Here Is To Those Who Wish To Find Peace In Their Life..

    We are often drowning in a sea of insecurities. We rush to take pride draw a smile on our misery-stricken faces, like there’s some competition on who will bury their feelings for the longest. We hide ourselves 6 feet behind a repository of identities, perhaps for fear of looking too vulnerable, or appearing weak. We conceal the hidden battles we are embroiled in, and the suffering we feel. We tuck our emotions into cloak mode, under the guise of our desire to look ‘professional’. We are too busy holding on to our unworthiness.

There is a tsunami of pain that our tenuous emotion-dams are holding back from gushing down the cleaved paths of our tender souls. We have normalised not only the dehumanizing of others, but of ourselves too. We smile while shedding hidden tears inside. We bear countless knives in our hearts, forever mutilating our souls. We accommodate tempestuous storms that come to upend our inner peace. The beauty of self-awareness is when we are able to let go of those emotions and thoughts, and be our most authentic selves.

We are master at creating our own suffering. A pervasive way we cause self-inflicted

suffering upon our souls is through the pernicious habit of overthinking.

One of my dearest and favourite mentors, Jim Kwik, had eloquently remarked on this by quipping:

“Overthinking is the art of creating problems that do not exist.”

We fail to see beyond the veil of truth that most of the thing we fear aren’t going to happen anyway. We are masters at drawing tigers on rocks, taking them to be real, and running away. We need not architect our own suffering. When we resolve to quiet our minds, silence our egos, and listen to the wise whispers of our clairvoyant souls, we can hear clearly. It is here that we can begin to see things clearly, with a renewed understanding of what truly matters in life. When the doors of our hearts are open, the winds of generosity can flow through them clearly.

When we allow our souls to be touched by others, we offer them the opportunity to gift us with the beauty of their soul.

The late spiritual master, Ram Dass put it beautifully:

“We are too busy holding onto our unworthiness.”

Many of us bear wounds unseen. Maybe it’s a childhood trauma, or a break-up, or a bereaving loss. Whichever one it is, it behoves us to be there for us at all times. It’s the abiding love we gift ourselves in the moments we say “I am here for you. I’ve got your back.” I am here for me. I’ve got me.

When we name and claim our moments of hurt, loss or grief, we honour our feelings. We are human, after all. There may be a past distress or even resentment that needs expressing. When we let go of our desired image of perfection, we can stop energizing myths of impeccability. It is in the moments wherein we choose to let go of our grip of them, that they lose their power over us. When we learn the power of giving them a voice, we stand in peace.

When we allow our wounds to be seen in their full glory, we send a heartfelt invitation to those who wish to touch our hearts with love and compassion. We need not be ashamed of our wounds. When we accept and acknowledge our pain, it loses its power over us. We need not be individual manufacturers of our own suffering.

When we open our hearts to the eternal truth of the lovingkindness that resides within fellow souls, we gift ourselves with the grace and blessing of being seen by them. When we let go of the image of how our life should’ve been, and learn to enjoy the story we’re actually living, we stand in Peace.

May we allow our hearts to be touched by the generosity of the beautiful souls we encounter,

May we have the courage to unbury our pain, and honour our grief.

May the Peace never leave our side.