A Spirit Lift for YOU as a gift from ME.
Putting Peace into Practice
When I interviewed the Great Rajmohan Gandhi as an undergraduate at Stony Brook University, I remember thinking: he is so great. How am I going to ask him questions. I'm just a girl nobody knows...
But what happened when I sat across from him I felt the Spirit of Peace in the atmosphere. I felt so naturally myself and so completely at ease, because his very presence was pacifying.
I've studied pacifism--in particular the writing of The Mahatma. I consider the pacifist lifestyle to be a high ideal--like the golden mark: one to keep striving for, but never entirely attain, because that would require perfection.
What I did learn from my experience, having the privelage to conduct an interview with The Mahatma's grandson: and also from reading the wisdom and philosophy of The Mahatma on my own time, was that PEACE IS A POWERFUL FORCE.
It doesn't seem like it should be: after all, according to plenty of people we live in a might makes right world and in some arenas [such as on the battlefield] that is just the case. However, what I have gained from letting the seed of The Mahatma's words be planted in my heart is that sometimes it is the apparently weak...who are in fact strong.
I've read and gained a great respect for The Mahatma's laws--but I also no they are not realistic for me: I'm just not that angelic! However, what I like to do (and I invite you to do the same) is see Peace and its sister-spirit Love in a High Light.
I'm not a big fan of toxic emotions: like Anger and Hatred. They are usually just passing breezes in my life that don't actually touch me. What I mean by that is there is a spiritual shield around me so that my character is not contaminated by emotional toxicity.
That does not mean you will never feel such negativity: but it does mean you don't have to own it as a part of your identity. The Key is to build Tolerance--my favorite T-word. Of course you should NEVER have to put up with people disrespecting you because you are a VESSEL OF DIVINITY. But often times, I find that it is easy for some people to let impatience and restlessness rob them of their Peace.
I encourage you to treasure your Peace of Mind and value your Loving Spirit because they are the Essence of God. People who are close to me know that it takes a whole lot to Truly upset me: I mean it would have to be something devastating. My secret is I know how to let go and I know when to let go. There are certain Healing Emotions that are beneficial to embrace and allow them to manifest within: then share them with world and bless others [as I am sharing this article with you]. The toxic emotions, however, will become weeds that choke the blessings in your life if you let them. There is no such thing as toxic people, but there is a such thing as people who allow themselves to become vessels of toxicity: NEVER allow such individuals into your inner circle--if you value your spiritual identity.