Increasing Good Will in the World

From Two WorldWisdom School's list of 108 spiritual laws, The Law of Good Will says that we are responsible for increasing the amount of good will circulating in the world. When I put on my work hat, I call myself a "Soul Coach", a "Spiritual Coach" or even sometimes a "Spiritual Director" therefore I spend several hours a day within a circle of prayer with people who are seeking spiritual growth, healing and wisdom for their lives. During these hours it is easy for me to feel like I am increasing the amount of good will in the world. However, what about all the other hours of my day? Am I able to increase the good will when the pond maintenance company charges me for five hours of labor when I know that their young worker was only here for 2 1/2 hours? Am I able to increase the amount of good will when I am around people who are full anger and negativity for prolonged amounts of time? I find it much harder to increase good will in these difficult situations.

As I was thinking about this, the visual of a puppy came to my mind. Have you ever noticed that puppies are "negativity eaters"? It is very difficult to be grouchy, angry and full of negativity around a bouncy, happy puppy. This is why they use dogs and other animals as therapy tools in hospitals and long-term care facilities. It is as if the unconditional love and acceptance of an animal who is truly living within the moment without judgement is able to pull most people up to a new level of positivity.

So this week, as I have held this law in my heart and have spent time on building an intention to send good will into the world even through difficult situations, I have kept this visual of the puppy before me. Then as I dealt with the pond care company, I tried to stay in the moment, have no expectations of the outcome, be cheerful, accepting and loving and just state the facts as I see them. What I have experienced in return is a happiness within myself that I have increased the good will within that particular situation, mostly kindness and a willingness to be helpful on the other side of the situation and a contentment that even if I don't get a decrease on my bill, I have spoken my truth without adding negative energy into the situation and the world.

My husband and I attend a Spiritual book club that meets before the church services at the church where we attend. During the summer, we discuss a pre-chosen movie instead of a chapter of a book. This week, our selected movie was "Pay it Forward" with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt. The story follows a young boy's attempt to change the world by doing something difficult to help three people and then asking those people to "pay it forward" and help three more people. This seemed to be a great movie illustration of this Law of Good Will. What I found the most interesting about the story is that the boy, for much of the movie, felt that he had completely failed to increase the amount of good will on the earth - whereas, in reality, he had begun a great movement that touched the lives of hundreds of people for good. Therefore, it is very possible that we will never know how much impact we have on the world by simply living in a manner that seeks to add good will to every situation in which we find ourselves.

Seek to increase the amount of good will in all the situations that you find yourself in today. It will not only make you feel better emotionally and physically, but you just might make the world a more pleasant place in which to live.