I once asked my father, “If you had one wish and you could wish for anything, what would you wish for?” His answer was, “Peace of mind.” Because I was young, I thought it was a silly response. Now that I’ve lived eight decades of life, I understand his wisdom.
To live in the moment, which means to leave the past in the past and not to disturb the future with supposition, is a challenge about which many books have been written. Living in this moment brings peace to my life—even in challenging times. Living in the now helps me keep my balance. It’s not that negative realities don’t exist, it means that when you isolate them (and focus only on the concern as it exists,) the concerns/problems change perspective. In a peaceful state of mind, I am more likely to seek solutions rather than wallowing in fear. Fear cuts off my ability to think and reason. Peace of mind gives me power.
If you don’t let yourself get disturbed by your outside world (SW#1), If you stay in your own lane, (SW#4), If you let go of what you can’t change (SW#11), If you don’t hang onto the past SW#11), If you are kind (SW#11) and if you love yourself (SW#8) then you are more likely to find peace of mind.
I have found that meditating is a wonderful tool to achieve peace of mind. Quieting my retro-active mind is a challenge, and even just sitting, inviting my mind to quiet down, is restful. Breathe in and out, making your breath your focus.; smell the flowers, blow out the candle. (Slowly, repeat over and over.) There are classes, youtube videos and spiritual followings that can help you learn to finally…..find……peace…..of…..mind.
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