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Peace is the ultimate goal in life. It crowns our efforts and successes. It can bring to life anything on its deathbed. Trade prospers and relationships thrive when there is peace. Every prosperous country is peaceful. Children go to school and adults work without worrying about anything. A peaceful life is a must-win jackpot.

The peace magic.

Peace is a miracle worker. It can calm a stormy sea and make the impossible happen. It is the single antidote to stress, worry, and anxiety. Consider peace a magician. He can make things disappear into thin air and amaze you with wonders you had never thought of. Only that this time, peace is a magician who does not play mind games. His magic is real. In a snap of a finger, all your worries disappear into thin air! It is replaced with calmness and serenity. This is the peace magic.

The search for peace has been ongoing for the longest time now. Even our generation is seeking peace! The universe wants to show us the path to eternal peace. It has never failed to work for those who seek it from the universe. There are many counterfeit versions of peace from the world. However, the universe is the sole original supplier of bundles of peace. This is where you get the real deal.

Sources of peace.

1.  Self-acceptance.

You are your biggest cheerleader and strongest supporter. Other people believe in you because you have given them a reason to. They have no reason to accept you into their lives if you have rejected yourself. You have the power to teach other people how to handle you. Self-acceptance gives the universe authority to establish peace within you. It is like a letter of authority granting someone the power to act in your best interest.

The universe then acts on this letter of authority by setting up a peace center within you. This peace thrives where there is no fault-finding. You are the universe’s perfect creation. A positive attitude of self-acceptance gives you peace of mind and you clear your head from anxiety and stress. The peace from within you is a positive energy that flows to your environment. It goes further to affect your relationships with other people. Listen to the universe’s call of self-acceptance and get this divine peace.

2.  Environmental therapy.

A natural environment is one outside your control. Office and work environments are controllable and could be poisoned by toxic cultures. The universe is recommending environmental therapy because we cannot entirely avoid some toxic environments. Environmental therapy is changing your environment regularly to maintain your sanity.

Spending some time at the coast or in other natural habitats is some form of detox that attracts peace from the universe. The peace center established within you by the universe gives off peace energy that also spreads to your external environment. Environmental therapy shines the universe’s light of peace on you. This is the beginning of a new lifestyle.

3.  Godly contentment.

Peace thrives in contentment. Sometimes we wish we could do more. This can rob us of joy and peace if left unchecked. The universe’s torch of peace shines brightly on Godly contentment. Be satisfied with what you have done so far and do not be hard on yourself. Recognize your achievements and give credit to yourself. This level of contentment is a source of peace. You are not at peace because you have done the best but because you have played your part to that level. This contentment comes from within you and nobody else can kill it. This is a gift from the universe.

4.     Managed ambitions.

What is your ambition? They could be great dreams about things you would wish to have done within a target time of your choice. It is joyous when you hit your target and at the same time stressful when you don’t. You will be troubled if you only manage 3/5 of what you had planned. You will be anxious and stressed over the incomplete 2/5.

The universe is calling you out on this. You deserve peace even with incomplete work. Take the example of a horse. He is a powerful animal used in war to carry soldiers and weapons, as a means to travel, and for sports. In all his goodness, a horse is bridled to control him – to either turn to the right or left, run faster, or slow down. A horse is hardly controllable without the bridle. This is exactly how the universe wants you to manage your ambitions so that they may eventually not suffocate. Your ambitions should not choke peace out of you. They should instead attract it because you at least have a working plan.

Peace reigns supreme over your ambitions. This is how you attract the universe’s peace.

5.  Acknowledge that nature is perfect.

My friend who is a software developer once told me a joke that has stuck with me for a very long time now. At first, I laughed at it but I later understood the importance of the joke. “If it works, don’t touch it!” Peace is also accepting things as they are. There is no need to re-inventing something that already exists. Do not trouble yourself over what is already in place. The best you can do is think of improving it instead of replacing it. It is working, right? Then do not touch it.

Peace is not disturbance and neither can disturbance bring peace. Everything is connected somehow and touching one element of a working system will disturb the whole of it. You then have to do the whole thing again. It will rob you of your peace of mind and make you worry about making it work again. This principle of discipline in software developers applies to the universe – build, do not destroy.

The universe’s light of peace shines everywhere. It lights up every dark corner of your life. The universe is giving us these nuggets of wisdom for free!   

Currency is something that is in circulation as a medium of exchange. Money is the currency that most economies use worldwide. The United States uses the United States Dollar, European countries use the Euro, Britain uses the Sterling Pound, Singapore uses the Singapore Dollar, and the list goes on and on. In these countries, trade is done in their currency except international trade is done in another agreeable currency (mostly the United States Dollar).

You have to convert your money to the local currency if you want to do business locally. This is the acceptable medium of exchange in that locality.

Have you ever thought about what could be the acceptable medium of exchange when trading with the universe?

PS: Have you ever found yourself in a position where you had to convert your money to the local currency? How was the experience?

Maybe we do not know this but truth is that we also trade with the universe in our daily lives. This trade happens passively, sometimes without us noticing. It is just like you may not notice your breathing pattern. We are used to it as an automatic pattern.

The currency of social capital.

The universe uses social capital as a medium of exchange. It is a free market and the more social capital you have, the more you can trade and get what you want. The universe lacks nothing. This is your opportunity to get this currency and trade.

1. Begin a start-up – new relationships.

The currency of a start-up in the universe’s market is new relationships. You meet new people daily. Knowing how to relate to strangers is a necessary skill. We cautiously welcome them into our lives without any discrimination. Who knows what the Universe has in store for us? The universe sometimes gives us gifts in the form of strangers. They carry a lot of untapped blessings because we withhold ourselves from interacting with them.

People who are unrelated to us will most likely be more kind towards us. They are the angels that the universe sends our way. Be ready to welcome them and pay attention to what they have for you. Your breakthrough moment could be at hand. We lack the knowledge that strangers have and they could share it with us just five minutes into a conversation. This is the currency we need to trade in the universe’s market.

2. Grow your capital – existing relationships.

The saying that your network is your net worth is not further from the truth. Your bank account balance is not a measure of wealth. Neither is the number of businesses that you own. What truly determines your net worth is your network – how many people you know can stand with you through thick and thin. The blessing of being surrounded by people that love you is unmatched. Strangers who have now become family. This is a gift from the universe that we should no longer take for granted.

Whatever your need is, you can simply ask from your network and it will be settled. These kinds of friends are God-sent into your life and we should not take them for granted. Networking is growing your social capital and it enables you to continuously trade in the Universe’s free market.

3. Protect your capital – repair broken relationships.

A good trader protects his capital from being wasted even as he continues to accumulate more wealth. The priority of every entrepreneur is sealing loopholes of wastage. Your social capital goes to waste through broken relationships. The people with whom you are no longer on good terms still belong to the universe that you are connected with.

It is okay to differ on ideas or principles but do not forget the time these same people were angel-sent by the universe. Make it a priority to build broken bridges at the slightest opportunity you get. Some relationships are like a dying fire that can come alive by merely blowing air over it. Do not suffocate the fire of friendships because the universe might use them to bless your life once more. Every broken relationship is worth saving if you want to protect your social capital.

4. Audit your social capital – check on the health of your relationships.

The health of your relationships is a very important aspect of your social capital. Are all your relationships healthy, on the sick bed, or already dead? The universe is asking you these hard questions. It’s audit time! The law requires that all companies have their books of accounts audited. This helps to enforce accountability on the part of the companies. They need to explain and prove every expenditure they incurred. They also have to account for every income they received.

An audit helps to prevent money laundering and other financial malpractices. Your social capital needs this type of auditing too. Guess who is the auditor? The Universe! You should be accountable to the universe for your social capital. You should not only have many relationships with the angels of the universe but also healthy ones. This is the true value of the currency of your social capital.

The irrigation scheme of the Universe.

Healthy relationships are the pillars of your success. Having poor relationships or none at all is not the original intention of the universe. Nature intends to use these relationships as the conduit to pass blessings to you. Consider the example of an irrigation farm. Water needs to travel from the dam or water tank to the farm and sprinkle on the crops. If this does not happen and at the same time rain fails, the crops will dry up. It does not matter whether or not the dam is nearer the farm. What counts is the accessibility of the water by the crops.

The dam or water tank is the Universe and your relationships are the pipes that make irrigation possible. Your social capital is what will buy these pipes and sprinklers to be used to water your farm. What is the value of your social capital today?