“War is Over if You Want it”

“So this is Christmas and what have you done. Another year over and a new one just begun.” This favorite Christmas song was written by John Lennon entitled “So this is Christmas [War is over]”, 39 years ago. John and Yoko Ono in 1969, put up billboard advertisements in cities around the world that read, “War is over! (If you want it).” Two years later this slogan inspired his Christmas song.

The message is about hope, intention and individual power. If enough people believe in peace and consistently choose peace in their daily lives, a ripple effect can occur through the power of the collective consciousness and peace will snowball. The potential of our thoughts to shape reality is being discussed lately in many different scientific realms. Quantum physics describes that everything is energy. We are energy beings and even our thoughts are energy. The popular movie, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, explains that we have been conditioned to believe that the external world is more real than the internal world. Quantum physics states the opposite; that what’s happening on the inside determines what’s happening on the outside. So if energy is shapeable and our thoughts are energy then maybe we are creating our reality. Hard to wrap your head around but interesting to consider especially when you consider all our negative thoughts floating around the planet.

Yoko Ono remarked about the anti- war slogan that the message is “We can do it. If one billion people in the world would think peace – we’re gonna get it. Visualize the domino effect and just start thinking positive, that we are all together in this. Thoughts are infectious.” I’d agree that are thoughts are infectious, just being around someone who is constantly negative can be draining as compared to others who by their words and actions give you a sense of calm. I find, that you can pick up on this energy in seconds after meeting someone.

Why not be open minded about the possibility of the collective power of intention, because what have we got to loose? The world is messed up, maybe its time we considered other possibilities of cause and effect. Maybe we need to consider the power of our thoughts. If we want war, child poverty and other undesirables to end than we must do all we can to support peace. Along with taking action, we can collectively desire peace, visualize peace and take daily personal actions of peace. A ripple effect will grow and influence others. Neale Donald Walsch, spiritual author, wrote “The darkness of the world can be illumined by your glowing presence. Yet you must believe in yourself as The Source of that light and that love. All the world awaits your arrival today, shivering in its sadness, looking to you for warmth.” And as John Lennon so beautifully wrote, “You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one”. Check out imaginepeace.com to download “War is over If you want it” postcards.