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Dec. 25th, 2005 12:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fantasticmuseHappy Christmas, Happy Yule, Happy Whatever-You-Celebrate.
And though I'm late, Happy Solstice! The dark days are over!
If I had a wish (because this is the time for wishes, when love and magic are strong) I would wish that everyone would be able to find their own version of speaking peace and seeking the light. Well. And I'd wish for a pony, but.
Speak peace and seek the light. It's been a mantra, for a while. I'm going to ramble about what it means, to me, for a bit. Because it's my journal and I can. This is a declaration of intention, and of my personal belief.
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The mantra is in two parts, the first is for the outside world. Speak Peace. It sounds simple, but believe me, it's not. Speaking peace is not about placation or appeasement. It's about using your voice to support the Harmony, the Justice. Peace is achieved through balance and to achieve balance, sometimes one must fight. Never sit down, never be quiet when something is unbalanced. Call unfairness what it is, to it's face. Tell people who need love that you love them, and mean it. Accept love from others unconditionally. Speak Peace. Speak for Peace. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
The second is for the self. Seek the light. Remember to always look to better yourself. When there is a problem, look inward and honestly first. If you are the cause of the problem, look for a way to better communicate why you think the way you do. And when looking honestly, know when it is you that needs to change in order to Speak Peace. But by the same token, if you (honestly, truly, not-just-wanting-to-get-your-way) see that it is others that need to change, don't give up what you believe for them. Light is, like Peace, achieved through balance. Seek the light. Never stop learning, add each experience, good and bad, to your Self. Let the world shape you as you shape it. Seek the light.
This is what I try. This is where I am. I often fall short. I let myself get involved in discord. I let my laziness and petty hurts keep me in the dark. I stop trying when it becomes too hard. I know this, I acknowledge this and I seek the courage to overcome.
May I be safe. May I be healthy. May I walk with ease in this world.
I choose to be safe. I choose to be healthy. I choose to walk with ease in this world.
Om Shanti Om.
Namaste.
And though I'm late, Happy Solstice! The dark days are over!
If I had a wish (because this is the time for wishes, when love and magic are strong) I would wish that everyone would be able to find their own version of speaking peace and seeking the light. Well. And I'd wish for a pony, but.
Speak peace and seek the light. It's been a mantra, for a while. I'm going to ramble about what it means, to me, for a bit. Because it's my journal and I can. This is a declaration of intention, and of my personal belief.
************
The mantra is in two parts, the first is for the outside world. Speak Peace. It sounds simple, but believe me, it's not. Speaking peace is not about placation or appeasement. It's about using your voice to support the Harmony, the Justice. Peace is achieved through balance and to achieve balance, sometimes one must fight. Never sit down, never be quiet when something is unbalanced. Call unfairness what it is, to it's face. Tell people who need love that you love them, and mean it. Accept love from others unconditionally. Speak Peace. Speak for Peace. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
The second is for the self. Seek the light. Remember to always look to better yourself. When there is a problem, look inward and honestly first. If you are the cause of the problem, look for a way to better communicate why you think the way you do. And when looking honestly, know when it is you that needs to change in order to Speak Peace. But by the same token, if you (honestly, truly, not-just-wanting-to-get-your-way) see that it is others that need to change, don't give up what you believe for them. Light is, like Peace, achieved through balance. Seek the light. Never stop learning, add each experience, good and bad, to your Self. Let the world shape you as you shape it. Seek the light.
This is what I try. This is where I am. I often fall short. I let myself get involved in discord. I let my laziness and petty hurts keep me in the dark. I stop trying when it becomes too hard. I know this, I acknowledge this and I seek the courage to overcome.
May I be safe. May I be healthy. May I walk with ease in this world.
I choose to be safe. I choose to be healthy. I choose to walk with ease in this world.
Om Shanti Om.
Namaste.
