I went to perform a wedding for my Goddaughter on the Island of Hawaii. In order for me to return home to Maui that evening, I had to book the last flight out of Kona. The airline reservation agent informed me that I would have to change planes in Honolulu, and my connection time would be an illegal 25 minutes. If I missed my connection, the airline would not be responsible for me. Okay, I thought, I’ll take my chances. I love my Goddaughter and would not miss this opportunity.

I performed the ceremony and sat in the Kona airport reading an inspiring book, waiting for my flight. Suddenly a voice came over the loudspeaker announcing that my flight would be departing 15 minutes late. Hmmm. That whittled my time to change planes down to 10 minutes. My mind started to spin off into “what if” scenarios, but I decided to not go there and just practice trusting. Why waste precious moments of life worrying? I decided to use the experience as an opportunity to stay happy no matter what.

The plane took off late and I refused to look at my watch. I remembered one of my favorite quotes by Emerson: “The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.” Instead of trying to dictate how things should work out, I simply asked for peace. I looked out the window and enjoyed the sunset.

We arrived 15 minutes late, I calmly exited the plane at Gate 53, and walked to the monitor to find out what gate my next flight was departing from. You can imagine my surprise when I saw that my flight was leaving from Gate 53. My flight to Maui was on the same plane I had just sat on! I laughed as I found my way to the very seat I had just left. No matter how late my first flight was, I would have been on the second flight.

I believe there was a direct connection between my practicing trust and the serendipitous result that occurred. Have you ever noticed that when you are impatient, frazzled, and upset, things go worse, and when you are relaxed, patient, and trusting, things go better?

Ernest Holmes (1887-1960), author of many books about spiritual principles and practice, taught that there is an Intelligent Power running the universe, and that Power responds to the thoughts we think in harmony with it. Thinking and acting with faith changes the results you get.

When you find yourself in a situation in which you seem to have no control, point your thoughts toward peace, and the universe responds:

"What is true peace?" — By Guido ten Berge & Ilse C. Nijssen © 2003

WE STILL LIVE IN A WORLD IN WHICH WARS, DISASTERS and diseases prevail in spite of the many churches, religions, peace organizations and Nobel prizes for peace. Peace develops there where harmony exists within a human being and consequently with his or her surroundings. Since humankind is becoming more alienated from itself, the word peace is taking on an ever more bitter undertone.

What is wrong with this planet? Why are the misery and the threat of war only increasing?

When you think about peace, you automatically associate it with something good. When you think about war, the word evil immediately springs to mind. But what is good and what is evil? In order to create true harmony we will have to become aware of the meaning of these polarities. What to one person is good, to another is not good and vice versa.

Harmony is based on love but it requires discipline. Love excludes nothing and lays no claim whatsoever. The lack of inner discipline creates an outer lack of freedom and this has a restricting effect on oneself but also on one’s surroundings.

We as people are dualistic beings and are continuously forced to find balance within ourselves by becoming conscious of our own harmony. Therefore love always conquers evil. War is the product of a state of mind that occupies itself with the loss of material and immaterial patterns of thinking related to our ego. In matters relating to peace we should try to act creatively by opening up to creativity which, in itself has a soothing effect.

Everything that you encounter in the NOW you have already encountered before. A new solution is required, however, in order to find harmony within yourself, with the other and with totality. Each pressure that becomes too strong creates a cosmic disturbance that requires harmonization.

Know that you can never lose the essence of who you are and what feels right to you. If we truly want peace on earth, then we will have to change our way of thinking. In order to open new doors, we should not close the doors we have already passed through.

We should, however, try to gain a wider perspective of values. Therefore, if the new is to replace the old it does not necessarily mean that the new is better than the old or vice versa. What matters is that we change our ways and broaden our horizons.

Humankind has clearly become alienated from itself. We still put the blame for the wars and disasters that are taking place outside ourselves. Let us see the error of our ways and realize than everything, each and every thing, has an impact on ourselves and that we alone are responsible for what we create. Let us also be mindful of the fact that if we do not change our ways, we will continue to create in a negative way.

We should become aware that the true Light can only be found within and that our life should be based on and lived according to this principle. It is in fact a very simple truth but because the majority of people think that humankind is helpless against invisible forces and powers that are affecting the earth, there seems to be no way out! Therefore it is very important that we work on becoming conscious and that we all come to realize that each of us plays a key role here on earth and that we alone are responsible for our actions.

So as to gain a broader understanding of what is happening around us, it is important that we stop denying our spiritual nature. Our soul longs to pursue its own way without being hindered by the opinions of others. This is not easy if our lives are ruled by what others expect of us. Rules that go against our own spiritual nature are precisely the reason why the world is slowly but surely degenerating and becoming a darker place.

All human beings are equal and there is no need to become the followers of anyone or anything. No one is better than another. We will be able to grasp the true meaning of this once we look within ourselves and stop placing everything outside of us. We must learn to work more dimensionally instead of following any kind of dogma or peace organization.

Because of the polarities, this disharmony may move either to the left or to the right. Therefore the profound darkness now found on earth though very serious can still be reversed.

Now that the moment of truth has arrived, we human beings — in order to salvage the earth — will have to go to the core of our being. The time has come to come to grips with the strong discontentment found within ourselves.

By working on ourselves and seeking the light within, we will be able to help make the earth a brighter place. In doing so we will create a new harmony and pave the way for peace on earth.

~By Alan Cohen, M.A., www.AlanCohen.com
Author of 20 popular inspirational books and tapes, including
the award winning books: The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore
and A Deep Breath of Life: Daily Inspiration for Heart-Centered Living
(Contributed by Sherry who lives in Miami, Florida)

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