{"id":771,"date":"2011-08-29T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/?p=771"},"modified":"2011-08-19T21:50:12","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T01:50:12","slug":"find-your-way-to-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2011\/08\/find-your-way-to-peace.html","title":{"rendered":"Find Your Way to Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peace cannot be bound but must be let loose by our growing realization that only in willingly losing ourselves within its life can we hope to know its everlasting tranquility. And yet, even though this peace cannot be bound, neither can it be lost! If you ever feel that you have lost peace, you must look to see where it is that you unknow\u00adingly, in error, gave it away or set it down by identifying with disrup\u00adtive dark thoughts and conflicted feelings.<\/p>\n

The next time something dark or disturbing tries to steal into you to wreck your contentment, do not consent to be drawn into its seemingly important considerations. Instead of sinking into this yawning abyss, rather than running after something to resolve that rift, better to remember this truth: the peace you long for also longs for you. <\/em>Then, whatever you must do, find your way to it!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a good place to start. Come awake to the backdrop of stillness within you, and while being aware within it, watch your own thoughts and feelings trying to drag you into the noisy world of their worry and fear. If you will go silent before them, they have no choice but to enter into the silence with you. You can work at this exercise anytime you remember it. Try it now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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