“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
–Buddha
Somewhere between the love in your heart and thoughts in your mind is
a happy, peaceful place. You will find it promptly when you look in
the following places:
1. The Foundation of Acceptance
Life is a series of continuous natural events and changes. Don’t
resist them; doing so only creates unnecessary stress. Let the reality
of these events and changes take place. Let them flow. Or as Henry
Wadsworth once said, “For after all, the best thing one can do when it
is raining is let it rain.”
Acceptance is letting go
and allowing things to be the way they truly are. It doesn’t mean you
don’t care about improving the realities of life; it’s just realizing
that the only thing you really have control over is yourself. This
simple understanding is the foundation of acceptance, and only with
acceptance can there be peace and growth.
2. A Sincere Inner Space
You have your own way. For you, this way of living is the absolute right way. Honor it.
One of the most influential sources of peace is simply being
comfortable with who you really are. Not trading your reality for a
role, or your truth for an act. Not giving up your freedom of thought.
Not putting on a mask.
There cannot be peace in your external life until you are at peace
within yourself, being yourself. It won’t always be easy, but no price
is too high to pay for the
privilege of owning your inner spirit.
Read The Untethered Soul
.
3. The Mindset of Forgiveness
When someone has hurt you, it’s hard to be peaceful. But you do it
anyway because you know peace is the only battle worth waging. Peace is
beautiful; it is the manifestation of your love, and the best
resolution for a brighter future.
Being peaceful is hard sometimes; much harder than being angry and
vengeful. It requires you to stay calm and let go of the pain. It
requires you to forgive and move on. Of course, you don’t do these
things just for the person who has hurt you, but for your own wellbeing.
4. The Land of Appreciation
If you believe you would finally be happy if you had twice the amount
of the things you already have – time, money, friends, cars, snazzy
dress shoes, etc. – you would be sadly mistaken. Because if you aren’t
happy with what you have, you won’t be any happier when what you have is
doubled.
As Socrates once said, “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is
artificial poverty.” Do not waste all your happiness by
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