Let us see how we are to go about inheriting the earth. This Beautitude says that dominion, that is, power over the conditions of our lives, is to be obtained in a certain way, by nothing less than meekness.
The word meek in the Bible connotes a mental attitude for which there is no other single word available. It is a combination of open-mindedness, faith in God, and the realization that the will of God for us is always something joyous and interesting and vital. This state of mind also includes a perfect willingness to allow this will of God to come about in whatever way divine Wisdom considers to be best, rather than in some particular way that we have chosen for ourselves.
This mental attitude of teachableness, willingness to be led, is the key to dominion, or success in demonstration. There is no word for it in common speech, because the thing does not exist except for those who are up on the spiritual basis of the teaching of Jesus Christ. If we desire to inherit the earth we must absolutely acquire this “meekness.”
The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice…(Psalm 97:1).
In order to inherit the earth (exert dominion over the conditions in our lives), we must first exert control over the self. Meekness is the manifestation of dominion over the self. When we put God’s will first and join with God to implement his will in our lives, we are demonstrating meekness and will have dominion over the conditions of our lives.
This concept of dominion is the opposite of that held by most in modern culture. Modern culture’s concept is the primary cause of separation from God (Sin), and the accompanying loss of dominion. When we separate ourselves from God, we then have to live in the world as we created it, instead of the Eden God created for us. That world we create has dominion over us instead of the other way around.
To walk daily in the garden God created for us in dominion over the conditions in our lives, we must walk in meekness. There is no other way to inherit the earth in the biblical sense of this verse.
Seeking meekness,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
I touch base with some of this in my blog. Mine disects my memories of being born…Read if interested.
http://theiofthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/remember-when-i-didnt-want-to-be-born/?preview=true&preview_id=6&preview_nonce=153d34ec98