Finding Your Peace Amid Chaos
If you look for it, you will find chaos. If you look for peace, then you will find peace. What do you spend your time entertaining the most? I know this seems simplistic, but in truth, it is. Where you choose to focus your attention, will elicit a result. The choice is yours. And there’s never been a more challenging, yet necessary time, to look for peace.
Your livelihood may depend upon it.
Nobody knows what is happening tomorrow. Does anyone get to the end and wish that they had worried more about what was coming and when? No. They wish that they had enjoyed all that they had, when they had it.
Media would have you believe that if we are not spending every moment worried and living in fear, then somehow, we will be unprepared. Some people may feel that if you are not tuning into the news 24/7, that you are burying your head in the sand.
Can I just say that it is perfectly fine to be living your life in peace, love, and harmony right now. Not only is it fine, but it may be an integral part of surviving in this new climate. Everything in our body is affected by our state of being. If we are suffering in our mind, it translates to suffering in our body.
Our bodies must work extra hard when our mind is fixated on something stressful. Our heart beats faster, our blood pressure goes up, our digestive system must work harder, and our immune system suffers when we are in fight or flight mode. If we allow that to happen regularly, our physical body starts to break down and become susceptible to illness.
So how do we prevent this from happening and stay in our peace?
Turn off the chronic news. The 24/7 news. If you must know what is happening, do it once a day at a certain time, for a certain amount of time, and that’s it. The way we did it back in the olden days. Then let it go.
Spend less time on social media and when you do, “hide or block” posts that make you feel uncomfortable and uneasy. Don’t get involved in the arguments amongst “friends”. Enjoy what makes you feel good and if it doesn’t, don’t spend time with it.
Distance yourself from those who choose to discuss the same worries and fears again and again. This is in part what media wants to us do. Fears keep us tuning in, as if we glue ourselves to it long enough, then we will be prepared for what may or may not come.
We can only be prepared for anything by living in the fullness of our presence.
Find solace in nature. Take a walk outside. Sit, and watch the birds. Enjoy time with kids and animals without the distraction of your devices. Let them teach you how to be in the moment without worry about tomorrow.
Meditation is an amazing tool to teach you how to find your inner peace and quiet the chaos in the mind. Start with a few minutes. Not necessarily trying to quiet your thoughts, but observing them. This is where you find your power, in the realization that you are not your thoughts. Then instead of clinging to them, let them float by like clouds and just be with your breath. This is where you find your inner peace.
Remember, wherever you choose to look, there you will be.