Selecting Peace

Peace isn't selective. You have as much right to it as anyone else on earth. Find out how to have more of it in this mini podcast.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

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Transcript

Selecting Peace

’tis the season . . . peace on earth . . . and goodwill to all men . . . and women.

In this celebrated season of peace, here’s one of life’s undeniable truths: Peace isn’t selective.

There’s an odd notion out there that some people are singled out to receive that one thing money can’t buy—peace.

But peace is your birthright. It isn’t for sale, and it doesn’t choose someone else instead of you. The same is true of luck, grace, or forgiveness.

Peace comes to those who are open to it. Being open doesn’t guarantee it will arrive instantly, but it is the starting point.

If you’re looking for a cool breeze, it helps to open a window. You can sit in a shuttered house and complain that others are enjoying the breeze, but that won’t get you a breath of fresh air.

Openness and willingness are aphrodisiacs to peace. It senses that aroma and, by hook or by crook, finds its way in.

You can’t receive what you resist. Psychologist Carl Jung put it this way: “What you resist not only persists, but grows in size.” And yet, we resist peace by barring the door to it.

You can’t be “right” and peaceful at the same time. You can’t want goodwill for some—but not all—and still find peace.

Peace slips right past you when you’re selective about how it’s allowed to arrive. “I want to hold a grudge and be peaceful at the same time.” That’s being selective. And the more selective you are, the less peace you’ll have.

Peace settles into a calm mind. The busier it is in there, the less room peace has to land. All those selective conditions create noise.

So the formula for peace is simple—two parts:

1. Be open to its existence. Openness is the invitation.
2. Calm your mind. A quieter mind is the welcome mat.

Quieting the mind can be as simple as letting go of some of the conditions you’ve placed on peace. You may not have noticed—peace has never agreed to those conditions. And it never will.

You can’t demand peace. It isn’t intimidated by threats—you have no leverage. Peace holds all the cards. All you need to do is fold your selective hand, stand by an open window, and wait for the windfall to blow in.

All the best,

John