What a world we live in! The political landscape is being completely remade, AI is evolving exponentially, and it feels like we are always on the brink of more violence and chaos, along with some new war in the world. Overall, people are acting increasingly disconnected from each other, which only adds to the uncertainty.
Under these circumstances it would be completely normal to feel overwhelmed and pretty stressed out. Unfortunately, these larger conditions often make our personal challenges feel so much more intense. It’s very easy to lose your way in the wider scheme of things, and forget to take care of yourself in positive ways.
So let’s take a moment to remember our larger purpose in life, which is to evolve and stay on a positive path of LIGHT. I want to talk to you about the number one, most important thing you need in order to stay on the higher path of your choosing. The most important thing you need is inner peace.
Inner peace is your anchor. It’s the thing that allows you to think clearly and make good decisions for yourself. It gives your body a chance to heal and maintain balance. Whenever you experience inner peace, you know you have found your center. Inner peace means that your body, mind, and emotions have come into coherence with each other in their natural state.
The most important thing is that we each learn how to create, maintain, and restore this inner sense of well being as much as possible. Inner peace is very magnetic. The more time you spend there, the more you will want to return to it. And then eventually it can become a seamless part of your way of life.
The ability to return to this balanced, calm state of being is the best antidote to the chaos that we are constantly exposed to in the outer world. I think it’s essential to maintaining one’s overall state of health.
Can Mindfulness Lead to Inner Peace?
The practice of mindfulness is a beautiful thing! It simply means to be fully present in the everyday moments of your life. A simple way to look at this is to engage all of your five physical senses in whatever activity you are engaged in. Your five senses are wonderful indicators of whether you are present in the moment or unconscious about whatever you’re doing.
We humans are very good at tuning out things and places that we are familiar with. We can move through our days and routines like mindless robots at times. But the more that we live mindlessly, the more ungrounded we become. And the more ungrounded we become, the more reactive we get. Thus we can find ourselves far more susceptible to fear and anxiety unconsciously triggered by outside events.
I don’t think it’s realistic to expect yourself to be perfectly mindful of every second of your entire day. But it would be exceedingly worthwhile to cultivate this as a practice at least several times a day. Just being mindful and fully present while doing ordinary things can restore a sense of peace and balance to your entire system.
Cultivate a Daily Anchor for Peace
If you want a simple way to improve the overall quality of your life, then make inner peace a consistent part of your everyday experience. Make it a habit to come back to center several times a day. Here are some easy ways to do this:
Morning Rituals:
Here are 3 simple, morning rituals to anchor peace into your day:
- Write down 5 things you are grateful for
- Set your intention for the day. What is the one most important thing you want to accomplish? What kind of day do you want to have?
- Do a short, calming meditation
Daytime Anchors:
- Mini mindfulness pauses are fast and easy to do. Just sitting quietly and gazing out a window can do wonders to calm your system.
- Breathing exercises and simple stretching provide instant relaxation for your whole body.
- Grab a pen and paper and write down a few affirmations. Or just say them to yourself.
Evening Wind-Down:
- Reflect on your day, and take note of what went well, no matter how small.
- Do some gentle yoga or stretching to wind down, so you feel relaxed and grounded before bed.
- Reset your mind by indulging in some positive visualizations in the form of a peaceful meditation.
Pick one thing from each list 3 times a day, and watch how your experience improves! You can also get my daily meditation kit, which is a done-for-you way to accomplish a beautiful form of daily anchoring into peace.
Strategies to Stay Grounded When Chaos Hits
Let’s talk about how to navigate unexpected challenges. Sudden and intense stressors can hit out of nowhere. These can come in the form of world news, relationship conflicts, or something work-related. Such experiences can send you into immediate fight or flight, and ramp up your nervous system in very uncomfortable ways.
The first thing to do is to find ways to calm your nervous system. Because once your nervous system is unregulated, it’s nearly impossible to feel peace. So you want to calm your nerves, and help your body feel safe again. When your body feels safe, it’s more inclined to move into a state of peace. Plus, you will be able to think more clearly.
Here are several ways to feel grounded when you find yourself in an unexpected state of stress:
- Take a walk. If possible, walk on the grass in bare feet to get grounded.
- Take a few long, slow, deep breaths. Inhale calm, and exhale stress.
- Do some gentle stretching to release tension in your body.
- Pause before you act, and bring your mind into a state of calm clarity first.
Protect Your Peace with Boundaries and Conscious Choices
Establishing clear, personal boundaries is essential in this chaotic world. As you are learning to make inner peace a bigger part of your life, you need to protect your efforts. There are two places in your life that need boundaries. One has to do with relationships. But the second one is even more important. You need to have clear boundaries with yourself. And this one is often the hardest.
Setting boundaries with your own behavior is essential to establishing inner peace. This means to examine what you regularly do that robs you of time, life, and opportunity. When you regularly engage in habits that you know are not good for you, it will create stress and a sense of guilt. It can lead to deep feelings of regret as you contemplate all of the missed opportunities that are passing you by day after day after day. Overall, it leads to feelings of being out of control of your own life.
Consciously place boundaries on any habits and patterns that are robbing you of peace. This is actually more effective than trying to eradicate everything that you feel is wrong overnight. For example, if you have a habit of wasting hours of time scrolling on your phone, put a limit on that time. You can create a boundary by literally scheduling an hour where you give yourself permission to scroll around, and then you stop.
When you establish your own personal boundaries, you will have an awesome feeling of being in control of your own life. And this is definitely conducive to an ongoing feeling of inner peace.
Maintaining Long-Term Inner Stability
The purpose of anchoring inner peace is so that we can stay on a stable path of evolutionary growth. It’s a great way to eliminate the feeling that life is an upsetting roller coaster of unexpected, overwhelming events. Here’s what is most important to remember over the long term:
- Consistency is key. Small, daily steps that increase your sense of peace are far more effective than trying to overhaul your consciousness all at once.
- Be patient and forgiving of yourself. The brain hates change and embraces familiarity, even if what’s familiar is stressful. Coax your body and brain into feeling safe on a daily basis, and teach your nervous system a new, more pleasant way of being.
- Think of cultivating inner peace as a lifelong skill that deepens over time. Don’t limit it to a temporary, fixed state that only occurs occasionally by chance.
We are not here on Earth to merely survive. We are here to evolve and ascend into higher, more beautiful states of consciousness. Remember that our main journey in the cosmos is infinite. Now is the time to make inner peace and balance a priority, so you can feel anchored and in control of your larger destiny.
You can start by choosing one or two of the simple practices that I’ve shared with you here. Remember to acknowledge yourself with each small step that you take, and you’ll be on your way to a more peaceful existence overall.
