~ PEACE ~
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"If you do not find peace in yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."
Paula A. Bendry
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No outside reality can bring me peace. In the past, I tried to find it in many things, including relationships,
ownership, and my vocation. But none of these externals brought me real peace. I had the opportunity of having all of them stripped away by a crisis in my life. I had surgery and got an infection that required a long period of recovery and resulted in disability. Many of my relationships ended, my income was reduced drastically, my capacity for ownership was decreased greatly, and I could no longer work. Although it was a
painful lesson, it has been good for my spiritual condition.
I have been forced to look inside myself and realize that true peace and joy are found within. It is not about
externals. Once I realized that, I found a relationship with my Higher Power that was deeper and more intimate than before, and the peace in my life settled inside of me in even greater measure.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will look inwardly for the peace that I long for. My life has been strangled by.