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PEACE OF MIND
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What exactly do you mean by peace of mind? I think I have peace of mind,
but how do I know for sure? Isn’t feeling peaceful all the time rather
boring?
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Q:
How can I keep
my peace of mind and still feel in control of my life?
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Q: How
can I keep my peace of mind when so many factors in my life seem to be
working against me? I can’t help but feel stressed out.
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Q:
I’m a person who has had very little happiness
for many years. I feel I’ve kept my peace of mind most of the time,
although there have been some problems with my adult children that have
caused me to feel concerned. Still, happiness seems to elude me. Am I
wrong to expect some happiness out of life?
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Q:
Is there an
antidote for loneliness? I am somewhat shy, and it’s hard for me to ask
others to spend time with me. Do you have any suggestions for me?
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Peace of mind is a state of being. What I mean by this is that it’s a
natural state that people should experience on a day-to-day basis. For
many people today, peace of mind is a rare experience. The reason that
peace of mind is so difficult to attain is that the world is chaotic,
people’s lives are chaotic, and stress is extremely high. All of these
conditions are exacerbated by the fear in people’s minds of not being
adequate to deal with the life situations they face. This fear of
inadequacy is destroying the peace of mind of huge numbers of people.
In this concept peace of mind is given great importance because without
that peace, minds do not work as they were intended. They struggle for
answers, they struggle for reassurance, they struggle for acceptance,
and they struggle to be right. None of this struggling is necessary.
Struggling is a painful state of mind that many have adopted as their
normal state. This concept teaches the release of fear in order to
recreate the normal state of mind, which is to be at peace.
More about Peace of Mind
Peace of mind is achieved when our thoughts are free of fear, and we
have a belief in ourselves. This belief assures us we can handle our
daily challenges: We know we’ll be able to respond by making appropriate
choices and decisions when needed, no matter what events affect our
lives. This belief provides an inner security most of us want to
experience.
Unfortunately, many people lack such a belief, and consequently they
worry and fret about the future. They worry about what is going to
happen to them or someone they love. They worry about possible
situations they might have to face, and fear they won’t be able to deal
with them (fear of inadequacy). They doubt their own abilities and the
abilities of others. Obviously, such doubts and fears about the future
interfere with peace of mind.
In reality, many people are so accustomed to living without peace of
mind that they don’t know how it feels to have a mind that is free.
Consequently, it can be difficult for them to recognize when they’ve
lost their peace of mind. In this case a good indicator would be a
generalized feeling of unrest or anxiety that has no connection with a
specific situation or event. In other words there is no good explanation
(in terms of what is happening right now) for being ill at ease.
As soon as we recognize we are without peace of mind, we can reinstate
it. We must first release our fear, because fear could be present
somewhere in our thoughts. Then we can demand peace of mind. It is that
simple. As with releasing fear, though, it may be necessary to make this
mental demand frequently at first. By disciplining ourselves to release
fear and demand peace of mind, we can open up a whole new experience in
living—one where peace of mind is the norm—not the exception. |
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