Peace Pilgrim
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"Peace Pilgrim" born "Mildred Lisette Norman", was an American non-denominational spiritual teacher, Mysticism/mystic, pacifism/pacifist, vegetarian activist and peace activist. In 1952, she became the first woman to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one season. She also walked across the United States at least eight times, and likely more than 20 times.

Starting on January 1, 1953, in Pasadena, California/Pasadena, California, she adopted the name "Peace Pilgrim" and walked across the United States for 28 years.

A transcript of a 1964 conversation with Peace Pilgrim from a broadcast on KPFK radio in Los Angeles, California/Los Angeles, California, was published as "s:Steps Toward Inner Peace/Steps Toward Inner Peace". She stopped counting miles in that year, having walked more than for peace.

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Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

You are within God. God is within you.

For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

As I lived up to the highest light I had, higher and higher light came to me.

There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace? If they have not, there is something wrong with them / so keep seeking! If what you do has brought you inner peace, stay with what you believe is right.

World peace will never be stable until enough of us find inner peace to stabilize it.