Peace

There is a lot more talk about ‘peace’ now, than there was when I grew up. In those earlier days, talk was more about ‘ending conflict’. And the two are not the same thing. Obviously.

Ending conflict carries within itself an understanding that this can be done pretty much by any means. Therefore, if the conflict is ended by one side successfully suppressing the other side in such a manner that a certain normalcy returned to life in that area ~ that was totally okay.
Nowadays, we want to bring  peace to a conflict or a certain region. And while we seem te be willing to impose this peace by pretty much any means. And when we have done so, we want to give ourselves a pat on the back and return home after a job well done.

Neither solution seems to be working in the long run.
Not in our own, personal lives. Nor on a global scale.

Lasting peace starts within ourselves.
It starts with the ability to take a deep breath ~ and perhaps even counting ‘till ten… ~ when something happens, giving ourselves a little time before we react angrily.
It starts with not taking everything that happens so personally; with an understanding that whatever happened in all likelihood did so because of circumstance, rather than that someone was actively ‘out to get us’.
It starts with placing our ego-selves into a balanced perspective that helps us move forward without having to come out on top all the time…

When we start an interaction from a peaceful intent, the most obvious question when something happens in our lives we don’t like is not ‘How dare they do that to me?’, but rather ‘Why is this happening in my life right now?’ and ‘What can I do within myself to correct it?’

Our path through live is not as dependent on those around us, as it is on how we handle what happens inside of us.
As long as we allow our emotions to take over our thoughts and our actions, chances are we will keep encountering situations on our path through life that will bring that to our attention. Not to be mean to us ~ te get us ~ but rather to give us an opportunity to say ‘Wait a minute, let’s bless them and wish them peace; then take a deep breath and see what attitude, what belief in myself is causing those type of situations to enter my life?’

As soon as we find a way to give ourselves that opportunity, we may find that suddenly our lives become more balanced, more peaceful!

Bless you!
And I wish you peace!
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