Inner Peace

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” 

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Peace begins with a smile.” 

~ Mother Teresa

“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” 

~Eckhart Tolle

“There is peace even in the storm.” 

~ Vincent van Gogh

“Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do you frequently feel stressed-out, upset, uneasy, or simply too busy to be at peace? 

In a chaotic world, peace of mind can occasionally be hard. Inner peace is elusive. Like numerous people, I lived my life failing to recognize that internal peace is a choice. 

There's a lot of craziness in this world, and inner peace can occasionally feel faraway/far off, particularly in today’s fast paced society. For me, inner peace comes from within; an internal state of tranquility  despite the challenges you face. 

You might feel 

• at ease within yourself 
• a sense of compassion 
• navigate life’s frequently-turbulent waters more easily.

Inner peace comes from making changes inside you. It’s the internal and emotional stillness that comes with understanding yourself. Inner peace inside you endures regardless of what challenges life brings. Inner peace isn’t just a state of mind but a key for a meaningful life.

“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”
~ The Dalai Lama

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.”
~ Sylvia Plath

“Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.” 

~ Thich Naht Hahn

“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
~ Albert Einstein

“Peace is liberty in tranquility.”
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

Rejuvenate: mind, body and spirit

“If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.” ~Ajahn Chah

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.” ~Goethe

“ She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Why do we stress ourselves out? Why is it that being productive and getting tasks done are more important than healing and taking the time to feel calm?

Stress and anxiety will have an impact on our lives in lots of precise ways. Taking time out for yourself to destress and rejuvenate is so far down the “to-do list"—sometimes I don’t even consider it a possibility until I am exhausted.

I keep learning that you are your own most valuable asset, and no matter how important another task is, if you don’t dedicate some time to yourself, you’ll burn out. You constantly don’t want to do something to restore a problem; every so often, all it takes is to permit yourself to surrender and permit your issues and stresses to soften away.

Give yourself permission to let go of tension and mental chatter. Simply rest and enjoy the gift of relaxation. We deserve to chill. We need to take a break from our lives. We deserve to heal. We deserve respite.

When you are well-rested and calm, your whole body, mind, and spirit will feel it too!

Spring

 “Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” ~John Muir

 

 

“The earth laughs in flowers.”  

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

How can you lighten your load from the inside out? 

Spring brings a spirit of hope, a reminder that all kinds of life force energy is renewed and brimming with new possibilities.

Know that each day is different. Some days, your balance and your focus will be rocking and in the flow. Other days, not so much. Learn to accept and allow yourself to be open to the possibilities that arise, and trust in the natural cycles of life that guide us towards growth and expansion.

Revel in the warm weather too! Get out and be with nature and the sunshine. Spring is a great time to clear out anything that is no longer serving you so you can make way for new ideas, perspectives, intentions, and desires.