World Gratitude Plan ~ Day One

1. October 2008

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I had an email today announcing the start of the World Gratitude Plan as orchestrated by Stacey Robyn. It was an interesting few moments as I thought “Shall I, shan’t I sign up”. Part of me thought “here we go another well intentioned idea to “Change The World” that is missing the point” then other inner voices pipe up “Who are you to say what ‘missing the point’ is?

“What help are you anyway if you keep your ideas and feelings to yourself? Why not engage with the process?” Fair enough. So I signed up, made a donation, and voila, here I am, Day One. This is my ‘point’ about world peace and gratitude.

My observation is that many, if not most, people engaged in activities to promote peace and harmony etc. are in a rather less than peaceful and harmonious state themselves. Yes, they feel a deep yearning for life to be different, more equitable, just and peaceful but that is not how they feel within themselves. It is a reflection of their own unease projected onto the world at large and creates further, wars on terror, fights for peace and battles against cancer. Be the change that males the difference, be peace and peace shall be.

Often there is a profound underlying current of unease, fear, doubt and worry behind those beautiful heartfelt longings for a loving harmonious planet.

If only the world could be lovely, fluffy and happy, bathed softly in the platinum rose light of the Divine. Then all will be well.

It already is.

We just aren’t in the habit of seeing it that way so we feel ill at ease. In order to create peace we have to be peace. The rose light of the Divine is always shining, we’ve just got to take off our dark glasses and see it, feel it.

So I ask you:

  • Can you feel peaceful about the current financial turmoil?
  • Can you simply be with it, allow it, accept it?
  • Can you peacefully, fully, deeply, accept that everything simply is?
  • Can you recognise that we live in a world of magnificent contrast and change?
  • Can you accept that we just do not know how global warming will unfold?
  • That nothing is certain beyond change?
  • Can you accept, land mines, bombs, terrorism, war, poverty and starvation as it is NOW, in peace?
  • Can you accept the billionaires living on their private islands?
  • Can you allow an awareness of the absolute perfection of these “imperfections” to gently awake within you?
  • Can you feel an inkling of gratitude and joy for the simple opportunity to witness and experience such a world of contrast?
  • Can you feel gratitude just for the gift of life as it is?
  • Can you feel gratitude and peace right Now?
  • And with this deeper state of awareness do you feel you’ve added to the peace and harmony of our world?
  • Are you part of the solution?
  • I think you are!
  • And as part of the solution how can you make peace with someone or a situation in your life today, Now?
  • Can you just see light beneath the wayward behaviour?
  • Can you compassionately feel the tremendous, loss, confusion and pain beneath the extreme actions of the terrorist?
  • Can you feel gratitude and LOVE regardless?
  • Well when you do, you’ll be at peace and really adding to the peace and harmony of this wonderful world.

Namaste ~ The Light in my heart greets the Light in yours.

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