by Linda Aragon
In my recent article on Happiness, I ended on a note stating Happiness is yours when you have found Inner Peace. Well, what exactly is Inner Peace?
Inner peace (or peace of mind) refers to a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress. Being “at peace” is considered by many to be healthy, and the opposite of being stressed or anxious. Peace of mind is generally associated with bliss, happiness and contentment. Many spiritual practices refer to this peace as an experience of knowing oneself. This is just the reason I forever emphasize the importance of going on your own spiritual journey, answering the key questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is my Life Purpose?
Let’s explore exactly what Inner Peace may look like in your life. Ask yourself if you have each of these signs and symptoms:
• ACCEPTANCE**
• Positive ATTITUDE****
• Living Life “in the moment”.
• Giving up judgment.
• Giving up the need to be right.
• Living with Connectedness and Appreciation.
• Feelings of connectedness with others, nature and Source.
• A feeling of contentment.
• A tendency to let things happen, rather than make them happen.
• Ability to receive Love as well as a strong desire to extend it.
• A knowing that everything is in Divine Order.
• Gratitude engulfs you throughout the day.
• Waking with anticipation of a New Day.
**ACCEPTANCE (adapted from the 12-step programs)
Acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, or situation – some fact of my life – unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Unless I accept life on life’s terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be hanged in the world, as on what need to be changed in me and attitudes.
****ATTITUDE – (Charles Swindoll)
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on my life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our Attitude…I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”
Each time you feel out of alignment, breathe in, breathe out…for several minutes, and allow your Inner Peace to arise. It is always available.
Linda Aragon, Holistic Life Coach
RadiantLifeTransformations.com
Aragon77@comcast.net
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