Peace. What does it mean to you? To me it has always meant “peace and quiet”. Quiet means peace to me. A cup of coffee in the quiet morning with the birds (sometimes they can even be a bit noisy), and late at night when everyone is sleeping are my quiet, peaceful times. I find I can concentrate on things during these times of peace. But then, thoughts soon rush into my mind, lists of things to do pop up, things I forgot to do, things I need to do, and things I want to do, immediately fill my thoughts. Is that really peace? As soon as a quiet time is achieved, and I think peace has come, it seems my peace has vanished with swirling thoughts! Usually, I try to write everything down, so I don’t forget it. When I do that, peace seems to come eventually, and I do feel better, I feel more at ease.
As I begin my day and start my list, I may have a moment of silence and my mind begins to drift, one of those lists pop into my head again and BAM! There goes my peace again! When I force myself to think of nothing but what I am doing, usually reading or writing, I can feel peace. And when I am finished the task at hand, I feel at peace. I really enjoy peace when I cross things off those lists!
What does peace mean to you? Can you feel when you need some more peace in your life? How can you get more peace? Do you like peace or are you more comfortable with the business of life?