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Originally Posted by Nowayout
Some days are a struggle, keeping that peace within the battlefields of life
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My approach has always been the Thoreau-Walden advice that resonated like a ringing bell when I first read it many years ago:
Simplify, simplify, simplify! The less stress and complication in my life, the more joy and peace. Sounds simple enough of course. The hard part though can be conjuring up the will, taking the necessary steps, and committing to what's required in order to simplify things.
Also and again years ago, I connected with the reality of the eternal soul and reincarnation. When it's understood we have lifetimes to progress, it transforms one's relationship to this current life. It allows one to relax into this life. I see now I don't have to achieve everything in this life; don't have to be perfect. I can now enjoy and appreciate the not-so-perfect soul that I am in this life. I see my failures, not as failures, but as soul lessons. This as helped me immensely as far as finding peace in my life.