I reckon there are two strategies to experience more peace in your life.
(This also applies to joy and freedom, but let's stick to peace for today.)
The first is to improve your circumstances. Get a better job. A bigger house. A healthier bank account. A slimmer body. A different partner. Etcetera etcetera.
The second is to improve your capacity to experience peace regardless of the circumstances.
I’m a big fan of this one. If my peace is big enough and strong enough, and not reliant on external circumstances, it doesn’t matter what life throws at me, I’m good.
It doesn’t mean I’m not trying to improve my circumstances. But I’m doing so from a different, lighter place. My peace doesn’t depend upon it.
And when things are hard, I experience that differently too. It’s another opportunity to build the muscle for experiencing peace in challenging times.
Here’s to your peace.
