Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many have already been expose to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world.
Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
* A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
* A loss of interest in judging other people.
* A loss of interest in judging self.
* A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
* A loss of interest in conflict.
* A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom.)
* Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
* Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
* Frequent attacks of smiling.
* An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
WARNING: If you have some or all of the above symptoms, please be advised that your condition of inner peace may be so far advanced as to not be curable. If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting any of these symptoms, remain exposed only at your own risk.
© 1984 Saskia Davis reprinted with permission of the author
-----A note from the author:
SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE was written from the state of being that it describes. In fact, when I wrote it, I was high on Love. Not romantic love, but the kind that confirms to us that we are connected to and supported by the Universe. It had been eight years since I had taken stock of my unsatisfying life and had committed myself to changing it from the inside - out. This had meant giving up "image-management-for-the-sake-of-social-acceptance" in favor of choices and relationships that were based on my real thoughts, feelings and desires as well as giving up fear-based choices in favor of faith and love-based choices.
The result was a passionate and satisfying life grounded in deep inner peace, the state from which SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE was written. Since "SYMPTOMS" first was published, it has taken on a life of its own, making its way around the world via friends, newsletters, bulletin boards, books, radio, church groups, and, now, the internet where it can be found on hundreds, possibly thousands of sites which seem to be multiplying exponentially: a totally grassroots peace movement! Wow! What a rush!Blessings, Saskia
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