The Peace Project turns 6!
- Becci Godfrey
- 12 minutes ago
- 3 min read
Some 6 years ago I created the Peace Project, an online group to help people remain connected to peace during the challenges of the pandemic.
What started as creating a small group for a few people has grown into a group of 700 people from across the globe that all have a commitment to be a source of peace in this world. I welcome this, no matter how small the contribution, for the benefit of myself and others because when we are peaceful we are also:
šļø Centred and grounded
šļø Open hearted
šļø Joyful
šļø Capable and resourced
šļø Intuitive and intelligent
šļø Collaborative and creative
šļø Kind, to ourselves and others
šļø Proactive
šļø Connected to ourselves, the earth and others
šļø A role model to the younger generations
šļø Healthier both physically and mentally
šļø Our true selves
šļø One.
Whether we know it or not, peace is all we have ever craved. Even those that set out to do unpeaceful things, actually do those things because deep down they want to experience the benefits of peace. We may not like or agree with their approach, but their desire is no different.
For some people conflict is a form of comfort and familiarity, it's as close to peace as they know how to get. It isn't their fault they know no different. We have all been that person once, in some shape or form.
Knowing the opposite of peace is what wakes us up to consciously choosing it, eventually.
Another way
Staying peaceful when exposed to people that only know drama and conflict is mastery indeed! When we do so we show them there is another way.
In these situations, being peaceful may be a behaviour we need to show someone over and over and over for their entire life. Strange is it may sound, this is our opportunity! Staying peaceful in the face of conflict is just a part of our self development journey as we stop giving away our power to others and reclaim our sovereignty.
Many will test our resolve at staying peaceful. Sometimes we will be successful and sometimes we will learn. The trick is to keep allowing peace, no matter how uncomfortable it feels and how steady the progress!
Staying connected to peace takes enormous courage. We can not scare ourselves into being peaceful. Peace is the presence of/awareness of/connection to love. It is acknowledging the fact peace is always present and if we aren't experiencing peace/love it is us that has left love, not love that has left us.
Connection to love naturally means there is no fear. Healthy respect to our safety maybe, but not fear, as fear is what we experience the absence of connection to love.
Fear itself is a reminder to find love in our world again. This can be done in small, yet powerful ways such as pausing to take a mindful breath, complimenting yourself, receiving a hug or listening to relaxing music. Whatever your body feels soothed by will help you drop out of fight/flight mode into rest and relax mode where peace is omnipresent.
You may be asking, but how can I be peaceful when there is so much conflict in the world? Peace starts with you. It is your job to be connected to peace, no one else's. Start in situations that are easy for you and build up your abilities over time until you can become a beacon of peace for all. What a wonderful gift to give to your community.
Final thoughts...
Until everyone experiences peace, we all have work to do. And if after reading all this you still think being connected to peace is pointless and it won't make any difference, until you run the experiment right here, right now - how will you know?
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