Peace is not something we go find outside of ourselves. That’s always annoyed me a bit. Peace seems very illusive sometimes. We want it, but we also don’t always know how to ‘get’ it. Where is this ‘peace’? Where does it live? If it’s within me, why can’t I access it whenever I want?
Peace may not always be about ‘letting go’ or meditating. For me, peace is about feeling complete. Peace is about finding all the parts of yourself that you have been denying, minimising, rationalising and ignoring and letting them talk. It’s about realising that you don’t need anyone’s permission to express yourself in any way you choose (in a way that doesn’t endanger others’ emotional or physical well being) and that only by hearing, having compassion for and accepting all of your parts and feelings can you begin to feel that completeness that leads to peace.
When you recognise that you are complete, you don’t need anyone else to do anything or be anything. You don’t need to do anything or be anything. Here you are, all of you, and you’re OK. This is where you find peace.
Peace
