Creating Peace for 2026

After giving me a couple of weeks off in December, Spirit has started this new year with a strong repeated message for all of us. In fact, when I look back every year around the Christmas season, Spirit has brought in a message about embracing the love and peace of

the season. You might also remember last April in our blog “It’s Time to Embark on Your Spiritual Quest,” we spoke about the welcome peaceful break we received after the chaotic energy of change in the early parts of last year. This time though, the message is more pointed and more personal. Spirit knows we are ready to embrace peace so that we can easily “go with the flow” along our spiritual path, so that we can align more closely with our purpose, so that we can gain clarity about the next leg of our journey, and finally so that we can be one step closer to the joyful living we deserve. I hope today’s messages resonate as deeply with you as they do with me.

The Gift

The energy of peace came in for me a few weeks before the end of the year. It began when a dear friend asked me what my wish was for 2026 as she was creating Christmas gifts for friends based on their wish. My response came quickly without even thinking through her question. It was a single word that popped into my head. When I saw it, I hesitated and even questioned, “Is that it? Is there any clarification or add on?” I waited a few seconds more, but the single word just repeated itself without embellishment, without explanation. Before I knew it, I was responding, the word escaped my lips – PEACE. That was it. I could not even give her further clarification as that was all I had at the moment. My wish for 2026 was PEACE. Being the amazing friend and Empath that she is, she accepted that single word without question.

Being caught up in my usual business of Christmas preparation, I did not think much more about my wish until I received her incredible gift – a water colour painting of a beautiful starfish on a sandy beach just at the water’s edge. Her loving note that accompanied it related her wish for me to find peace in 2026 whether it was to be personal peace, to assist others in finding peace, or to contribute to world peace. Looking at her gift, I felt a familiar calm settle over me and reading her note I realized that my wish for peace encompassed all of the above. In fact, on reflection, since we had our fist conversation about my wish for peace, I realized I had benefitted from a much calmer and more peaceful approach to the very busy days approaching Christmas Day. A sense of inner peace had already been taking hold. Although the “to do list” seemed ridiculously long, I felt an inner calm and certainty that all would fall into place, and it did!

Finding Your Inner Peace

As we have all come through a very tumultuous year of change, challenges, and personal transformative growth, I am sure you would welcome some inner peace this year. My starfish gave me a wonderful message about finding that inner peace. When I opened my gift and first looked at the deep purple of the starfish broken up with fine lines of white, I thought of the purple energy of the crown chakra with the white light of Source entering through it. The message I heard was “this is where you will find your peace.” It was so clear. Our inner peace comes from surrender and trust in Source. That includes trust in Divine timing and trust that everything happens for our highest good. It is just that simple but that does not mean it is easy. What has helped me get to this place is looking back on the times when I have surrendered and seeing how the outcome of a situation served me and others involved in a way much better that if I had tried to control the situation. What situations of surrender have you experienced lately?

The five points of the starfish brought to mind the energy of number five which is all about

change. We can choose our perspective of any change that comes our way. We can greet it with worry, anxiety, and fear of the unknown or we can take a peaceful perspective and see it as a welcome opportunity for growth. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse which is characterized by the strength, power, and speed of the horse. It will be a year of intense energy. Coupled with a “one universal year” there will be many opportunities for leadership, new beginnings, making bold choices, and acting with creativity. This will be the year to focus on us and take charge of moving forward on our journey of personal growth. The starfish’s message is to be ready for change and that our inner peace will help us find clarity regarding the choices we will need to make. The starfish is also a symbol or renewal, so it is supporting our growth after this past year of transformation. As we are centred in a place of peace, we will have a calm “knowing” that what we strive for will be manifested.

Cultivating that inner peace will also help us pace ourselves in this fast-moving year so that we do not risk burnout. The waves of the ocean gently lapping at the shore near the starfish in my painting bring in a calm peaceful energy. One of my daily practices to bring me to a peaceful heart centred state is to regulate my breathing while visualizing the ocean waves gently coming into shore as I breathe in, and then gracefully receding as I breathe out. As my breathing synchronizes with the rhythm of the waves, I feel the compassion, love, and peace of the Divine Feminine energy that water carries. How will you stay centred and peaceful in this fast-paced year?

Helping Others Find Peace

When I spoke earlier of surrendering to Source this also includes trusting that everyone else has their own Divine plan and timeline and that we do not need to have any influence on that. As I reflected on the many opportunities Spirit has given me in the past to understand and act on those basic truths, the sense of peace and calm deepened in my heart. I felt free and at peace knowing that I only need to sail my own ship and that Spirit will be the wind in my sails and will gently assist me at the rudder. As a helper and a healer, I feel at peace knowing that I can still offer love, help, and support to others, but I can let go of the outcome. It is up to those I offer assistance to whether they ask for and/or accept my help, whether they proceed on their own to find their way, or whether they decide to try to sail upstream against the wind.

I have discovered that one of the greatest ways to help others is to help myself. First, when we focus on cultivating our own peace, we are a role model for others. As we move along our path with a sense of calm, peaceful assurance, others will notice and learn from us. Second, when we are in a peaceful state we “send out peaceful vibes.” Others can sense our energetic frequency and whether they are consciously aware of it or not, they will benefit from it. Our frequency can help elevate another’s. Lastly, when we focus on ourselves, meeting our challenges with a peaceful curiosity and willingness to learn, we lift a perceived burden from others who may feel they need to help or “fix” us. Our peace is reassuring to them and allows them to refocus on their own journey.

Peace in the Collective Consciousness

As mentioned above, finding your peace definitely has a ripple effect but did you know that you have a powerful impact on the larger collective consciousness? Your energy not only impacts other people, but it also impacts all of the planet’s creatures. Have you ever had the opportunity to watch an animal’s response to a person’s mood? Have you had an experience with a family pet, a bird in your garden, or an animal in the wild? Nature’s creatures feel our energy and are impacted by it. For example, a family dog will start barking at a stranger you encounter when they sense your fear of that person. Conversely, when you are sitting quietly by a fire, relaxing and enjoying a good book, they will curl up at your feet and fall asleep. Mother Earth herself senses your energy. Do you feel love for and talk to the plants in your garden? Can you see how they flourish?

Your frequency/vibration touches everything around you and ripples out far beyond your physical location. So, when you make yourself and your personal peace a priority, there is a ripple effect. I was reminded of this a few days after I received my painting when looking at it I recalled another starfish given to me by one of my teams when I retired. When I recalled the story, it brought tears to my eyes because I realized that everything I do, every step forward I make for myself, has a far-reaching positive impact on others. I do not have to try to “save the world.”  One simple act can have a positive effect. It showed me again that the simple action of creating my personal peace can influence that of others and has the potential to ripple out to the collective consciousness. Here is the story:

The Starfish Story

One day a man was walking along the beach, when he noticed a boy hurriedly picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “Young man, what are you doing?”

The boy replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I do not throw them back, they'll die.”

The man laughed to himself and said, “Don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You cannot make any difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said

“I made a difference to that one.”

Original story by Loren Eisley

Are you ready to find your peace and make a difference?

The Peaceful You

So, Spirit really, really wants us to find our peace this year for several reasons as expressed above. As I was preparing to write this blog, Archangel Michael came in and wanted to provide his support for us in our quest for peace. To bring forward the messages, I was guided to pull two cards from the Archangel Michael Sword of Light Oracle deck created by Radleigh Valentine. The first card is #15 Increase Your Knowledge. The message on the card is “Education brings opportunities. Take a course, pick up a book, or find a mentor to teach you what your soul longs to know.” Archangel Michael is telling us it is time for learning and to capitalize on the opportunities for education that come our way this year. They will help us move forward on our path. Increasing our knowledge can refer to two things. We can increase our knowledge about peace and how to manifest it for ourselves and assist others as well as the collective consciousness. Is this what your soul wants to know? It can also mean that when we are in a place of peace the sources of knowledge that best align with our purpose will present themselves to us and we will more easily take the information in. When we are in a place of peace, we are more receptive to receiving the Divine knowledge. Are you ready to learn more?

The second message Archangel Michael wanted us to receive comes from card #41 Your Loved Ones Are Safe. The message on the card is “Let go of your fear and worry for your loved ones. I am looking after them.” This is another reminder to focus on us and to respect the path that our loved ones have chosen before coming into this lifetime. We can find peace in remembering that everything is as Divine intended, that our prayers have been heard, and that Michael and all of our loved ones’ spiritual teams are supporting them. With this reassurance, Archangel Michael is helping us find and stay in a peaceful state. Can you

surrender your worry for loved ones in exchange for peace?

So, as we enter this dynamic year of hopeful new beginnings, my wish for you is that you can find your place of peace. I hope in it you find the courage and creativity to embrace all of the opportunities for incredible growth this year. I hope it provides a place of balance and rest so that you can “ride along” with the fast-paced year and benefit the very most from it. Let’s come out of the starting gate with the calm peaceful reassurance that this will be a great year! Are you ready?

Sending you love and light,

Marilyn

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