The Power of Peace

By Toni Cardarella

Eight Ways to Discover Inner Peace in Your Life Today

Affirmation: In quiet times of prayer, I am filled with a sense of tranquility.

1. Pray: Find your inner spirit of harmony with prayer. Whether privately or aloud with others, express your sacred value for peace in the world through words of prayer. Join a community prayer vigil for peace, a prayer event at a center, church, or temple, or connect with Silent Unity.

2. Pause: Take a few moments each day—in the morning, at lunch, or before bed—to pause. Write or speak gratitude or take a minute to enjoy the peace of a simple moment, like petting your cat or dog.

3. Radiate: Let peace radiate in your easygoing tone with others. Allow your infinite peace to show in your facial expressions and actions. Speak with a voice that resonates with kindness and encouragement. Your spirit of peace will be felt around you.

4. Meditate: Visualize your peaceful heart as you let go of all that surrounds you. Experience your sense of tranquility in the quietness or experience your peace in a guided meditation. Listen to a meditation or try a meditation video.

Brief Meditation Featuring the Unity Village

Fountains and Rose Garden social atmosphere accelerated. Walter and his mother had an arrangement with the house that allowed him to invite his friends from New York City and elsewhere to stay over as long as the property was taken care of and maintained. Oh, if those walls could talk? Well, we will not go there in order to protect the innocent and the guilty. Walter’s “ white parties”, hosted on the Vineyard, were infamous and at the same time famous for the good times, quality food and beverages. Walter liked a good party, and knew how to curate a fun filled event. As a result of his engaging personality, social graces and acumen he was well known and often called the “ Mayor of Oak Bluffs “. Walter loved his friends and up until Covid he took pride in hosting guests at his summer cottage. With his knowledge and experience in engineering, he had an in-depth understanding of audiology, speaker construction, development and installation of mid to high end sound systems, resulting in the founding of WEL Productions . The company was sought out to install sound systems in many of the clubs and music venues in and around the Tri-state area.

5. Movement: Awaken your peace by moving around in the spaces you occupy and enjoy. Feel peace flow as you walk on a nature trail or sway in dance across your living room. Do a yoga pose or a head-to-toe stretch and activate your spirit of peace.

6. Give: A helping hand, emotional support, or just your sense of optimism—give to others as often as you can. Just like love and kindness, giving freely and willingly will deliver peace to your heart.

7. Affirmations: Affirm the power of peace. Remind yourself that you are in the peace of Spirit. Speak with zeal and Truth. Embrace your peace with affirmations such as I AM peace, or Peace flows through me to the world. (More peace affirmations can be found here.)

8. Music: Whether listening to or creating it, music can open your heart to peace. Let it lift your peaceful spirit. Get out your instrument, sing, or just sit and let the music soothe your soul and fill you with magical peace.

Know that you are the power of peace, even in the midst of chaos. Discover your calming spirit and live your life from a peace-centered consciousness. Let your peace prevail to create harmony in the world.

Walter was married years ago for a brief time and divorced. He was a confirmed bachelor for a number of years, that was until he met and established a longterm relationship with Cheryle Wills of Cleveland, Ohio.. A beautiful couple they were, as they traveled the world enjoying themselves along the way. Sadly, Cheryle’s health declined over the past two-three years and she transitioned last February. He was devoted to her even as her health declined. Toward the end of Cheryle’s life, Walter’s long time heart challenges reoccurred. He was most recently hospitalized and transferred to a rehabilitation center to regain his mobility and strength. The prognosis for his recovery was not optimistic and he transitioned while asleep.

Walter’s spirituality was fulfilled by his weekly attendance at Riverside Church, where his ashes will be interred in the church’s columbarium. He was also a frequent worshiper at the Abyssinian Baptist Church located in Harlem, pastored at the time by the late Dr. Rev. Calvin O. Butts III. Whenever, Rev. Butts was on Martha’s Vineyard, Walter took it upon himself and considered it his responsibility and honor to provide transport for Rev. Butts while on the island. Walter Edison Lowe, Jr. lived a long, fun filled life where the world was his oyster and made friends over the decades that lasted a lifetime. He will be missed in New York City, New Jersey, Barbados and Martha’s Vineyard. He now joins the love of his life Cheryle Wills in heaven. May they begin the party anew.