“Everyone’s spiritual path is perfect”…Deepak Chopra

I’ve begun to seriously meditate over the last year and I was lucky enough to join Oprah and Deepak Chopra during their 21 meditation. I found myself looking forward to that quiet quality time for myself. It was difficult at first trying to quiet the mind, let alone focus on the mantra of the day to open myself to the Universe.

However, I’ve discovered little by little that the meditation is working for me. I think I always knew to take a few deep breaths during a pivotal stressing moment to calm myself, but the daily meditations have brought me to a realization that the law of attraction really does work.

During each meditation Deepak would walk me through a new mantra for the day which would usually give me an “aha” moment, but one mantra in particular, everyone’s spiritual path is perfect, suddenly had the greatest impact on my own inner peace.

Basically, it means that everyone’s journey in life is theirs and theirs alone. It’s so common for everyone, especially parents, to question a choice or decision someone has made. How many times have we all said, “What were they thinking?” or “Why on earth would they decide to do that?”

Deepak went on to explain that in order for us to have our own “inner” peace, we need to not worry about the spiritual path someone else has chosen. We need to embrace their decisions and support them, even if they fail. This is what they were supposed to do.

As I meditated on that statement, I began to find myself understanding more and more how that would create my own inner peace. It doesn’t matter what anyone else does or chooses to do, it’s their path. It’s not up to me to change their mind or help them make the decision. All I have to do is…support them.

But then I took it a little further in my daily life, and had this deep wish that the world could practice that mantra and stop all the judging, finger pointing, bullying, making fun of, and ridiculing others for choosing to be different or taking a different path that we wouldn’t do or understand. It’s not up to us.

The other wish is, to not use Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any other holiday to only practice loving others. We need to be better for our children, and our children’s children, and teach by example to live this kind of daily life. You’d be surprised how completely fulfilling it is to be kind…every day.

So, I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and let’s bring 2015 in with grace, love, and gratitude. Because remember, what you put out into the Universe, comes back to you…why not make sure it’s positive.