of Peace
How to Become a Peace Thief
The best things in
live often involve stolen moments that provide priceless glimpses of
peace. As I close my eyes, start deep-breathing and set the intention to
recall the feeling of peaceful moments, countless of such instants
easily spring to mind (and they do last but an instant in the fabric of
time):
- Scuba-diving in the Florida keys on a beautiful, sunny
afternoon, peacefully floating at the bottom of the ocean, barely
touching the sand, admiring the sun rays refracting in the water and the
colorful fish swimming around the brilliant coral reefs...
-
Feeling the light Spring breeze and observing the leaves and flowers
gently swaying as I sit outdoors for my daily sun meditation...
- Feeling the cool sheets in my soft, comfortable bed at night...
I
could go on and on... As the saying goes, “life is what happens to you
when you’re making other plans.” Stealing peaceful moments is especially
helpful during periods of stress and overwhelm triggered by too many
activities and not enough play time and rest. This simple practice is
the perfect antidote to rushing through life on a “doing” mode; it helps
you ease into a quiet “being” mode instead. Finding the space between
breaths.
Become a peace thief and hoarder! Turn it into a game
and challenge yourself to break your daily or weekly record. Create a
“peace moment stealing” score card, invite a few buddies to join and
compare “peace moment stealing” scores! Then plan a weekly or monthly
celebration where the winner receives a small reward from the group.
Steal those peaceful moments whenever possible, throughout the day:
- Before getting out of bed
- When you’re getting ready to start your day
- When taking a shower or bath
- While doing house chores
- When waiting at the traffic light, school drop off/pick up line, bank drive through, etc
- Through a short meditation or prayer time
- By taking a sun meditation break (sitting outside in the sun for 15 minutes or so)
- By taking a rain meditation break (sitting by a window and watching the rain)
- On the treadmill or exercise bike
- When doing yoga, Tai Chi and other mindful practices
- At bedtime
- Etc
How many peaceful moments have you been able to steal and hoard today?
© Gisele Marasca-Vargas; 04/12/22
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