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Make Every Day Your Peaceful Day
Rev. Kat Carroll
As we go through our day thinking of the tasks we must complete, there is always time to be something more, a little something for others. We can practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty. It’s easy.
It’s the little things you do that lift others, make them feel noticed, and worthy. A simple smile while making eye contact. A compliment. Maybe it’s simply opening a door for another.
I’ve watched the Buddhist Monks, now on their 100th day of walking from Texas to DC. There is nothing overt in their actions. And yet, they are drawing crowds of 100’s to thousands of people. So many are moved to tears simply by seeing them pass. Why is that?
Love is more than an emotion and it’s hard to define. Yet it seems to be the glue that holds family and friends together. It’s like magnetism of gravity that holds the planets in place as they make their long arcs around the sun.
The Monks embrace the feeling of love, which includes gratitude, compassion, joy. They are courageous and steadfast in their goal of reaching their destination but also taking time to smile to those who show up to greet them. Receiving and sharing flowers, and simple braided yarn bracelets. It’s not the cost but the symbology of taking the time to say, in this moment, you are important, you are noticed, and you are worthy of love.
You can embrace the same traits by simply practicing these principals.
Just for today, I will not be angry
Just for today, I will be grateful
Just for today, I will not worry
Just for today, I will do my work honestly
Just for today I will be kind to every living thing
If everyone took the time to extend a hand in greeting rather than a closed fist, a smile rather than a sharp word, a simple kindness instead of an act of greed, or “me first”, we would light a flame within others, who will in turn, carry that flame forward and ignite it in others… And someday soon, the entire world we come out of the darkness by becoming the light itself – The light of the world.
Addendum –
Those are the Reiki Principals which I was taught along with how to heal others, and myself. The practice and philosophy was started by Mikao Usui in Japan (early 1900s). According to legend, Usui became interested in the concept of healing after he was challenged by his students to demonstrate how the Buddha performed healing miracles. Usui went on a 21-day retreat on Mount Kurama, where he experienced a spiritual awakening and received the knowledge and ability to heal through energy.
In the early days of Reiki, Usui focused on teaching his students the principles of Reiki, which included various hand positions and symbols to be used during healing sessions. However, Usui also emphasized the importance of self-improvement and spiritual development, and encouraged his students to live a life of service and compassion.
Overall, the history of Reiki is a testament to the power of healing and the human capacity for spiritual growth and transformation.
You don’t need to become a monk to change the world. Just practice those random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty as often as you can, until it becomes a habit.
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