Peace had the same energy when she walked across country, sometimes as many as 25 miles a day. Some people tried to walk with her for a while, but would get tired and quit. When they asked her where she found all her energy, she replied that she was " walking on the endless energy that comes from inner peace."

She said that she also walked south in the winter to avoid the cold, and north in the summer to avoid the heat, much the same way that birds fly with the seasons.

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Many people heard about her through newspapers, radio and television. Slowly she became well-known. Some people came to ask her how to solve their problems so that they could have the same peace and joy in their lives that she had in her life.

One boy was sitting in a tree; he had many problems. Peace told him all problems in life have a purpose and that his problems could help him learn and grow spiritually. She then said, "You are never given problems unless you have the capacity to overcome them. If you ask God, you will be given the strength and knowledge to solve them."

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There was also a small boy who became angry easily. She told him to find good ways to use his anger, such as exercising, or doing a task that needed to be done.

In a few days he told her that he still got angry easily, so Peace said, "Run up and down that hill over there whenever you get angry, and if someone gets angry at you, look at them with love in your heart; it will show in your eyes and then watch them change the way you are changing."

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