peace on earth (*and let it begin with me)
why is it that what we sing about and wish to one another (peace) sometimes feels like the furthest thing from our planet, especially at this time of year? *this isn't meant to be prescriptive of everyone's season of life or personality, but these are some things i have noticed or experienced that are helping me sustain a deeper sense of wellbeing, the end-goal being for that to rub off on others...
-working a 4-day work week. (i plan to continue always having meaningful work and routine both now and at age 65 and beyond) and one way to do that is to work a little less along the way. this gives me purpose and also a day to rest and make art...a day to do life stuff (everything from laundry to oil changes)...and a day of community.
-truly loving counsel. we all need encouragement, but we also need the love that comes with being told how un-wonderful we can be. the people i most admire are those who are so deeply in touch with themselves (the wonderful and the ugly) that their ego no longer needs to be front and center. they exhude the sense of living with something bigger than themselves at the center. this frees them to care more about others instead of being paralyzed by caring about what people think of them. they take life seriously, but never take themselves too seriously.
-surrender. when we have our own little kingdoms to keep intact and images to project, no wonder anxiety reigns. the most truly peace-filled people i have met have nothing to lose. they put energy into controlling themselves instead of circumstances and seem happier in general. the more they learn, the more they listen. the more confident they are, the less they need to be right. beautiful.
what have you noticed or experienced that helps true peace reign in your life?
-working a 4-day work week. (i plan to continue always having meaningful work and routine both now and at age 65 and beyond) and one way to do that is to work a little less along the way. this gives me purpose and also a day to rest and make art...a day to do life stuff (everything from laundry to oil changes)...and a day of community.
-truly loving counsel. we all need encouragement, but we also need the love that comes with being told how un-wonderful we can be. the people i most admire are those who are so deeply in touch with themselves (the wonderful and the ugly) that their ego no longer needs to be front and center. they exhude the sense of living with something bigger than themselves at the center. this frees them to care more about others instead of being paralyzed by caring about what people think of them. they take life seriously, but never take themselves too seriously.
-surrender. when we have our own little kingdoms to keep intact and images to project, no wonder anxiety reigns. the most truly peace-filled people i have met have nothing to lose. they put energy into controlling themselves instead of circumstances and seem happier in general. the more they learn, the more they listen. the more confident they are, the less they need to be right. beautiful.
what have you noticed or experienced that helps true peace reign in your life?
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