Choice- this may be the one that is our greatest challenge in finding inner peace.  Choice has two qualities as a cornerstone.  First, peace is a choice.  It seems to me, so far, that peace is available to us when we’re choosing presence, love and purpose over the constant rumbling of fearful, doubtful, deceitful thoughts, feelings and actions.  A baby, even one that is crying, is more at peace than us in our quiet desperation.  He/she is sincere and doesn’t have the benefit of language to make up a story to tell himself/herself and others.

Second, peace is expressed through choice.  Think of choice as the plans, willingness, and actions that arise from a centered place of peace.  Every day involves thousands of choices – of thought, word, feeling, and action. Every choice either expresses peace or something else. What we watch, listen to, do and say either arise from a center of peace / integrity or something else.  The something else could be a multitude of things like fear, doubt, deceit, saving face…some hidden agenda.

Lest I portray myself as someone who’s an expert on peace, let me say this is an exploration for me. I am writing this because I am discovering my peace.  What comments do you have?  Go to my blog to reply.  Thanks!