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The Road To Inner Peace
Sibyl McLendon
The road to inner peace is not found on any map or
in any self-help book. Books can help guide you,
but they can only point you in a direction, you
have to find the actual path for yourself.
There are universal road signs and guideposts that
help you to know when you are near, and when you
have found the path, however.
The first sign you might encounter is when you are
not upset by something that would have upset you
before. The phrase, "don't sweat the small stuff"
is getting to be cliché, but it is still very
true. When you can stop before you react to
something, and reflect on whether or not it is
worth the energy that it takes to get upset, you
are really on your way! When you can measure an
occurrence using the yardstick of time (is this
really going to matter a year from now?), then you
are well on your way to learning how to ACT
instead of RE-ACT to a problem.
Another road sign on the way to inner peace is
when the relationships around you change. If you
have people around you who are negative or
critical, they begin to fall away. People who are
not looking for inner peace have a very hard time
being around those who are. They often try to
throw up roadblocks for the seeker, to waylay and
mislead them. Like the highwaymen of old, they
will rush in and try to rob you of your successes.
However, when they see that they cannot drag you
off of your path they will then begin to leave.
You may also find that some of your relationships
grow deeper and more fulfilling. Those around you
who will benefit the most from your journey will
begin to come along with you.
A big sign on the path is when other seekers are
drawn to you. There is a subtle energy around the
seekers of inner peace. They give off a glow that
other seekers can feel. You may find yourself
drawn to someone. Follow the inner glow, for
seekers can always help each other find their
personal paths.
Another guidepost to inner peace is when you begin
to question things that been accepted in your life
that may not be working for you anymore. Just
because something has "always been that way"
certainly doesn't make it right! Old patterns,
old ways of dealing with things and people just
don't seem to fit anymore. The dynamics of these
old patterns are useless to you now. You begin to
see new ways of doing things that produce much
better results than the old ones ever did.
When you are on the path to inner peace, you can
begin to see the "Big Picture". You begin to see
that there really is an order in the universe, a
meaning to the things that happen in your life for
good or for bad, and that even the so-called bad
things can have a positive outcome ultimately.
You begin to be able to look back,
non-emotionally, and see the opportunities that
were disguised as troubles in your life.
A major road sign on the inner peace path is when
you can let go of the past. You are no longer
driving your car in reverse. Recognizing that the
past is over and done with, and that it is
unchangeable is a huge sign. All energy spent on
regret is wasted. Instead of wishing that you
could change the past, you learn to change today!
You can clearly see that today is all you have,
and that you need to make it the best that it can
be.
When you are on the path, you know that only inner
beauty matters. You can let go of society's
expectations and begin to just be yourself. You
are working on who you are, not what you look
like, and you accept this in others as well. It
is only with the heart that one can clearly see;
those are the only eyes that matter.
Another guidepost is seeing the blessings in
everything. When you are on the path to inner
peace, you are able to wake up each morning
feeling happy, excited and hopeful for the day
that you have been given, and every night you can
count the blessings that you received and say
thank you for them. After all, most blessings and
miracles are just little things and easy to miss
when you are not on the path, but each little
thing becomes huge when you learn to see them with
your soul.
And the last road sign to inner peace that I am
going to mention is the one that tells you that
you are a unique, beautiful, worthy, deserving
individual. You know that you deserve the best
that life has to offer, and you won't settle for
any less.
Inner Peace is the only destination that really
matters in life. It is the place where we were
all meant to dwell in. Inner Peace is where the
Divine meets the human, and the journey is well
marked if you know how to recognize the signs.
Sibyl McLendon is 1/2 Navajo, and is a personal spiritual coach for
Circle Of Grace http://www.circle-of-grace.com.
Circle Of Grace is a unique blending of Native American spirituality
and holistic wellness coaching. Sign up for a free coaching session!
Sibyl can be contacted at sibyl@...
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