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July-September, 2022

Peace Is Magic!

by Rev. Vicki Evans, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

I realized the power of magic in stepping back and choosing peace instead of trying to prove myself, be defensive, or be right. After an opportunity for a life lesson of trying to convince an employee at a garden park that my tickets included the gift bag (as stated on the online order) I realized that the time and energy, tension and stress that was part of the deal in proving myself as right was not worth the end result. I learned that going forward I will take that step back and choose peace.

I started this journey on Easter Sunday and made it my focus to choose peace all day over the next 24 hours! What a transformation that life held for me when I released ego and started this process. Also, no pressure as I decided to try this experiment for 24 hours and if it didn’t work for me I could try ego again! I started the day with giving myself permission to put worries on the shelf along without trying to guess how things would
turn out during the day’s events.

I went with the flow of the moment and when we went out to a restaurant on Easter, I was open to the experience with no ego notions of how this event should evolve for me. That meant no ego about which restaurant table we get (it doesn’t have to be by a window) and also giving grace and patience regarding the food items and being grateful for the service.

I wanted to remember to give sincere gratitude to all people, including family and restaurant staff in helping me enjoy this event! By the end of this experience, I experienced a peace and calm that I do not get when I try to control all aspects of the event.

This joy and peace went with me through Monday after Easter as I decided this 24-hour experiment was worth continuing. I had to drop off a package at a delivery service and I was given a challenge on Monday to give me some practice in stepping back and choosing peace.

The employee informed me that I needed an additional mail code to mail two packages and that he would only mail one package and then he just left to go to the back while I was still standing at the counter with the second package. Now that’s a test of patience!

I calmly stated I would check into getting another code and then be back, then Spirit guided me to remember that if these two packages were placed in one box the code would work, so I went back into the shop. Not so easy yet! Same employee told me it was too late as label had already been placed on one item and could not be removed. I took a step back, a deep breath, and stated calmly that I would be happy to remove the label, purchase tape and a box and help in any way I could to help the situation.

The employee agreed somewhat reluctantly that he would try to remove the label and put it on the new box. Patience was magic as he helped get the package ready and stated that he was glad the situation worked out for all!

A transformation took place based on the miracle of my change of perception to choose peace today, and the benefit was a sense of calm and light that stayed with me all day and beyond! The miracle creates the magic which I now see as peace and kindness!

Remember Peace Comes First!

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