Peace of mind is largely a matter of attention. If we keep the flashlight of our attention on our negative circumstances, if we constantly attend to the “gloom and doom” voices in our heads, then we will surely be overcome by stress.
In the hustle bustle of metropolitan cities one tend to lose their way. Someway or the other you lack the time to find your true self and delve with it. But it is necessary to come in contact with oneself first than to connect with others. Here are7 doable steps to inculcate in one’s life to actually find your inner peace at once. Sounds interesting? Read on…
1. Holding on to Bitterness
Anger is a very negative emotion. It makes us feel self-righteous, justified and protected against the vulnerability of getting hurt again. The truth is that holding on to anger is an act of cowardice, not strength. Bitterness eats you from the inside out and closes you off to the many beautiful opportunities that life presents to you to heal, grow and expand. The cure to bitterness is learning forgiveness and learning to understand that all unkind, unjust and unloving behaviouris a result of pain.
2. Let go of perfectionism
We could have made our life a lot easier if we had validated the attempts we were making to do the right thing even when things were a struggle. Instead, we made ourself feel worse because we were angry with ourself for not living right. It’s all a journey. Allow yourself to be imperfect, and yet still make progress.
3. The Need to Have Everyone Like You
So many of us suffer from the people pleasing gene. We invest so much time and effort into making everyone happy and being likable people that we lose touch with our authentic selves. Eventually we are so tense and so anxious of what people think of us that we become sick and exhausted. Has this ever happened to you? It’s taken me a LONG time to realize that not everyone will like me. But the truth is that I don’t like everyone either. Source your self-worth from the inside and you won’t have to worry about being liked all the time.
4. Validate yourself
You will not get to feel that lovely sense of peace if you don’t take the time to fully acknowledge it. In difficult situations, look at what you did well. If you’ve been struggling, notice when you make progress. At the end of each day, summarize to yourself how you’ve acted well and kept your integrity.
5. The act ofControlling Everything
Control is a product of fear, of distrust towards yourself and your ability to handle whatever life throws at you. Once you come to see the innate resilience and strength of your spirit, you will start to trust yourself and therefore you will open to life.
6. Know your true self
Make a list of all the good qualities you intend to cultivate. Are you going to be kinder, fairer, more tolerant, more magnanimous, more patient, more dignified? What are your responses to difficulties going to be? What principles do you wish to uphold?
7. Giving Away Your Power in the hands of Other People
We give away our power to others when we allow them to define our worth, to dictate our feelings and to control our perceptions. How often have you allowed what another person says about you, or how they treat you, to impact the tone of your entire day? How often have you felt completely miserable with no end because someone ignored, rejected or criticized you? This is known as giving away your power to other people, because you are giving them permission to control the way you feel about yourself. The truth is that you don’t have to give this power to others, and any time you choose you can take back this power and define the way you see yourself.
