Vigilance requires effort. READ! If half of Americans would read as many hours as they watched "CSI Miami", "Law and Order", ESPN, or browsed EBay and Overstock, we may not be on the brink of a nuclear war and possible global destruction. PAY ATTENTION!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Make this your home page....and listen to Air America in your car or while cleaning house. You'll also get more information about what's really going on in our government through blogs than you'll ever learn from the networks. Remember, the world is a reflection of you. How better to know yourself than to look at the bigger picture?
Now the Peaceful part. Don't let yourself dabble in fear. Be calm and assertive in creating peace as your default position. Let your voice be heard, let your energy be felt! If not now, when?