Would you agree?

Salam Alaikoam

Peace be with you

Would you agree that Education, Counseling and Consultation are key tools in our Inter Faith (Jihad) struggle to be the best people we can be?

Do you agree that Education is an Inter Faith means for raising the Station of Mankind from a life just making ends meet to a life of plenty.

Do you are agree that Counseling and Guidance are important tools from which we can learn skills such as good communication skills, listening skills, attention skills, parenting and relationship skills as well as effective conflict resolution skills.

Do you agree that consultation is a sound frame work from which to rebuild important structure within the family, community and Nation? 

Do you agree that by consulting trained personel or proffessions about our challenges we might find ready resolution for our challenges that give us all grace and dignity? 

Do you agree in consulting our Families, Community and Nations we may find ways to provide needed infra structure and community support agencies such as Mental Health Out Patient Services, Parenting Centers, Addictions Services, Crime Prevention Services and Training Centers?

Just curious to see how many of you support my theory on the Inter Faith Jihad idea and how many of you believe as I do that we are in a time where Peace is possible in all levels of our lives we just need to join together and share the burdens.  Inshallah may we have a great sorting out into groups.

Anne Marie Elderkin Habibi

Thank you Angel for your thoughts, my presumption is that education be in topics that promote individual and social well being.

I realize it is a broad set of terms however I believe we can have an Inter Faith Education, Counseling and Consultation Jihad and to say we need counseling by far does not mean we have Mental Health Issues it means we have challenges such as relationship dinamics to contend with that we may need some encouragement and support to make them function better giving everyone grace and dignity.  Counseling is not a bad thing.

I feel your a little negative about my enthusiasm about Education, Counseling and Consultation as tools to peace.

I realize everyone may not be as entusiastic as I am but all I can do is get the word out. eh

Salam

Anne Marie

What kind of education/counseling/consultation are you offering?  What value system are you using as your basis?  What is your target audience?  Angel

Education:  Training in professions that up lift the individual and Mankind ie trades such as cooking, plumbing, carpentry, Careers such as Teaching, Counseling, Engineers, Nursing, Doctors, Lawyers, Office worker ie traing so we all have a means to provide for ourselves and our families that give grace and dignity to all.

Education also in things I have mentioned before relationship skills, good communication skills, effective conflict resolution skills, parenting skills, cross cultural education as well as education and training in how to cope with stress and frustrations.

Counseling can come in many forms and it does not mean everyone has Mental nHealth issues however if a person is having problems or challenges with relationships, parenting, addictions, grieving, has experience trauma or loss then there is help out there.  Good professional counselors do not do everything for the person they empower the individual to be self reliant and if need be draw on Community resources or infra structure so they can succeed in life and meet their challenges with grace and dignity.  Sure you may find the odd counselor that is unqualified but most of them at least in Canada are excellent at what they do.  I can speak of that from first hand experience.

Consulting:  When we have challenges we need places to get information and technical advice and this comes from agenices or community infra structures or networks that provide that kind of service.  If you want to build a house you would consult an arcetech, if you have medical problems you would consult a doctor, if you want to choose a career you would consult a career counselor, if you want to open a business you would consult a small business development branch, if you want to grow some flowers or a garden you could consult a garden center.  Basically I am encouraging people to reach out to community agencies and infra structures to get advice related to their particular challenges.  In others words I am also encouraging governments to make sure these needed infra structures and networks are there to assist people in being the best they can be.  Also I am encouraginbg each of us that we are not alone and there is hope.

I too am very much encouraging self development and self empowerment with my proposal of an Inter Faith Education, Counseling and Consultation Jihad.  I want to see all Nations with Community Networks and Infra Structures that people need to be empowered to be their best.

My value system is very basic, ie I believe if we are given the tools we need to live a good life we will be able to be there for others and ourselves on a daily basis.  I believe if we have the tools ie the education, counseling and consultation we will make better choices and resolve our challenges in more peaceful loving ways than in the past.  I believe that respect is something when shared grows.  The basic principle is that we should believe people are good unless they prove us wrong and if they prove us wrong then set boundaries for them so they have guidlines from which to learn the skill of being respectful/respected.

My target audience is everyone ie anyone who wants to see the world being a better place, anyone who wants to be a better person, anyone who wants their community to be a better place, anyone who feels they are being left out, anyone who feels the world is falling apart.

Basically I hope to inspire individuals and the world that we have what we need to have personal and world peace and what we need now is cooperation and participation in community to make life better for everyone not just some of the people.  This includes the seen and the unseen which translates to the importance of recycling for the environment.  There is hope we are that hope and inshallah we can and must make the world better for all beings.

Essentially I hope to build on infra strucutres already in place in most countries and encourage each of us to utilize them as the need arises and in some cases before the need arises.

I do my best with what I have and maybe my effort is too small, however I have to start somewhere so figured this is just as good as any place to start inspiring the masses that there is hope and there is help and not to give into dispair.

I am still working on channels for consulting government regarding the need to encourage further community infra structure building at home and in other countries.  Locally in my community we have many of the networks and infra structure I have reffered too though in some areas there still needs some work.

Maybe the task is bigger than I am but at the very least you have to give me credit for working at inspiring us that there is hope within ourselves and the world and we can build on it.

Salam

Anne Marie Elderkin Habibi

You are right about me wanting more education...however, children should not be confused, a parent has a right to raise their children without interference from others.  I honestly believe that faith is something that should be taught only in the home.  I personally felt the confusion of growing in a multifaith home. 

But, I agree with pretty much most of this...

Anne Marie wrote: Education:  Training in professions that up lift the individual and Mankind ie trades such as cooking, plumbing, carpentry, Careers such as Teaching, Counseling, Engineers, Nursing, Doctors, Lawyers, Office worker ie traing so we all have a means to provide for ourselves and our families that give grace and dignity to all. Education also in things I have mentioned before relationship skills, good communication skills, effective conflict resolution skills, parenting skills, cross cultural education as well as education and training in how to cope with stress and frustrations.

These things are the goal of LDS services.  An organization within my Church.  Empowering people with the tools to get good jobs, healthcare and everything they need to succeed and be self sufficient.  We have couseling services, welfare programs, education programs, employment resources.  These are available to members of all faiths without obligation.  Fees paid for couseling services and adoption services are only to cover cost of operation that the church cannot. 

That is why I wanted you to spell it out...as it were.  There are programs out there like you're talking about....