FINDING PEACE INSIDE

Finding Peace Inside
I look forward each week to getting my "Idea Engineer" from my coaching mentor, Dr. Randin Brons. His weekly writing generally sparks a thought within, and this week that is particularly true.
If I could paraphrase how I felt when I hit bottom in my life, a good way of looking at it may be "hitting a point where I was devoid of peace inside".
That being said, the process of co-creative life recovery maybe described as the journey to restore internal and abundant peace.

"All spiritual disciplines are done with a view to still the mind. The perfectly still mind is universal spirit." -- Swami Ramdas

Getting into the habit of meditating, praying and/or resting daily helps us pull back from our preoccupation with the material world. In silence and solitude, we have an opportunity to pay attention to what's happening inside rather than outside.

When we do this consistently, we learn to relax and to quiet and detach from our mental chatter and our turbulent emotions. As we begin to witness ourselves in personality, we also begin to experience our soul.

"Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: Am I more loving? Is my judgment sounder? Do I have more energy? Can my mind remain calm under provocation? Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed? Spiritual awareness reveals itself as eloquently in character development and selfless action as in mystical states." -- Eknath Easwaran

I am fortunate. To the questions that are put forth by Easwaran, I can answer yes to a greater or lesser degree. Work in progress, but through the spiritual practises referred to, I have made major progress. It has been a learned behaviour "taught" by others and the learning fell on an ever increasing opening mind.
That soul referred to has always been there, a part of me I learned not to listen to. I can remember the times I always felt alone, even amongst others. I lived in a world dominated by mind chatter and turbulent emotions and would not take the opportunity to "hear" that small quiet voice, that of my soul, talking to me. I gave up on this part of me; it never deserted me, and was there when I learned how to listen. The voice of internal peace.
My life today is focused on being of service to others. If I, in a small way, can help those who relate to this in finding peace, it will help me grow! I can be found through hopeserenity.ca- the home of Coached to Success and Hope & Serenity. New members are always welcome.