Holding space for peace Not too long ago, at her Christian private school in Madison, Wisconsin, a 15yr old girl shot two people to death and took her own life. How did a young girl arrive at such a tragic place in life? what turmoil drove her to inflict such pain on herself and those around her? What pushes us towards violence? Why is there so much violence around us? Violence is groomed. And every act of violence has a history. As such, local and national news were abuzz with headlines about the tragedy, trying to analyze the life and circumstances of the young woman. And thus ensued the unfortunate cycle of panic, bewilderment, finger pointing, and blame game while mourning a senseless tragedy! We have become a helpless society embroiled in the chaos of violence. How can we take individual responsibility as citizens of an embroiled community? Maybe we can start by taking accountability of our own lives. The basic definition of violence is behavior involving physical force int...