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Have you ever met someone who seemed that they were completely at peace?
Maybe they were super easy-going, and it made you want to be around them just to get a glimpse of what it feels like. Maybe you could just sense that nothing in this world or beyond it was gnawing at them inside.
That’s what it feels like to not be at peace — it’s like something is constantly gnawing at you. And until you come to terms with it, that incessant and bothersome feeling will continue until it eventually consumes you.
The thing about peace is that achieving it does not typically happen via a linear process. In contrast, it’s often something to be maintained. Inner peace can be found and then lost, and then found again.
Why? Because new obstacles present themselves in life, simple as that.
Being at peace with your life in its current stage is great, but something can always come along and throw you all off balance. It’s not easy learning to accept things as they come without experiencing any negative feelings and letting them upset your inner peace.
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