In the beginning of our church service we "share the peace" with one another, shaking hands and smiling at one another, sometimes a hug, and it is lovely......Covid caused us to flash a peace sign to one another instead of getting too close....and it is nice to be back to fully sharing the peace.....peace means "freedom from disturbance, tranquility"......and I have written many times about seeking peace most of my life.....and having it elude me.....and while happiness is an inside job, peace is as well.....and I have figured out how to maintain the peace I have now found mostly every minute and wow is it powerful......and such a gift to my life....it is a choice to protect it, and to insulate it in the ways that I do, but what has been really interesting to me and why I am writing about it today, is that others have noticed......I have had quite a few people recently comment on feeling my peace....in a tangible way or my making them feel more peaceful too.....like it is palpable.....which makes sense right? We are all energy and can feel people right? I think now in this part of my life I feel it even more deeply.....like as soon as I am in front of somebody their energy is introducing them to me;-) and at the risk of sounding crazy lol:) I also feel like I can feel it via electronic communication too......like sensing what energy space somebody is in over text or messaging......and some people are storms right? Like big energy running around overwhelming everybody lol:) Some folks are light and love......some are fun and happy.....others are heavy and angry.....some are negative.......and I am so grateful that I can share my peace.....and even for a moment somebody else can feel what I feel most of the time.....that I can lend some of that out......it is one of my missions in coaching.....to help more people achieve peace and hang onto it.....because the truth is peace is not circumstantial......I have come to learn that.....for years of our lives I think we are led to believe that our level of satisfaction in this life is dependent upon what is happening externally......and if we are having a good run we will feel better, and when tragedy and trauma come to find us we will lose that peace of mind and experience the absence of peace.....and that just isn't true.......both can exist inside us.....alongside of one another.......I mentioned the other day Venus showing up for me;-) and the truth is the situation is complicated.....and it could threaten to rob me of my peace....if I allowed that......but I have learned how to insulate myself against that now, and live in my peace even while things are uncertain around me.....like being in a very well built boat amid a storm on the ocean......eye of the storm.....have written about that so much too......peace is a choice.....doing things that help us feel more peaceful.......insulating our lives.....seeking peaceful things.......and nothing feels better than peace.....at least not to me.......I spent many years not feeling peace at all......or only catching glimpses of it.....but it was so fragile then....... and fleeting......and maybe peace comes on the wings of faith......and believing in what we cannot see......letting go and surrendering to our journey......and not trying to muscle any of it.....maybe......but my point in all of this, is just that I feel honored that people feel peace in my presence at all.....I hope I serve as a peaceful respite for my children especially.....I hope one day when they share their memories of me that they felt that peace inside of their mom.....and that they know that I tried to choose that for them always, and protect if for us fiercely:) Go out and share the peace today everybody and enjoy:)
jperuso
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