Practicing Peace - Thriving in Difficult Times and Chaos
There seems to be a spike in crime, anxiety, and depression ...
Every one, please keep your cool, call a friend, do some yard work, spring clean, meditate, BE KIND. I know what I have to do when I get this Stressed. I have to TUNE OUT and find my center.
I turn EVERY THING OFF - people, news, FB, the phone, etc.
I make no apologies ... this is my anxiety management. I come back to center and meditate.
The thoughts in my head are my worst enemy ... FEAR will run rampant, if I let it.
When I become still ...
I hear the songbirds singing, the rain sounds soothing, the Earth is waking up ... the sun came up, the world is still turning ...
No one is complaining and I find myself again, my strength, my inner core, my ability to heal, my belief that all is as it should be and every one is my teacher, not the enemy.
I set my intention to believe in the best of everyone and LET GO OF WHAT I CANNOT CONTROL.
All of this takes PRACTICE. Because ... We become what we practice.
And yes, the Inner Peace I take time to cultivate, takes over in time.
And no, this doesn't mean I run from my feelings.
I acknowledge how I feel, then I practice maintaining inner calm; instead of ruminating or hypnotizing myself into a state of panic, which I can easily do.
You can manage your emotions and even thrive during difficulties, but you have to be
willing to practice and not let your emotions take over and your imagination run wild.
If you want peace, you must practice peace. Try it. Make it your mission to master peace
in this time of trial.
There seems to be a spike in crime, anxiety, and depression ...
Every one, please keep your cool, call a friend, do some yard work, spring clean, meditate, BE KIND. I know what I have to do when I get this Stressed. I have to TUNE OUT and find my center.
I turn EVERY THING OFF - people, news, FB, the phone, etc.
I make no apologies ... this is my anxiety management. I come back to center and meditate.
The thoughts in my head are my worst enemy ... FEAR will run rampant, if I let it.
When I become still ...
I hear the songbirds singing, the rain sounds soothing, the Earth is waking up ... the sun came up, the world is still turning ...
No one is complaining and I find myself again, my strength, my inner core, my ability to heal, my belief that all is as it should be and every one is my teacher, not the enemy.
I set my intention to believe in the best of everyone and LET GO OF WHAT I CANNOT CONTROL.
All of this takes PRACTICE. Because ... We become what we practice.
And yes, the Inner Peace I take time to cultivate, takes over in time.
And no, this doesn't mean I run from my feelings.
I acknowledge how I feel, then I practice maintaining inner calm; instead of ruminating or hypnotizing myself into a state of panic, which I can easily do.
You can manage your emotions and even thrive during difficulties, but you have to be
willing to practice and not let your emotions take over and your imagination run wild.
If you want peace, you must practice peace. Try it. Make it your mission to master peace
in this time of trial.
