Are Your Emotions Gatekeeping Your Peace?

I think that for every single one of us on the planet, peace is something we all want to have. People do so many things in search of peace, yet so few of us truly find it.

Perhaps the problem is that our collective idea of peace is just wrong. Maybe that’s why it seems unattainable.

What is conveyed to us through the media, institutions and just general reinforcement, has completely shaped our idea of peace. We are conditioned to believe that peace is external, that it can found outside of ourselves. It is also implied that peace can only be attained once certain feats must be achieved.

These are the very reasons why I believe that much of humanity is lost in this fight for peace.

We must remember that peace is the absence of chaos. But there are 2 sources of chaos: internal and external, both of which can have a profound impact on the other.

Unfortunately, we spend too much of our time trying to ‘keep the peace’ around us and not enough time trying to keep the peace within us, where we actually have the most influence.

We end up disturbing our own peace because we can’t find it outside of ourselves. Our thoughts race as we try to come to terms with our erratic emotions in the face of the impossible task we’ve set ourselves.

Becoming completely immersed in our own thoughts can lead us to overanalyse and overthink. Allowing our mind to control us in this way is stepping into dangerous territory.

It is even more dangerous to be completely consumed by our emotions, because this is when our rational mind takes a backseat and we are rendered slaves to our impulsive behaviour.

When we leave the outside responsible for our inner peace, you are setting yourself up for failure.

So how can you be responsible for your own peace?

1)   Mental Training

This involves giving yourself some silence and solitude to lay the foundation for peace within your mind.

You practise slowing down your thoughts, which gives you time to filter and observe them.

As your mind becomes stronger through this practice, you’ll hear the positive, constructive thoughts with more clarity and the destructive, negative thoughts will be reduced to a silent whisper.

2)   Healing

Much of our thoughts stem from programmes instilled into our subconscious mind throughout our upbringing. So when these thoughts – and subsequent emotions – begin to terrorise us, we have to be responsible for actively re-writing that dialogue in our minds.

This is a process of healing.

You’re removing the chaos from within, processing it and replacing it with more positive, peaceful programming.

Ultimately, by combining such practices, you strengthen your own ability to fight off chaos.

Yes, peace is something that you have to fight for. Not with your fists, but with your mind.

It won’t just be given freely. YOU have to keep the equilibrium inside of you, so you have to turn your mind into your greatest ally.

There are already plenty of people and situations that will try to disturb your peace – make sure you’re not one of them.

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