The 12 Habits for Peacemakers
If you’re overwhelmed by division and conflict, take heart. Here is an already proven year-round path to bring us together again. 12 Habits for Peacemakers is a monthly framework that uplifts your life while it brings peace and unity to those in the world around you.
The 12 monthly habit-formation framework has been motivating thousands of people since their introduction 30 years ago in the Pittsburgh region, amassing overwhelming evidence of their success.
It has been sponsored by Rotary International, including initiatives to instill peace among youth in Rwanda, to support Haitian refugees and to reduce bullying in American schools. These efforts are just a glimpse of the program’s far-reaching impact.
This newest initiative, The 12 Habits of Peacemakers – is designed to use the 12 habits monthly model to empower individuals to practice peacemaking in their daily lives and relationships.
At its core, The 12 Habits of Peacemakers encourages individuals to become advocates for peaceful relationships and for resolving conflict through everyday interactions at home, at work, and within the community.
What is “ The 12 Habit for Peacemakers?”
The 12 Habits for Peacemakers is an award-winning and proven social change model. Its framework – rooted in the 12 Caring Habits and Habits of Unity movement founded by Elaine Stevens Parke – offers attractive and colorful monthly habit-forming materials.
All together, they motivate the month-by-month, daily-practice of 12 core values that create a shared culture of empathy, personal responsibility, peace, and resolving conflicts in everyday life.
Under the umbrella of the NGO, All of Us, Inc., the 12 Habits model has been uplifting the culture of schools and communities for more than thirty years. Nine independent studies of efficacy, were successfully completed during that period.
The 12 Habits are Simple Reminders
They work just like using sticky notes or practicing holidays, because we already know what to do and when they are happening. You don’t need complex training – because these 12 aspects of a happier life are already well known. We just need reminding to uplift our practices.
The 12 Habits year-round framework
The framework motivates a system of kindness that is more powerful than just random acts. Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do.” Our life is formed by our habits.
The 12 Habits are a simple and reliable framework of reminders to form habits, that is already proven, after 30 years pf practice among thousands of people, to change lives for the better. (See Research )
How Does it Work?
It’s easy. We already know these habits – we just forget to practice them. Some of the 12 habit-reminders are about personal development and some habits strengthen our relationships. April’s habit focuses on taking care of our environment.
In Elaine Parke’s recent book, The Habits of Unity, there is a “Warning!” This book is habit-forming and may cause a happier life.” Following the daily motivational readings in her book is just one way to benefit from being part of the 12 Habits movement towards peace, hope and more happiness for all of us.