11-year-old Nova Jones shared some words of wisdom, reading an excerpt from her essay “Creating a Kind Community” that’s featured in a new anthology called “Global Voices for Peace.”

“Be kind, have a positive mindset, maybe meditate, take deep breaths,” Jones said. “We must be kind to ourselves even if we don’t feel like it, which means, like, just be kind to yourself, even if you don’t think you can do that. You have to at least try, because then it will help you be nicer to others.”

Dr. Susan Hartley put the book together with contributions from writers across the globe, sharing stories and ideas about how to create a more peaceful world.

Nova is the book’s youngest contributor.

“Her contribution to the book is really a very concise ‘how to’ for people on how to be an every day peace

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