Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Heart of Peace is Acceptance

Do you find yourself asking: How do I create Peace?

Whether it is peace within your household, peace at work or simply peace within your own soul;
Sometimes it seems to be challenging to find that peace.

I believe the key to peace is accepting the world around you. I am not saying to give into those things that you find unacceptable. What I am saying is train yourself to simply accept what is at that moment. Instead of saying "If only", try acknowledging what is in that moment.

Example: Instead of saying "I could love you if only you would stop making me so mad"
Acknowledge that the behavior that you experience from that person upsets you and then go inside and discover what it is about yourself that that person reminds you of.

The truth is the only things that bother us about someones behavior is things that we don't want to see in ourselves. It is when I am in denial about that part within myself that seeing that behavior in others triggers anger and pain.

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