As Anais Nin said, we don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are. Peace, like happiness, is within us. It is for us to live in a way that we are in harmony with self and in harmony with peace. I went through a long period of life thinking I was broken, not right, and sought fixing in various teachers and helpers. Eventually I realized I was okay, enough just as I am, and needed to accept and be who I am, allow me and live me, which was the beginning of self care and self love. What I was looking for was within me. I gave up on performing and grew in being who and what I am, gave up on making a presentation and increased being present. When accepting and being myself, I feel calm and steady, I'm a better listener, and I relate better. When accepting and being myself, I feel the peace and happiness I was looking for.
On Apr 24, 2026 David Doane wrote :