Happy Birthday to our Belarusian brother Dzmitry!

We entered into the new state of Oklahoma today...

Matthias, from Germany, is pure entertainment!

Another day of HOT running. We are getting plenty of vitamin D out here...

Welcome respite. Between running our miles and a ceremony we had an hour to recover. Pulling into a grassy shady spot we unexpectedly came across some new friends:

First Frankie came for some affection...

Then the sweetest kid came running out of her grandparent's house to catch butterflies. We all fell in love with Macauley who thought that the World Harmony Run was the coolest thing ever!

So she ran insde to get Grandma who happened to have seen us running down the highway earlier in the day. These 'chance' encounters with locals are pure treasure.

Time for the Ceremony at the Coffeyville Boys & Girls' Club

Thanks to Griffin Walker for welcoming us and leading the run with the torch.

These beautiful children were both exuberant and soulful.

We were enchanted by one boy who we spotted sincerely meditating at different stages throughout the ceremony.

BYE!!

Thanks to Team Pizza for supplying scrumptious pizza.

Ahhh, peace. Our campsite at Oologah was bliss. In a warm and serene environment we swam...

had dinner...

and celebrated Dima's birthday by the campfire with ice-cream cake and the classic American smores.

"Harmony shall liberate the world
From the web of complexities"
~ Sri Chinmoy

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Video Message from Dr. Davidson Hepburn, President (2009 - 2011) of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 25th Anniversary of the World Harmony Run and a vision for the decade: "Toward a Oneness-World".

Full Text of the 25th annversary message and link to 25 language informal Translations: http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/25

or Click on language button for separate youtube videos wth sub titles in varous languages

See also:

• Youtube video on African experience which illustrates IYY slogan "Our Year Our Voice" International Year of Youth - Zambia World Harmony. They surprisingly mention Presidents and UN Secretary-General in a unique way!

• Listen to the World-Harmony-Run song: 2 min version // 6 min

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See start of the International 25th Anniversary Celebration across from the United Nations at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York.

On 27th April 2012. in many cities around the world, special events marked the WHR 25th Anniversary

 

– Shobhavati

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Distance: 95 miles

Team Members:
Arpan DeAngelo (New York), Shobhavati Davies (New Zealand), Jana Duskova (Czech Republic), Tom McGuire (New Zealand), Katya Percheklii (Ukraine), Larissa Zub (Belarus), Matthias Eckerle (Germany), Priyala Carvalho (New Zealand), Salil Wilson (Australia), Vajra Henderson (USA), Dzmitry Kuzmich (Belarus)

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