Inner Peace & Balance in Daily Life
By
Remez Sasson
Inner peace and
balance are of great importance in everyone's life. They are highly
valued by most people, though really few possess them. Yet, everyone can
develop them, some more some less. What do inner peace and inner balance
mean? They mean the presence of self control and discipline and the
ability not to let outside events influence our emotions, actions and
reactions. Their presence mean the possession of common sense and good
judgment, and of not letting the outside world shake our inner world.
How many times have you been overwhelmed by emotions, lost your temper
and got angry or impatient? How many times have regretted about your
reactions or attitude? Do you shout at your children, spouse, co-workers
or employees? Do you get angry with them? Are you happy with this
situation? Do you let your work, the weather, other people behavior and
attitude, the movies or the newspapers influence the way you feel and
think. Do outside events distract your mind and make you think about
them, instead of what you choose to think about? This is loss of inner
balance and lack of inner peace.
Lack of inner balance causes fluctuations of the emotions, lack of
decisiveness and wasting time on unnecessary thoughts, emotions and
actions. So what is the remedy?
The moments immediately after awakening are important, and influence the
mood of the day. These moments have to be used correctly.
After waking up in the morning, instead of thinking about the
difficulties or tasks that are awaiting you, smile and tell yourself
what a wonderful day your are going to have. Think about the pleasant
things you are going to do or experience, not the about the
difficulties. Repeat to yourself several times that today you are going
to maintain inner balance, common sense and peace of mind.
From the moment you get up until you go to sleep at night try to
maintain some detachment. This does not mean being indifferent or
uncaring. It means not reacting immediately to situations, words,
emotions or thoughts. It might not be so easy, but if you persevere you
will win. Take a few deep breaths or count to 10 before acting. This
will to some extent calm you down.
If someone tells you something that you do not like hearing, instead of
getting insulted or retorting in anger, hold and delay your reaction. I
do not mean fret and boil inside and show nothing outside. This is not
healthy. I mean look at the incident in a broader perspective. Is what
the other person saying really important? Why do his words mean so much
to you? Maybe he is right, and it would be wise to heed his words and
opinion, instead of reacting in anger?
Always remember that if you descend into a valley, but keep walking
forward, you will arrive to a point where you will start climbing up. No
matter what happens, remember that there is always a way out. After
every fall there is rising up again. This knowledge will help you
restore your inner peace and balance, when you encounter difficulties
and obstacles.
Inner peace and balance are states of mind. Developing inner strength
and the ability to make the mind quiet through concentration exercises,
meditation, detachment, visualization or affirmations, will take you a
long way toward maintaining inner balance and peace.
© Copyright Remez Sasson
Remez Sasson writes and teaches about self-improvement, spiritual
growth, meditation, positive thinking, creative visualization, success
and mind power. He is the author of several books, and the publisher of
the biweekly ezine, "Consciousness and Success".
Website:
http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com Contact:
info@successconsciousness.com Ezine:
http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com/index_000026.htm
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