Peace is not a product, it is a process

What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me.
—Helen Keller

CMyJJt8WcAEM5lrI think it is fair to say that, at any given moment, what we really want is to feel is peace–that calm feeling of knowing everything is exactly as it should be and that we have everything we need.

Yet, most of us are singing the line from the U2 song: “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”

Peace is what we are all looking for. We may call it “happiness,” but without peace, there is no happiness.

We look for peace in many places and we seek to create certain situations or circumstances that will give us peace. We look for relationships, jobs, finances, health, children, and the government to give us peace. We think “if everything would just fall into place and function the way I think it should, then I will have peace in my life.” If I had more money; if my spouse met my needs; if my children were more appreciative; if my work was more satisfying; if countries would stop fighting; if, if, if…

What if the only source of peace for your life was not outside of you? What if peace was always available to you? What if peace only exists inside?

This is what Helen Keller discovered. After years of being discontent and angry with the world, and God, because of her circumstances, Helen discovered that what she was looking for was not “out there;” she discovered that it was in her all the time.

Peace is not the byproduct of reaching goals, having fulfilling work or relationships. Peace is the path on which you travel to create the life you want. Not the other way around.

Peace is a choice you make for yourself. You cannot create peace for anyone other than yourself.

Peace comes the instant you realize that there is no separation–never has been and never can be–between you and God, the source of all you need and desire. Peace comes when you rest in the knowledge that the atoms of every cell in your body vibrate because God wants them to, because God loves you.

Today, and every day, I choose peace. I hope you do, too!

 

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