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Introducing InnerPeace

Photo R. Meshar

InnerPacific – the name of this blog – refers to our own interior depths. We may get caught in the waves of drama or anxiety on the surface, but we are more than this. We have great inner depth and wisdom that we can trust and tap into at any time.

It’s interesting that as a society we care that we and our children learn knowledge along with physical education and body health. But why aren’t we as concerned about education with regard to inner health and interior life? This is why InnerPacific is launching a series called InnerPeace.

Having good boundaries, healthy self-talk, meditation skills, knowing what values are important to maintaining personal integrity, having the resources to deal with a variety of people, being one’s own authority and trusting that – these skills bring inner peace.

Too many of us have grown up without these skills. Life becomes very difficult without good personal boundaries, being clear about which values are important or knowing how to communicate directly, but kindly with others. Drama saps our energy. Worry causes anxiety. This does not create a fabulous life – quite the opposite!

The InnerPeace series will focus on those topics that contribute to our inner peace and equanimity. When you are clear about who you are on the inside and what is important to you on the outside, inner peace results. This frees our energy and attention to focus on what is truly important in our lives.

This doesn’t mean life will be free of challenges or struggles. It won’t. Life is risky, by definition. But it does mean that we will be able to tap into the wisdom inside in order to discern more readily the best options available to us to meet those challenges. We can live in the depths of the ocean rather than be tossed by the waves.

Being able to live the life we have been given – as richly as possible – this is something we can learn to do.

Let your mind be like the clear water that washes over the stones.

You and I deserve this. Our children deserve this. Our world deserves this.

InnerPeace posts can be found in the InnerPeace title on the black bar above or in the InnerPeace category to the right. There are already some posts to read in this category.

For example, you may like Difficult People, Don’t Worry Be Happy, The Story of the Wolf and What Do You Do With Your Suffering?

by Roxanne -

The Guest

Reframe. Who is a guest? This intriguing film clip provides yet one more way to understand the core of Christian theology – in order for any of us to be saved, healed or made truly whole, ALL of us must be healed.

As St. Paul wrote long ago, “All of creation is groaning, laboring toward salvation, toward becoming a new creation” (Romans 8:19). In other words, we are saved together.

Similarly, in this short film which you can click and watch: The Guest, Henrik Malmgren writes, “In a society where we take care of each other with bullets, the old widow Elsa is trapped in old habits. When her lonely dinner gets brutally interrupted, Elsa makes a decision that changes more than her own life, understanding that Paradise is lost without others.” (Emphasis mine)

You may also like You’re Invited!, Salut! To Your Health, and Come to the Feast!.

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Just for the Fun of it

This is fabulous. Scientists, architects and designers are realizing that they can make everyday activities healthier and fun – The Fun Theory. Check it out:

You may also like Fill Your Life With Fabulous, Picnic in a Jar, and Spring Flower Fix.

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Only Peace Brings Peace

Image Pathways To Peace

Where did we ever get the idea that war could bring peace? Violence only brings more violence, not only for those who are on the receiving end but for those who perpetrate it.

We are smarter than this. Resistence to violence can take many forms. To become a society that values peace, we must learn non-violent and peaceful ways to resist violence and create change.

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi.

This is powerful. Watch Pathways to Peace.

You may also like Labyrinths, Come to the Feast!, and The Human Experience.

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Let’s Play

When do you play? Most of us played blissfully as children. Play is bliss. We become lost in time, in joy. What brings that back to you today?

For me, play is spending an afternoon with my cousin doing whatever strikes us, playing the piano, cooking with DH, reading and writing, walking, kayaking and swimming. But many other things too, like an evening with friends.

Anything can be a source of play – even Post-it Notes – as you can see in this creative film, Deadline.

Play a little today.

You may also like Doll Houses From My Childhood, Paper Dolls, Roller Skates & Gum Chains, and Walking in Spring.