Did you know that it is possible to live your life with peace and fulfillment – every day?
I don’t mean peace that looks like a quiet beach or a calm shady forest. I also don’t mean peace all day, every day. However, I believe it is a process that anyone can learn.
In Hebrew, the word peace is translated “Shalom” which includes harmony and tranquility.
The two hardest places to find real tranquility are at home and in the workplace. That’s because people are typically the cause of our lack of peace.
The Shalom that we all want (and need), can occur in the middle of an argument with your spouse, in the chaos of a classroom full of children, or when deadlines are looming at work.
When you are living a life of fulfillment and taking steps toward how you want to live,
you can choose to let others do – or say – whatever they want,
without taking it personally.
Sound impossible? It’s not as hard as you might think. You can begin to flourish with an inspiring life now. It takes a lifetime to get good at it! Why not start right now…choose peace today, instead of waiting for tomorrow!
Take a long slow breath in and hold it for a second or two then slowly let it out. When you feel yourself spiraling out of control, remember to breathe. Now find something that makes you thankful in this moment. Maybe the weather, your home, the person who annoys you…
In my years as a principal and teacher, at board and staff meetings, in my marriage, raising children, and in many friendships, experience taught me that I can choose my reactions to others. Through both failures and successes, I am finding my own path to peace each day.
“Are you actively making choices for the life you want, or are you drifting along hoping someday things will get better? Or somebody else will fix it?”
It is my life purpose to help others to:
- live a life of gratitude
- find ways to forgive, and,
- learn to accept others, without trying to change who they are.
I wrote a book called: Flourish in a World Full of People that is full of wisdom and experiences shared from my own life-long journey. You can find it here to read on your Kindle or why not send one as a gift to a friend?
To Flourish or Human Flourishing is defined
as an effort to achieve self-actualization and fulfillment within the context of a larger community of individuals, each with the right to pursue his or her own such efforts. (Aristotle)
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Shalom!
MARNIE SPENCELAYH 