Words Of Wisdom On Peace
Written by Lexi Delane on August 4th, 2009 in Self Development.
In today’s hectic world, giving peace seems to be a long lost wisdom. We’ve got to get ahead, we’ve got to worry about whats on the news and whats happening in the world, we’ve got to struggle to keep sane and keep our balance. The circumstances of our lives seem to cause stress and anxiety on a regular basis. Peace is a good idea, sure, but in general we dont feel much of it.
Yet precisely for these reasons peace is such a valuable thing to feel in our lives. A little peace can go a long way to reducing struggle and worry in our lives. It can add tremendously to the quality of our lives. It can make a difference in our well being and reduce stress and anxiety.
Here are some powerful words of wisdom. Learn to give yourself peace. Give it to yourself rather than hope for it or wait for the stars to align and for all the circumstances of your life to be just right. Give yourself peace on purpose.
Giving yourself peace is simple. One way we’ll focus on now takes just three to five minutes a day. On your own journey of self growth can you give yourself three minutes a day to harness the power of peace in your life?
Here is a simple peace practice. It is called peacefully remaining or generous spaciousness. You sit alone and quiet for at least three minutes and peacefully remain with whatever shows up in your awareness. You can have your eyes open or closed. You can do this in your car before you go in to work, at lunch, or whenever.
For 3 whole minutes, you ALLOW whatever thoughts and feelings you have without resistance or trying to change or manipulate them. You just notice your thoughts and feelings and let them be just the way they are.
As a general rule, we human beings are unconsciously at war with what is. We are usually trying to resist or change our experience. We struggle with our thoughts and emotions, trying to have good ones and get rid of bad ones. For 3 minutes, you simply practice allowing things to be the way they are. You just breathe and notice and let things be okay just as they arise in your.
Give yourself a few minutes of peace a day and see what happens. If you want to make the world a more peaceful place, start with yourself.
