The new year has come and with it came once again waves of peace meditations all over the world... world leaders participated along side the unnamed masses. For hours and hours this wave traveled the face of the planet as we gave our thoughts to a world without violence, a world filled with compassionate beings who devote their thoughts to redefining our connection to the divine source and to each other.
The concept (and there have been studies in all the major intellectual foundations that prove conclusively that human being create through thought) is that through these mass meditations/prayers for peace, one day we will reach a critical mass in thought that will usher in a new era of peace.
I support this idea wholeheartedly, but I would like to also address the idea that we need not limit our thinking to just one day of each year, or even to specially orchestrated mass meditations. The fact is, our thoughts are creative 100% of the time; BOTH "positive thoughts" and "negative thoughts"! As human beings are creatures of habit; we often react to events and situations with pre-programmed responses. For instance, someone cuts you off in traffic and you grimace and call them a "Cracker Jack license having, good for nothin', grade 'A' idiot!" The fact is that we all do this kind of thing all day long... we are confronted with thousands of opportunities to project, or in some way connect ourselves to, negative thoughts each day... and hey, we are all human, we all do it, myself included.
However, we have choices in our responses, and it is to our own benefit to CHOOSE a different path. Let me explain: Each time that we respond in the negative, not only are we "polluting" the world, energetically speaking, but we are sacrificing our own precious cell tissues in the process! Yes, you read that right, it is through negative thoughts that we create a state of disharmony (unhappiness) in our spirit, which in turn becomes illness in our very bodies over time. So, we must learn to "respond" to situations instead of "reacting" to things based upon our past experiences of life.
Each day is truly a new day if we are open to the possibility! And let's face it, so many of the things that we give our anger to is just plain silliness! No parking space? "Darn it all anyway!" Traffic jam? "Oh that's just great, now I'm going to be late!" We have to decide what is a proper response and what we are willing to give our precious life force to! This is what it means to live mindfully. The more mindful we become, the more peaceful and harmonious our lives become, the more we effect the people around us, and soon we create a new paradigm... Teach the children to respect life and live mindfully; we just might change the direction humanity seems to be going in! JUST IMAGINE!!
We can cultivate happiness in our own lives; we don't need to look for it outside of ourselves... the fact is, we will never find it outside of ourselves. "Being happy" is a choice (remember you have a choice to respond rather than to react) and nothing can take that simple choice from us.
No matter how dire our situation, no matter what the condition... it is our choice to respond though love or through fear. Responding through love will bring you happiness and peace in the end, but choose fear and you may experience anger, anguish, pain, etc. which will follow you around until you choose to acknowledge it and let it go.
I wish you all a wonderful year, filled with happiness and love. Take time to enjoy the beautiful things all around you. The sparkle in a small child's eyes... the ring of laughter... the wonders of nature... or the magnificent being that looks back at you from your bathroom mirror!
At Heaven on Earth we are dedicated to helping you create a radiant and healthful lifestyle. I wish you good health today and always!
Be ever mindful,
Namaste,
Denice "Devi" Fearman
LMT, NMT, CST & Reiki Master
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