The Inside Job of World Peace
"Let there be peace on Earth...and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on Earth...the peace that was meant to be."
My mother and grandmother loved this song, and they loved having me sing it for them when I was a teen. In hindsight, this was very meaningful, as I was struggling with bullying at the time, so singing this song gave me hope. Now, given the current events in Ukraine, that memory and the words of the song have taken on a new meaning and purpose for me.
For creating a more peaceful world is an inside job - it can only begin within.
Indeed, until inner peace is a reality we commit to cultivating and harvesting from within, any and all mentions and intentions of wanting more peace, harmony, or understanding outside of us, whether in personal relationships, family dynamics, the work environment, or between countries, are essentially meaningless.
A good analogy is writing checks that exceed the balance of your bank account.
Without depositing something into the account first, the checks will bounce and cost the check writer more in the long run. You cannot give to others what you do not already have yourself.
For while many can easily talk the talk, few will actually be brave enough to walk the walk and magnify the world within. And investing in the walk is essential to putting power and meaning behind your words, your thoughts, and your actions.
So peace must begin within. In you. In me. In each of us.
And courageously bringing light to the parts of us that struggle against peace.
The parts that won't forgive, the parts that hold on to old hurts, the parts that won't accept, the parts that criticize from mere opinion, the parts that want to make others wrong so you can be right, the parts that justify using anger, guilt, shame, and fear to get your way, the parts that defy balance and flow, the parts that resist unity.
No longer casting these parts deeper into the shadows, but rather bringing them closer to you in the light.
And giving yourself the opportunity to heal so you can stop bringing these parts with you everywhere you go. Little by little, becoming the embodiment of the peace you wish to experience in your world. Living the peace as a daily commitment and defying the default of lack of peace. Contributing from the micro to the macro - from within to without - and reflecting more clearly the peace that is in you into the mirror of the world.
And as we learn to walk the walk on our own, we then learn to share what we have with others. Not through forcing them or convincing them that this is the "right" way, but rather through reflecting to them in our example what is possible. Letting our walk do all the talking. And from there, learning to walk with others, uniting in our power to create change and paying what we have forward into the world.
Letting there be Peace on Earth. Letting it begin with us...together. As ever-expanding vessels for God's Light, walking the walk on the path of Peace.
If you’re seeking guidance on how you can experience deeper healing to allow more peace to flow within you and through you, feel free to contact me and send me an email. There was once a time I, too, was seeking this guidance. And now, it’s my mission to pay it forward and do my part in anchoring peace on Earth.
