Can you achieve inner peace?

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. – Buddha

Inner peace often feels elusive. How do we reach a place of peace when there are so many things to do, so many people to please, and so little time, energy, or patience?

For me, finding inner peace begins with awareness. Awareness of what is causing me to feel stressed or unsettled. Am I good enough? Will I be loved? Is what I do enough?

These are the quiet thoughts that run through our busy minds without us noticing. They often have roots in our past, in childhood moments where love or acceptance felt conditional.

To find this elusive inner peace, I start with acceptance. Acceptance of who I am, of how I look right now, of what I am doing in this moment. I breathe into it and let go of resisting and fighting, even if only for now.

In the stillness that follows acceptance, I give thanks for what I have, even if it is very little, even if I do not yet have what I want. I bring into my awareness what is already here. It softens the tension and allows me to rest, even if only for a moment.

Next, I bring forgiveness. I forgive myself for not having inner peace, for my thoughts, for my behaviour, for what I have created. I forgive myself, even if only for now, even if only for a few breaths.

And then I close my eyes and rest. I rest in this new space of inner peace.

Try it, and let me know how you go. I am here if you would like support in finding your own moment of peace.

Much love.