~ 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.