Peace in Post Election Times

No matter what happened in this election, it brought up some anxiety, worries and fears. 

More than anything else, it put people against people - one of the worse things for World Peace. Playing with people's fears is not something new. Hitler and so many other politicians used this tool to get, and stay in power.

What is new is to have this happening in the XXI Century, and in one of the most developed countries in the world. 

Hate crime rates have never been so high. A number of people seem to have permission to hate - a small number of people.

And here is where I would like to make a point.

As we are bombarded by bad news day in and day out, we might start to feel that everyone is hateful, which is not true. We have to remember that we just see bad news on the news. For every piece of bad news that we hear, there are thousands of positive stories that we are not told.

Good news does not sell like bad news. 

Peace in post election times will come when we realize that the majority of people are good. When we start to believe that our human nature is good. This will reduce our stress levels which will reduce the fear levels and improve our happiness levels.

A way to understand this is to look around you - your community at work, at home, with friends, family and people you have contact with. See how they are connecting with each other. Are they treating each other with anger and fear, or with kindness and compassion?

If you see more positive around you, it's because your world is different than the world we see on TV. If you see challenges around you, it's because people are getting affected by the TV life. It's up to you to influence people by being kind and compassionate.

Either way, we have to create peace from inside out. Only when we are peaceful will we be able to live in a peaceful World.