As a new month enters, I am in awe of the beauty we have surrounding us~! The Fall colors are so vibrant and alive...I love the reflection it brings my heart, to view these God given gifts to All~!
Today, I went out and raked some leaves, so the 'smell' of the earth would surround me...in doing so... I found a moment of complete Inner Peace.
Nature is one of the few places I find this...and it is my 'church' of choice, most Sundays.
I have been thinking today, and contemplating what 'Inner Peace' means to me, on a personal level. To obtain and hold ... I am going to list the main 12 reasons here to reflect .
THE SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE
1. A TENDENCY TO THINK AND ACT SPONTANEOUSLY, RATHER THAN FROM FEARS BASED ON PAST EXPEREINCES;
2. AN UNMISTAKABLE ABILITY TO ENJOY EACH MOMENT;
3. RELEASE FROM AN INTEREST IN JUDGING OTHERS;
4. RELEASE FROM AN INTERST IN JUDGING SELF;
5. RELEASE FROM IN INTEREST IN CONFLICT;
6. RELEASE OF INTEREST IN INTERPRETING THE ACTIONS OF
OTHERS;
7. A RELEASE OF ABILITY TO WORRY;
8. FREQUENT OVERWHELMING EPISODES OF APPRECIATON;
9. CONTENTED FEELINGS OF CONNECTEDNESS WITH OTHERS AND WITH NATURE;
10. FREQUENT ATTACKS OF SMILING THROUGH THE HEART;
11. INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LOVE EXTENDED BY OTHERS, AS WELL AS THE CONTROLLABLE URGE TO EXTEND IT;
12. AN INCREASING TENDENCY TO LET THINGS HAPPEN, RATHER THAN TO MANIPULATE THEM AND MAKE THEM HAPPEN.
