Inner Peace

“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chodron ?

Peacefulness is a state of calm, when everything is in balance.? It is a state of well being and harmony. ?

Most of us spend the better portion of our adult life, hoping to find inner peace “out there” somewhere. We seek it in places of worship, gurus, spiritual teachers, relationships, possessions, money, our children… the list is endless.?

We are operating under the delusion that it can only be found in something or someone outside of us.?

Society conditions us at a very early age, to be obedient and do what we are told to do.?

You are a “good girl” or a “good? boy” is code for, “You are only good if you do what I tell you to do.”

So, we begin to dream smaller, sacrificing who we are and what we want to do with our life, to please someone else. We forget who we really are.

A lifetime of serial people-pleasing begins.

Once you realize what has happened to you, it may take the rest of your lifetime, to unlearn what you have learned.?

Inner calm and a peaceful mind may seem to be elusive.?

It is true that one cannot control the circumstances in life that surround us. We have no real power over the weather, war, natural disasters, our aging bodies, or someone’s behavior.?

So, how is it possible to have inner peace when we cannot control our surroundings??

While we cannot stop the storms in life from coming, we do have the power to not impulsively react to the demands of others, to not allow anyone to control our emotions, to choose to be who we are and not what others expect us to be.?

This is our superpower.?

When you are true to yourself and listening to the guidance from your inner compass, it does not really matter what others demand of you or think of you.? You will know who you are.?

You can then choose to content to be yourself in any situation. Realize deeply, that no one has the power to disturb your inner peace, without your permission. No one.

Just be yourself, sure in the knowledge that who YOU are is important and valuable beyond measure. You are one of a kind, exactly as you are.?

As you realize this, it no longer matters what others may think of you. No matter what is going on around you, you can remain calm and centered.

You can always retreat to your inner sanctuary during the many storms of life, where you will find inner peace, calm, and strength to get through them, and know what to do about them, once they have passed.?

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