The Pursuit of Peace

Yes, it was chilly outside this morning at 6 o'clock.

But chilly or not, the outdoors was calling my name so I threw on a sweatshirt and made my way to my favorite spot in my new home . . . the balcony. As I held a cup of hot coffee in my hands, I embraced the moments of quiet and listened to the distance sounds of the world waking up.

As I stood, the word that came to my mind was . . . peaceful. 

Peaceful. Peace. Those words have been coming to me a lot the last few weeks.

The pursuit of peace has been something that I have made a priority most of my adult life. Real peace . . . not the kind of temporary perceived peace that comes when you ignore problems, hide from conflict or refuse to confront situations and people that require confrontation. But true peace . . . the kind of peace that you can feel in your body, mind and spirit.

But full disclosure . . . over the last few years, I've allowed toxins to creep in all areas of my life and steal some of my peace.

You know, I said I wouldn’t do a “word of the year” this year after last year’s fiasco . . . but I also said I wouldn’t ever live in Steelton and here we are so . . .

Two words keep coming back to me the last three weeks since our move . . . peace and detox.

And as held my cup off coffee looking out over my back yard this morning, it occurred to me that those two words . . . these two words, well, they go hand in hand.

Here is the thing . . . as you and I rid our lives, relationships, bodies, minds and spirits of toxic things and replace them with positive things . . . a sense of peace will be present.

I don't know about you but I'm ready to get rid of the toxins and live a peaceful 2020! I'd love for you to join me!