Peace... in your heart. #blessings #smallmiracles #peace

There is something to be said for peace. We are hearing a lot about peace these days in the news but I want to talk about personal peace.

Have you ever been in a situation where each day was a stress-filled and anxiety ridden adventure? Maybe you worked each day in a job that didn’t appreciate you and always asked more than you were willing to give? Or you were in a relationship with someone who made you doubt your own beliefs?

Handling the insecurity over believing what you know to be true. The doubts, the fear…

I have worked at a job for over ten years that I hated. Not all of it, but the constant anxiety that I wasn’t good enough, the snarky comments rather than support. It wears on you. But when it’s a job and it pays the bills, you put up with a lot, even your sanity.

I have also been in a relationship where peace wasn’t an option. Every comment was met with a pushback. I began to question my own thoughts and beliefs. Did that really happen? I’d wake up with fear and questions. I’d be afraid to even speak my thoughts that they might be twisted.

But one day, I found peace. I let go of both of those things. Let them go. And the silence is so fulfilling. Being with someone who accepts without question is one of my blessings. It's a peaceful relationship. I wish I could share that feeling with everyone. 

A part of my peace is not about who is right or wrong. It’s about letting go and seeking my own soul’s quiet. I find that miracle in the smallest things, a text from a loved one, a kiss from a pet, a breeze on a summer’s day. It’s not easy, but my own peace is so worth it. Being right won’t bring about any prize. I won’t win a lifetime supply of anything. I won’t become a millionaire. But with peace, I will enjoy my life so much more.

Our world is a constant barrage of negativity. People fighting and dismissing others because of beliefs or even the color of their skin. We live in a world absent of peace. Fear, doubts, anxiety swamping everyone. But when you have known peace, even in one corner of your world…it becomes easier to seek it everywhere.

Maybe the songwriters were correct…. We simply have to give peace a chance. 

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