Peace is a choice. It respects your boundaries and it respects the boundaries of others. When you set your boundaries and stop others from intruding into your space, when you respect other people's boundaries and do not intrude into their personal space, then it is possible to move on to the next step, a state of mutual cooperation.

Mutual cooperation means that you support each other in ways that come from your heart. You help people because you love the spirit within them. Their outer personality is not the important focus here; it is their inner light, their inner spirit that you can always love, regardless of their outward actions. This, then, is the foundation for unconditional love.

The best model for unconditional love is right above you in the daytime sky. The Sun shines on everyone alike, without any judgment.

Love and support are the key requisites for lasting peace. The more people embrace peace in their own lives, the more they affect the global consciousness that we all share on this planet.

11. Beauty
True beauty lasts forever because it lives within the human heart.

True beauty can be seen in your eyes and sensed in your aura. It is that secret, 'certain something' that exists within people who radiate great personal magnetism. People with loving hearts radiate true beauty wherever they go.

When you allow unconditional love to flower within you, when you love the spiritual spark that is within yourself and within other people, then your beauty shines for all to see.

Owen Waters is editor and cofounder of Infinite Being LLC. He promotes a philosophy of spiritual empowerment through inner connection to the source of your ultimate potential. For the full picture, subscribe to his free weekly newsletter and read "The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness".

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