Finding Peace

When peace is elusive, maybe you need to look less intensely. Maybe peace comes from not looking. Maybe peace will find you when you stop looking for it. The first thing most of you will notice is that this intention is not written in the form of questions the way that 99 percent of them are. I don’t know if I was in a mood that day or just speaking my hope to those around me but it’s notable for that at least. But it’s also notable to me for the message that perhaps seeking peace is not the easiest path to find it. I wonder sometimes whether peace is a state of being, a state that requires us to be without seeking. Because, at least for me, seeking peace is like an argument. I want to justify why I should be peaceful. I focus on external factors and how to change them. But, in a world where peace is a state of being not a conclusion, trying to logic my way there can truly never work. As you read this I wonder: * Is peace something you are looking for or trying to claim today? * If so, what would need to be true for you to claim it? * What if instead all that needs to be true is that you allow it in? To me there is something uncomfortable in the notion that changing the world around me is not the path to peace. I long to act on the world, to change it, to make it what will allow me to find peace. But of late I think the world is not trying to bring me peace nor it is trying to deny it to me. Can you believe just a little more that peace is always within you even when it is not within your grasp? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aconstantbecoming.substack.com