. She is the guiding light in our relationship!

I hope that helps. I actually encourage you to join. It would mean no war, so I would confront you if you continue to engage in war or violence with other people. Not that I've been a witness to anything like that. But I would like to encourage us all to peacefully help, support and confront each other so that we can raise the bar of behaviour that we see on line and in our day-to-day lives.

Does this help?