Peace on Earth, goodwill to all people. Sadly this line has been reduced to a holiday banality, recited without so much as a mere thought. What if we were to really focus on it? What if each one of us took it upon ourselves to make it our greatest wish? I don’t mean reduce it to the flaky sentimentality of a beauty pageant grab for the judges’ empathy, but instead to wholeheartedly saturate the cells of our very beings with the intention. If we were to personally take the responsibility to give this idea the significance it deserves, what then do you think we might accomplish?

Waves
In his book, “Peace is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End”, Deepak Chopra asserts that our deeply rooted tendency to resort to violence can be ended by raising consciousness among individuals to bring about global change in awareness. This book recommendation is my gift to you this holiday season. I especially suggest it to those of you who support the notion that war is the only way to defend ourselves from those who aim to do us harm, by thought, word, or deed. Maybe, just maybe there is a better way. How good would that be?

My belief is that every thought is a prayer. I don’t hold to the idea that prayers must be recitations of one’s intentions or desires. I understand that every thought I think goes out to the Universal Energy I call God to be fulfilled. This makes an important case for thinking supportive thoughts. If every thought is a prayer, be careful what you ask for! Next time you’re having ‘one of those days’, when everything seems to be going wrong, review your thought patterns for the day. Back track to when things began to fall apart, and you might find this makes sense to you. Next time you might make more of an effort to get out on the right side of the bed - with a smile on your face. How much better will your prayers be, then!

Light
If every thought is a prayer, what a great responsibility each and every one of us has to think wonderful thoughts about everything and anything. When Jesus advocated turning the other cheek, for instance, he was encouraging us to think understanding thoughts about our enemies? If we practice this philosophy more often, perhaps we’ll begin to see results.

What makes someone our enemy, anyway? The times when we’re being threatened with ill will is a no-brainer. It’s obviously difficult to regard someone as a friend when they mean to harm us. But even in this case, we can hold them to our hearts, and stand up for ourselves with grace, respect, and love.

Flames
One of my mentors shared a story of the time a business partner decided to take over his business. He was hurt and angry, and his first reaction was to harbour great animosity toward the fellow. As the case went to litigation, and his hopes of gaining back control of his business got bleaker, he had a change of attitude toward his former partner. Even in the midst of a court battle, he made a conscious decision to open his heart and lavish his enemy with love. Immediately he felt less stressed, and to his surprise it wasn’t long before the fellow let it all go, and dropped the case.

How hard does that sound! I must admit, despite all the training I’ve been taking to improve and live in my higher self, I wonder how it would be possible to acquire a feeling of love and respect in such a situation. It’s not possible to pretend, God knows the difference, so you must genuinely feel it. Are any of us equal to the test?

Heat
I think it might help to remember that nothing has meaning until we give it meaning. It’s all a matter of perception. In the big scheme of things, what is right to one, may be wrong to another, and vice versa. It obviously made perfect sense to the person who felt he deserved to control the company. By the same token, the person who put their ideas, time, and hard work into developing the business was not prepared to have it all taken away. We can agree with that, right? But all the bad feelings and anger served only to make a stressful situation worse, and the negative energy spread itself to smother families, friends, and everyone in its path. That’s understandable, so it should be just as easy to accept that a 180 degree change will produce an equal and opposite reaction. Love, indeed, can conquer all.

Vibration
As an aside, it’s interesting to note the other point my friend made with this story alludes to the power of feminine intuition. He instructs us to trust it always. His advice to men is if you’re ever second-guessed by a female or feminine partner, regarding your personal life or business, take it seriously. The scenario here is that if he had listened to his wife, he wouldn’t have gotten involved with said partner in the first place, thereby saving himself a lot of trouble. On the other hand, it’s a lesson he’ll never forget. There’s value in that. Learn from his example - there’s no need to reinvent the wheel.

I’d like to offer a second gift to you, this time by way of a film endorsement. If you have the opportunity, take time to watch “The Secret”. It’ll explain a lot of what I’ve discussed here. It’s not a mainstream movie, so unless you know someone who has a copy, you may have to go online to purchase it.

Star
Further in the spirit of the season, I’d like to offer my blessings and best wishes to all those impacted by war, unrest, and violence of any kind. I also include all who do their part to inflict it, whether they be terrorists, criminals, or those of us who support war of any kind, such as the war on terror. Regardless of where our loyalties lie, or what our perceptions are, war is war, and thoughts of war do nothing to diminish violence, degradation, and destruction. In order to make things better we must open our hearts and focus on love.

In order to help you make your business better the rule is the same. Give us a call, we’d like the chance to focus on you.

Season’s Greetings from our open heart to your business,

Team SignEquip