What Does It Mean to Find Inner Peace?

MY TOPIC THIS WEEK: What Does It Mean to Find Inner Peace?

Finding inner peace is about being in a state of contentment, calm, or happiness. Having inner peace means that your journey will not be the same as that of your friends, family, or peers, and it means that you are okay with that idea. You know who you are, what you want, and how to make it happen without breaching your own principles, morals, and values in the process. 

 Some people find inner peace through meditation and working towards their passion. Others find it through demanding work and dedication to their career. Finding inner peace takes a deep understanding of yourself in all areas of your life.  

Here are four ways to achieve inner peace and how it improves your life.

 I. IDEAS FROM ME

 Declutter Your Mind and Environment

 Whether it’s your brain or your room, it's really hard to feel peaceful if you have a lot of clutter around. Studies show that clutter, whether it’s in your environment or in your head, causes anxiety and stress. If you want to relieve it, clean it up. 

 Let Go of Past Mistakes and Learn to Love Yourself 

 Everyone makes mistakes. Unfortunately, perfection and perfect people don’t exist, so you may as well accept yourself as the human you are. Self-acceptance goes a long way when you have a grueling day or mountains to climb. 

Value Your Time and Live Authentically

Everyone is given the same time each day. So, take care to choose how you spend your time wisely. You don’t know how long you have to live, so you may as well live as your authentic self. It’s only in living authentically that you will find true contentment in life. 

Spend More Time Alone and in Nature

 Liking yourself is an important part of finding inner peace. Being by yourself outside in nature is very special. You are, after all, a mammal, and due to that, you need to get out in nature so you can become grounded as the natural person you are.  While finding inner peace is different for everyone, we can all take similar approaches to find it. Freeing your mind of stress, expectations, and perfection is the first step. Then you need to let go of your past and learn to love yourself now, imperfections and all, to unlock your truest self.  The more you search for, realize, and discover yourself, the more peaceful and happy you will be. This inner peace will show through every interaction you have with other people, whether personal or business related. 

II.  QUOTE FROM OTHERS

 “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but who you are at the deepest level.”

 -          Eckhart Tolle is a German-born spiritual teacher and self-help author of The Power of Now and A New Earth.”

 “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think should be.”

 -          Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. Dyer completed an Ed.D. in guidance and counseling at Wayne State University in 1970. Early in his career, he worked as a high school guidance counselor, and went on to run a successful private therapy practice.

 Source: Wikipedia/success.com

 III.  A QUESTION FOR YOU

What gives you the most inner peace?