Small acts, big changes

  • 2011


I don't know why, but lately, I've been feeling great. I cannot tell you precisely where this feeling of happiness and connection comes from, but I like it. And it is not for lack of things to do. With our decision to finally self-publish the book of our Way for Peace to coincide with its tenth anniversary, I find many details to attend; as, for example, finding the right printing press, updating the website and all the details that need to be addressed in order to share with the world what was a decisive moment in our lives.

I have felt present and grateful for everything that surrounded me, even for some things that usually lower my morale, such as watching the news or listening to the constant complaints of each other; but they too seemed to have their place in the great Universal order these days. Maybe it was precisely because of how I felt that, when I crossed an afternoon with a young man asking in the street, I stopped. I usually do not. On this occasion I took out my wallet and gave him a two-dollar coin without stopping to question if I was doing the right thing or if I was really helping him by giving him money. I simply put the coin in his hands, looked into his eyes and smiled at him, wishing him well. And I meant it. He wished him the best, in the highest sense of the word, like a fellow traveler in his own way.

This simple act of giving without prejudice made me feel wonderful, and I decided to do something similar to the next day. In the supermarket, at the end of the shopping cart, he left the coin inside to surprise the person who found it. It was such a simple thing, but just imagining the face of the person finding the coin left me smiling the rest of that day.

Yesterday, I was in a traffic jam because of an accident that had just happened a little later. He took advantage of the time to send healing energy to the wounded, to invoke their angels to help them, and to surround those who were assisting the wounded (the toilets, the firemen, with a white light) and the police). Again this made me feel that I was somehow helping them on their way, regardless of the results.

I believe in the power of small acts of kindness - a kind word, an authentic smile, a positive thought (or better yet, one without prejudices that is sometimes harder to get). Any thought, word or action that comes from the heart as an expression of who we are, and without attachment or need for evidence of the final result.

And so now, I find myself thinking about little things I can do, not only because they can help others, but simply because they make me feel. And the better I feel, the more inspired I find myself to do even more, in a magnificent and endless vicious circle of giving and receiving without conditions.

Because I think that's how we really change the world.

In that sense, I can honestly say that I am changing the world.

What a powerful statement. What a great mantra.

And now you? How you feel? Are you already aware of how this can change your world?

Mony Dojeiji and Alberto Agraso met in 2011 and together embarked on a path for peace from Rome to Jerusalem in which they traveled 5000 km on foot through 13 countries for 13 months. They are currently in the process of publishing their story. You can discover more about his inner adventure on his website www.caminandoporlapaz.com.

You can also visit its other spaces of a spiritual nature:

Reflections of Mony: www.dejandolamontana.blogspot.com

Alberto's reflections: www.conlaluzenlamirada.blogspot.com

Alberto's artwork: www.albertoagraso.blogspot.com

Facebook account: http://es-la.facebook.com/people/Caminando-Por-la-Paz/100001551650692

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