THE DAILY SPARK

FINDING PERSONAL PEACE

View of Abel Tasman National Forest New Zealand

The lack of personal peace begins with judgment.

  • You are not happy with what your friend did.
  • You are unhappy with what a family member said about you.
  • You do not like the reaction that an individual had to you.
  • You didn’t win.
  • You don’t like what you are wearing.
  • This is pretty.
  • That is ugly.
  • You don’t believe it.
  • Your car broke down.
  • This is not your political or religious belief, so it must be wrong.

Imagine how peaceful you would be if you simply allowed all the people and situation around you to be what they are.

Like and dislike are based in desire – choose not to be controlled by them, and your peace will not be dependent on the actions of other people or uncontrollable situations.

FROM:  ABOUT PEACE 108 Ways To Be At Peace When Things Are Out Of Control by Scott Shaw

REFLECTION:

  • Do you allow people to be who they are?
  • Do you accept situations … “it is what it is” or do you try to control it?
  • What does personal peace look like for you?
  • How can you let go and be more at peace today?

TIME IS…

Time is free but it is priceless.  You can’t own it but you can use it.  You can’t keep it but you can spend it.  Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.  So take care of those minutes.

Quote by Harvey Mackey

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REFLECTION:

  • How are you spending your time?
  • How have you spent the last few minutes…hours…days?
  • Any changes you want to make to “spend” you time more wisely?

CAPACITY TO FORGIVE

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.  He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.  There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.  When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.

REFLECTION:

  • Have you developed the capacity to forgive?
  • Can you examine the plank in your eye and the speck in someone else’s?
  • What does forgiveness look like for you?
  • Can you forgive someone today?