Peace Within My Soul

"Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever,

even if your whole world seems upset."

Francis de Sales

This morning, as my eyes were opening, I felt a strange sense of dread.  While enjoying my first cup of coffee, I could feel unsolicited emotions swarming inside of me.  My initial attempt to disengage failed and my peace of mind was challenged.

We have choice as to which direction we want our life to flow.  Granted, we cannot easily dismiss harmful acts or words of anger, but we can envision our lovely selves as water flowing in spite of boulders or dams.

Feelings can be triggered by false alarms or misinterpreted aggression, and our response can be genuine yet not necessarily dominant.  So I acknowledge this dis-ease hovering within me, but swiftly let it go.  I soothe my self with positive mantras and restore the natural peace within my soul.

 

Mistakes, Not Failures

"Never confuse your mistakes 

with your value of as a human being."

St. Frances de Sales

As a human being, we learn through our mistakes.  Our largest errors may be the catapult to the next best situation in our lives.  We must never give up on our lovely selves, but invest time into creative solutions to our pending barriers.

Our experiences with error is too often associated with our worth.  We personally rant at our stupidity or failure to assess the negative, but none of this has anything to do with our personal value.  I am thinking of a basketball backboard ... basketballs are propelled towards it repeatedly and whether or not a basket is made, the backboard is still a backboard.

Making an error in decisions does not equate to being a failure.  Our energy needs to regroup and negotiate a different approach.  We can increase our perspective, expand our resources or start anew.  Not one of these scenarios particularly reflect upon our worth.  If anything, as we learn through our mistakes, our value increases.