There are days when everything exterior take control over our lives, and we forget about our insides.
So when I heard about feeling “inner peace” I didn’t really understand what it meant or how to feel it..It has nothing to do with everything going perfect in life that’s for sure..it is about accepting all parts of ourselves and finding a way to calm our minds and finding peace without using exterior distractions, like party, drinking, working too much, buying gadgets or things, or relying on others to make us happy. It’s also more important than the search for happiness or success, and when you have it you have it for life. There is no overthinking and too much analyzing of every situation. I wouldn’t say I have fully gotten there but I believe I’m well on my way. We can’t change the past and we certainly don’t know the future so why not trust the moment?
Being aware is the first step, taking action is the second, and the third is trusting that something bigger than us can help. Physically I know right away when I feel inner peace. No pain in my body! Mentally I feel love towards everything around me and I get this urge to give and show it to everyone around me.
When there are many things in our lives we have to do, the feeling of peace could be very hard to achieve or feel. Since it is a feeling it’s also hard to say exactly how it feels, but recognizing a difference from our more common feelings, we can see it’s at least there. I get this feeling when I meditate or when I’m in nature, but also when I’m focused on the present and concentrating on what I’m doing in that moment. It could be as simple as doing my dishes and only focusing on how it feels when the water hits my hands, what temperature the water is, or how the sound of the water sounds hitting the plate. The most important I found is accepting that I can’t always control the outcomes, and trusting there is something bigger than me that can help me feel at peace. Now trusting that there is something bigger than us takes time, but when I started believing it, it gave me serenity and a feeling of peace without really doing anything. Unfortunately in order to trust this we need to come to a place where we don’t know what to do first..and not use distractions to solve the constant chatter in our minds. Don’t believe your mind! Most of the time your thoughts are illusions of what actually is the truth or reality. When we have a willingness to be open to something new, we can start to believe there is something we can trust, no matter what happens. I started believing that everything happens for a reason, and I developed a trust that things can be resolved without my need to control, or change it. This is your life and you came here to live it fully. If you don’t have peace within you, you can’t give to this world what you were meant to give, so never compromise your serenity for anything or anyone!
Today’s Assignment:
Today be aware of what things make you feel at peace. Say the serenity prayer 3 times when you feel lost or don’t know what to do. Say it out loud it makes a difference.
“ Universe, (or whatever you call it)
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference “
P.s I thought this was crazy but when I did it enough times small miracles started to happen:)
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