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Sometimes it feels like my INNER PEACE is under attack. Inner peace is important, not only does it feel good, but for me, it’s also the starting point for a good life and extraordinary success.
Sadly, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it sometimes seems difficult – almost impossible – to find inner peace. Our surroundings are becoming louder and louder, faster and faster, more and more demanding, and our own need for peace and calmness inside seems to take a back seat.
To be calm inside feels so good because it corresponds to our most natural state. We truly ARE inner peace. The deeper we feel it, the more we are consciously connected to our true selves. We all know that intuitively.
So if inner peace is so precious, and if it is our true nature, why is it so hard to find?
It’s much easier to find that sense of deep serenity than most of us think.
I stay positive by realizing I can’t become negative about bad news I have no control over.
I vote but if the opponent wins, that’s the verdict. I deal with reality as it is, not what I wish reality was. That doesn’t mean I am quiet, or that I don’t try to take action, it just means I do it with the awareness that I can’t change the ‘right now’ but perhaps the future.
I never let bad news overwhelm me. Of course, there are moments when I break down and cry, but in the long haul, I have learned to ‘consume’ news in a way that keeps a lot of negativity and loudness out.
The more I smile, the more strangers smile back at me. I smile a lot, even at animals, and believe it or not, they smile back too.
I practice random acts of kindness. I do it more and more because it’s more and more needed.
I have made strict social media rules and I follow them to a “T”. I stay away from texting and have forced friends and customers to talk to me. Texting, and the way we sound is too unfriendly, too short, too robotic – at least for my taste. My life, my rules. 🙂
Life is a gift for us all.
I never sweat the small stuff in life. Of course, I have short sessions filled with anxiety when I feel overwhelmed, but then I backpaddle quickly and look at the big picture.
Laughter and positive thinking keep me alive.
“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
― Roy T. Bennett,
Maybe it’s not just business, school, or hobbies that we need a plan for, maybe it’s our everyday life and our INNER PEACE that we need a plan for as well?
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I struggle with the news… it was SO important to my mom I kind of feel a duty to watch, but the sadness and frustration gets to me. These are good practices to help keep or gain inner peace. For me being outdoors or at least where I can hear the birds singing helps. And I LOVE that photo!
I read the news now. I cannot stomach the TV news anymore.
Good plan!
I think you are the only one that can delete a comment on your blog
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Inspiring ways to maintain inner peace. 🦋 🙏🏻
Thank you, Michele. I am struggling but I am still trying.
I do understand and I admire your strength. 💝
May you find it in these unpeaceful times. That is a marvellous photograph
Thank you, Derrick.
Yes! And it helps that beauty is everywhere. Seek and you shall find.
So very true. Thank you, Cindy.
A marvellous philosophy for life, Bridget. Roy T Bennett certainly had a lot of sensible things to say, amongst them I like:-
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.”
I love many of his quotes and wish I could remember them all when I struggle with today’s reality. Keeping my inner peace is right now my main priority and it sounds so selfish, but I feel it’s the healthy thing to do.
Sadly, I think we have to be a little bit selfish now!
Those early mornings before anyone else is up are so precious to me.
I like it too. It’s extra special me-time.
You’re right about our inner peace being attacked. It’s a noisy world
I think many of us feel that way. Thank you, Mary.
Inner peace has always been hard for me. I thought retirement would bring it. But apparently I worry about stuff retired or not.
I think it’s a mindset. BTW do you want to make more Easter card. The nursing home shocked me today. They have five new residence and they kinda added them to my list. I haven’t digested it (yet) and I am debating inside if I should just tell them that ‘five’ is enough. In the other hand….sigh.
I can do five more. Might not be as nice as the first five, as will do them faster, but they will still be nice. Will get going this week.
I am still not ready for 10…It’s a bit overwhelming. Thank you, Dawn.
Do you need other stuff for their baskets too? I can help.
No worries, I will ask the troops (friends) but I appreciate the offer.
I have your 5 cards ready to mail and of course I can’t find your address….
Got it, please take this off or you will get hammered with spam emails and calls.
Beautiful words of wisdom. All I desire is peace. Well-written and wonderful rules!
Thank you so much. I need structure and a healthy discipline in my life now more than ever.
You’re welcome. ❤️🙏
I really like your rules of life. No texting is one I love!!!
Honestly, it was born out of frustration. I have a lonely job. It’s me and the furniture pieces I work on, and of course the dogs and two feral cats, so the communication with my customers was always a special treat until texting took over. There is no “Hi, how are you today,” or a “Gosh, I love your shoes (socks/glasses or other nonsense)”. When my neighbor next door answered a text with “What do you want,” when I wanted to check on her, that’s when I had enough. I simply stopped answering texts and guess what, they all learned quickly and to my surprise, most of them agree with me, they can’t stand it either -yet they use it.
I use it sparingly. I would rather have a short conversation on the phone but the best is face to face. The trouble is everyone is lost inside that small box and the world is passing by.