Energy and Inner Peace

Peace is probably the one thing we all want, not only world peace but also inner peace. Everything in our modern times is rushed. We get up in the mornings and rush to get things done so that we can miss the traffic and get to work on time. We rush to get the kids out of bed, to get them ready for school. Weekends we spend our time rushing around doing shopping or trying to get the things done that we do not have time for during the week. An easy way to keep the kids occupied is to send them to the movies or to let them play TV or computer games. We don’t get to relax anymore. Most of our illnesses are caused by stress. Both our physical bodies and our spiritual beings are tired and broken down. We just don’t have enough hours in a day to try and find that inner peace, even ten minutes is too much time.

We all know the saying “charity begins at home.” This is one of the most truthful sayings I have ever heard. It is not just applicable to taking care of our family and looking after their needs but it is also applicable to us. How can we look after others if we do not take care of ourselves? This does not imply that we must be selfish. Not at all, but how can we expect our children to eat healthy if we don’t or how can we expect world peace if we do not have that peace within ourselves? How can we expect God to answer our prayers if we don’t have time to give to Him? Have you ever wondered why you work your butt off but never get that increase you are so hoping for? It is all about the energy you are reflecting upon the world. And yes the way you feel does affect other people. This is easy to explain. Maybe you do not get that increase, even though your work is always done and is always on time, because you lack enthusiasm. Maybe your boss does not see the effort you put in because the energy you send out does not reflect it.

Have you ever noticed that when you are in a bad mood your kids are doing everything in their power to upset you more especially babies and toddlers? The reason is because they can feel that mommy is in a bad mood. When I wake up in the morning and I did not have a good night’s sleep I find that that will be the morning that my son does want to get dressed or eat when I want him too. This has been proven to me over and over again. When I wake up with a smile even if I did not have a good sleep things are a lot better. It is all because of that energy that they pick up.
Once you realise that all the negativity you experience is the result of the energy that you reflect upon the world, things will change for you. It does not take a lot of time to change these things. All we need to do is to decide what is important in life.

I also never had time for myself or the people I love, until we packed up and left the busy city for a simple life in a small town. This is when I learned what it is to have inner peace. To accept things the way they are and allow my mind to help me change the thing I don’t like. I have realised the almightiness of God and how small we really are when I cycle in the forest and I am surrounded by trees and the beauty of nature. When I opened my soul then I suddenly realised that God is busy with me every second of the day. I can feel his presence in the quietness of my soul. My husband and children mean more to me than a big house and a nice car. A smile from my daughter is worth more than millions in my bank account. Giving is now a pleasure.

The secret to inner peace and positive energy lies within ourselves, we must decide if we would like the time to spend to look for it. Is it one of those things we are willing to let go?

I am who I am

I am who i am I received a phone call from my younger brother the other night. He is 18 years old and a typical teen. We were having a chat and suddenly he blew me with a question that I think we’ve all wondered about in our lives, “Why can’t I be like the other kids, they are so cool and have everything. I am so different.”

How often do we wish we could be like the Joneses? Drive the brand new car and live in a mansion. How often do we pretend to be someone we are not? We get ourselves into financial debt to keep up with the latest and the greatest trends going around. We hang out at parties to be cool. Some go as far as to use drugs because their friends are doing it.

I remember when I was in my teens I went through exactly the same situations. I was amongst the popular group because I played hockey for the first team and my friends were cool. So I was regarded as being cool, but deep down I knew that this was not who I really was. I was unhappy with myself and the person I turned out to be, but I lived the life because I thought people liked me and I was popular.

Deep down inside I was lonely and miserable. I used to always fight with my family and the people I loved the most. All because they really knew me and they were not happy with the person I wanted to be. It was only when I started teaching and I was away from those “friends” of mine that I started realising there is more to life. The final breakthrough came when my Deputy Headmaster called me to his office one day to have a chat. His words made a lot of sense “Mad’s don’t try and be like the other teachers, be the teacher you are inside, be yourself and no one else, be the teacher I see locked inside”. I left his office that day with a new perception. Why do I want people to like me, more than I like myself, and I changed? I started to live my own life, and suddenly things started making a lot more sense and for the first time I was happy. I did not fight with my family anymore. People seem to talk to me a lot more and the kids I was teaching just started to listen so much better. I met the perfect man and all because I started to be who I really am.

God created each of us as unique in our own right. I know not all of us are models or handsome. But in each of us is a person like no one else. That makes it so great. People often remember the things you do, not the way you look. I know in Hollywood it is extremely important to look your best and be who you are not, and you get paid a lot for it, but honestly do you really want that type of life. Where you have no privacy, where every time you make a mistake they open it up to the world to see. Are you happy with the person you see once you take all the makeup off. A very famous and wealthy man once said. ” I don’t care that people don’t like me, business is business” and if you think about it, it is very true if he had to worry about what other people think he probably would not have been where he is today. When you look into a mirror are you happy with the person looking back at you?

To be who God created you to be is the best gift you can give yourself today. Be honest with yourself.

“I am what i am. I am my own special creation. It’s my world that I want to have a little pride in.”