Peace for the World

​With the onset of WW3 and the chaos and demand for peace, I felt that it was an appropriate time to share my feelings on peace. Just because we ask others for peace doesn't mean we're going to create peace. We can change our profile pictures to the France flag and post statuses that say "Pray for France", and while that's wonderful and also needed, it won't create peace; It creates camaraderie.
In order to create peace, we must be peace.
In a guided mediation I've done recently, I was reminded: 
"Millions of people experience insecurity in their daily lives: anxiety, self-doubt, uncertainty in relationships, and fear about money and financial concerns. They react to this sense of insecurity by fighting against the negative reflections in their lives causing them to increase their resistance and put up even more obstacles. For example, when we feel anxious, we take steps to defend and protect ourselves. But behind these safe guards, the anxious feeling continues. Fighting against outer reflections doesn’t work because the only real healing happens within. If we avoid socializing for fear of rejection or humiliation, we still feel anxious behind the walls we’ve put up. But if we open up to people in a loving, accepting manner, that attitude will be reflected to us. When you feel safe, open, and free from anxiety on the inside, the outer reflections change automatically. The opposite of defending and fighting is allowing. Allowing is a quiet strategy that comes from the true self. From your mediation practice, you recognize what inner quiet, calm, and security feel like. This gives you a basis for feeling safe. There is a spiritual secret here which says that peace is created around the peaceful person. Of course, this is the opposite of what many people believe today in a world where so much effort is expanded on defense and protection. We need to see for ourselves where the truth lies. Is it possible to feel safe inside with enough confidence that we also feel safe outside? This is another example of testing belief through reflection. Remember reflection is an external sign of your internal belief. A life built on trust will flow from one moment of allowing to the next moment of allowing. This is a natural way to behave. There is no need for interference or control until a reflection calls for it. None of us enjoy being interfered with, controlled or overly directed; therefore, the more you allow, the more likely you won’t have to intervene. Once you experience this for yourself, your life will flow more easily."
The line that struck me most was that "peace is created around the peaceful person". Peace itself is another reflection of our core believes, and when we work towards truly being free of negative reflections, we make room for peace, love, and security.
My peace for Paris, peace for the Beirut, peace for Syrian refugees, and peace for the world is strengthened the more that I work on becoming a better person internally. What I believe inside, I'll reflect towards others. I pray we all find internal peace, so that we may spread peace with others.

Mediation Source: Deepak Chopra's 21 Day Meditation - Becoming What You Believe, Day 11