Your tools for a more peaceful life
If you want a more peaceful life, it helps to be happy. It’s not an absolute requirement, but it makes it a lot easier. Being happy comes easy for many, but some people have to work at it. If you’re one of the ones who has to work at it, or just if you would … Read more
Are you a planner? Do yo get all excited about the planning process or do you groan at the thought of planning anything? I have to admit that I like the planning stage. I enjoy the research, the thoughts that go into it, and the sense of adventure. I also find I am better at following through … Read more
Your inner critic can be you the worst enemy or your best friend. It’s important to make friends with your inner critic and even to extend it some unconditional love if you are determined to live a peaceful life. How do we hear what out inner critic is saying? It’s what many people call out … Read more
If you are looking to truly have a peaceful life, give yourself the gift of forgiveness. We all react when we feel someone has wronged us. In fact, forgiveness may be the last thing on our minds. We may even be plotting how to get back at them for what they’ve done, or imagine letting … Read more
What is your definition of a peaceful life? Is it something physical – like lounging on the beach, enjoying the view of the water? Is it something more internal – like always being in a zen like state, no worries, nothing riles you? Maybe it’s something totally different. Here is my definition. A peaceful life … Read more
Most people associate having a peaceful life with getting rid of the things that stress them out. In a nutshell, that is a pretty good definition. However, what many don’t realize is that the quality of the food you eat can have a major impact on your peace. If you feel good, you will find … Read more
Bedtime Routines that Combat Stress One of the biggest reasons people experience stress at bedtime is failure to plan for a restful night’s sleep. Like most things, failure to plan is a plan to fail. It seems simple enough, get in bed, turn off the lights, close our eyes, and fall asleep. If only it were … Read more
To Achieve Big Goals, Start with Small Ones Every new year, people sit down to write out their goals or make big resolutions. The big resolutions ultimately fail as they are usually based on emotion, and the goal is unrealistic. For example, you will hear someone state that they will lose twenty pounds in January, … Read more
When I was a child I loved going to magic shows. It was an extra special treat if you had a magician come to your school for an assembly, or your friend had one come to their birthday party. We would be awed by the illusions. Our imaginations would run wild. Those were good times. … Read more
Habits – we all have them. They can be good, or they can be bad, but one thing for sure – they can surely have an effect of a more peaceful life. There’s an old quote about habits says, “The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to … Read more