Recently, while talking to a friend about some upheaval and distress she was experiencing, I encouraged her to “guard her peace.” Her response? “I wish I knew how.”
This whole interaction got me thinking - how DO we guard our peace? And most importantly - WHY?
The Why leads to the Do, in my opinion. We must start with WHY we want…and NEED peace in our world. This is providing both the inspiration and then motivation to truly protect and own our peaceful world and peaceful selves. It put power behind our choices for (rather than against) peace.
For me, my peaceful “why” is crucial to healing. Peace is a true “happy place.” It does not breed dis-ease or damage to our bodies, minds, and spirits. It’s a Fruit of the Spirit, meaning it bears GOOD things in life on all levels, including spiritually. All of this points to a healed, whole state of being.
Guarding peace is the “doing.” This looks like whatever is necessary to protect the peace around you. Sometimes (I think often, actually) this involves trial and error. And I think it involves some amount of tunnel vision to be able to SEE the peace, much like a “light at end of the tunnel” that is guiding us forward toward what we KNOW is there ahead for us. Good things await. Peace points us to the good despite fear and anxiety and pride and anything else that pops up to threaten our peace. Because those things will always be there or be back (if they ever leave). That’s part of life. Our power against them rests in our surrounding peace.
I have compiled 5 ways to guard your peace, and here is a couple of them laid out for you:
- Speak peace. We choose the voice we speak in our own heads and to our world - speak peace and life over yourself always. Utilize affirmations if necessary. This can look like scripture, poetry, lyrics, whatever speaks peace to you. Remember that reading and writing the words on paper, and then reading them aloud to hear ourselves saying them is engaging multiple senses and therefore further solidifying the effects of peaceful speech over ourselves.
- Know your triggers…and break from them. Knowledge WITH ACTION is power! Acknowledge that which you KNOW threatens your peace, and add to that list as needed by continuing as you continue to be honest with yourself. Just because you love a good debate or like to “set the record straight” or don’t want to damage or limit a relationship doesn’t mean it’s conducive to your healthiest, most peaceful choice. It’s not mean or rude to acknowledge a trigger and consequently avoid it/block it/remove it for your best health. This can very much be done in love and with respect - to YOU and to the other party.
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What do YOU do to protect and guard your peace?
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