For The Sake Of Your Peace Of Mind

Most times, the true value and worth of peace is known only when there is lack of it. If you have never experienced lack of peace, you may not know what having peace is. The most important peace that should be guarded is the peace of mind. There are things that you may want to do and you realize that those things will ultimately hurt you peace, then for peace sake, you can let such things to go.

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The world has been advocating for peace - living peaceably with others, peaceful coexistence with your neighbours and all whatnot. However, the peace that is interpersonal (that is one person to another) is practically impossible without the peace within (intrapersonal). It is your inner peace that you will amplify to the world. So if you lack inner peace, there will be nothing to share to the world. Obviously, no one can pour water from an empty drum.

The truth is, when you do bad, you will know. Similarly, when you do good, you will also know. That is the reason consciences exist. The actions that will crack up your peace should be avoided at all cost. Once you want to do something and your conscience kicks against it, there is no need contending with your conscience, it only shows that the action is not worth taking.

There are places that, when you go there, you will find yourself doing what is harmful to your peace. You need to avoid such place. More so, the company you keep that is not helping build up your inner peace is already cracking it, so be cautious about the kind of friends you hang out with and of course, the kind of friend you are.

Understand that everyone's opinion and their ideas are their absolute prerogative. They have the right to create their own ideas and to form their own opinion, so do not force your own opinions on them. In the bid to force an opinion or idea on someone, chaos may be unleashed and peace my be hampered. It is far better if the problem is prevented at the initial or early stage than stopping it when it becomes fully blown.

When you realize that people can welcome your idea without supporting it and you can welcome other people's own without agree to it, then you will not have any problem maintaining your peace. The honest truth is that if you want to enjoy peace (both within you and around you), you have to resolve within yourself to follow peace with others. It is only what people treasure very well that they guard. If peace is precious to you, then you have to guard it like a treasure.

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You have to learn how to let things that hurt your peace to go. Things will come and go, people will come and go, but if your internal peace is wrecked, it may have a long-term effect on you. Some of the effects of peace of mind are worries, anxiety, which when they grow, may lead to depression. When you know all these, you will not sacrifice your peace of mind for unworthy things.

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