How to Find Peace

In our society, we have a very strong work ethic which is great in some ways, but has consequences in other areas. We work on average 40-60 hours per work, often going from one task to the next with anxiety. Our lives are filled up with activities, relationships, goals, aspirations and tasks, creating a busy, hectic and anxious environment to live in.  

Because of this busy culture we live in, people usually describe peace as a relaxing place to live but, associate it with laziness or place they can only go on Sunday. This is not true.  Peace can be motivating, inspiring and a healthier place to do all your activities, have relationships, accomplish goals and be successful!  All it takes is a little recognition and a five-minute-technique to get there.    

How to find Mental peace: 5 Minute Technique

1. Recognize Your State of Mind: stop and ask yourself if you are in a peaceful state of mind? If the answer is no, then you are ready to activate your peace.

2.  Breathe: Take 10 deep breaths, in through the nose on a four count and out through pursed lips on a four count, one breath equals one in and out cycle.  Imagine breathing in peace and exhaling all that you do not want.

3.  Visualize Peace:  close your eyes and develop an image of peace.  Hold that for one minute and then come back to the moment.  You can then use this visual anytime to activate peace.

4.  Value Peace:  see this peaceful state of mind as the point of your day and take it with you everywhere you go.  Ask it to walk in front of you and observe what happens.  Placing a value on a virtue like peace helps your mind understand its priority in thinking and will begin to release the ANTS (automatic negative thoughts) that take us away from our peace.

Practice this sequence throughout the day and notice what happens in you.  Peace can be the essence of your journey, if you let it!

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Believe in Yourself

Your dream, or vision for your life, has been placed inside of you to give you guidance on how to live your life. Your inner passion or dream is like your navigator that says yes go this way, or no this is not your path. Regardless of the outcome, when you follow your path, you are always in the right place.

A wise woman once said, the four steps to success are show up, pay attention, speak your truth and stay detached from the outcome. This relates to your dream one-hundred percent! If something comes into your life, and says go this way, GO, follow it! You have to take action, this is your part of SHOWING UP. The next step is pay attention. Listen to what is around you, keep your focus and be awake and aware of what is going on, who you may be talking to, etc. This step is very important: PAY ATTENTION. The next part is crucial, Speak Your Truth. The truth placed inside of you is yours. This is the song of your heart, the way you string words together, the knowing that you are connected to. This is the place you want to speak from, YOUR TRUTH. And the most important step is to stay DETACHED from the outcome. A lot of the time, we have no idea why things come into our life. They may be the next step for our personal growth, here to take us to a new chapter of life, or to teach a valuable lesson. If you can stay detached you are more likely to take what you need from the experience, this is DETACHMENT and allows you to peacefully continue along your path. This step is crucial in staying true to your vision. Do you want something that is not on your path, or out of alignment with your dream? If you want something and it does not show up, it is not the best thing for you! Trust that!

Acceptance of how your path unfolds will give you peace through the journey. So remember, "Go after what you want and is in your heart! Believe in yourself and your path, be persistent and stay detached from how the greatness unfolds in your life."