There is no achieving it in my understanding. You either have it or don’t. I don’t have to try for it. I am by and large peaceful and serene. Occasionally I do get disturbed but that will not last for very long and soon I return to my normal peaceful and serene self. A large dose of sense of humour and not taking myself seriously helps.
For me. peace and serenity does not come automatically, or easily. I’ts something I strive for everyday. It takes meditation and awareness of my thoughts as the day unfolds. Sometimes I lose track and descend into negativity. That’s when I take a few steps back and check myself. At the end of the day, I do a cleanse of my thoughts, and send the negative ones out. It has been particularly difficult to stay peaceful and positive during this election. For the most part, I have succeeded. Thanks, Jean. Good post!
I’ve given thought to this before.
and I’ve made a point to study different people and how they are in life.
I honestly think rummy may be on to something.
there seem to be people who were simply BORN moody or melancholy.
maybe as babies they cried a lot or were hard to please. they bored easily perhaps. as children they had to be constantly entertained. we’ve all known those types. the ones who are NEVER happy it seems. regardless.
I think if you have a sense of humour as he said (so important!) and if you enjoy beauty and creativity… I think you have a very good chance of having peace and serenity. and also knowing that any rough patch will eventually pass helps tremendously.
I don’t seem to ‘work at it’ and i do have it. and yet… i’m not sure HOW i have it! unless born with it.
so… don’t want to look a gift horse too closely in the mouth! LOLOL.
Re-reading the comments throws a different light on the matter…particularly on the basic daily flow and how you manage it for you, as an individual. For Rummuser it’s a daily dose of meditation, where as for Still the Lucky Few it’s about ending the day with a cleansing type of ideal…
I don’t think I consciously do anything to help my peace and serenity – other than if I’m sent into a rage, or a melancholy period – I go into the mode for a relatively short period (a bit like a fuse), a hour or two/similar. Then I’m done until the next time…I haven’t got into a rage for a while, although I was annoyed I couldn’t find those large reels of thread and searched my little pad for them off/on over 2 days!
I’m in a kind of melancholy period this morning – it’s feeling just like winter, there is a stiff looking breeze outdoors, and it’s dull looking with slantie rain periods…it’s nearly Summer Here!
I value peace and serenity, but they’re hard to achieve in this hectic, go-getting world we live in. A temporary pause in the general frenzy is about the best I can hope for.
My world has never been hectic and go-getting. What keeps yours in a frenzy? Living in a city? We live in a sleepy small town by choice. Would you like that kind of life style or would you go bonkers? I know people here who felt that way, so they left.
There is no achieving it in my understanding. You either have it or don’t. I don’t have to try for it. I am by and large peaceful and serene. Occasionally I do get disturbed but that will not last for very long and soon I return to my normal peaceful and serene self. A large dose of sense of humour and not taking myself seriously helps.
You don’t think meditation has something to do with it too?
For me. peace and serenity does not come automatically, or easily. I’ts something I strive for everyday. It takes meditation and awareness of my thoughts as the day unfolds. Sometimes I lose track and descend into negativity. That’s when I take a few steps back and check myself. At the end of the day, I do a cleanse of my thoughts, and send the negative ones out. It has been particularly difficult to stay peaceful and positive during this election. For the most part, I have succeeded. Thanks, Jean. Good post!
This election is indeed a good test of how well we’re doing!
yes interesting post – of course, I’m going to say “it depends” but on the whole, at this point in time, things are “okay” in my patch…
Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes we have to work harder on it. If we value it, which a lot of people don’t.
I’ve given thought to this before.
and I’ve made a point to study different people and how they are in life.
I honestly think rummy may be on to something.
there seem to be people who were simply BORN moody or melancholy.
maybe as babies they cried a lot or were hard to please. they bored easily perhaps. as children they had to be constantly entertained. we’ve all known those types. the ones who are NEVER happy it seems. regardless.
I think if you have a sense of humour as he said (so important!) and if you enjoy beauty and creativity… I think you have a very good chance of having peace and serenity. and also knowing that any rough patch will eventually pass helps tremendously.
I don’t seem to ‘work at it’ and i do have it. and yet… i’m not sure HOW i have it! unless born with it.
so… don’t want to look a gift horse too closely in the mouth! LOLOL.
Yes, if it works for you just accept it gratefully!
I am sure that it does. But perhaps meditation also is responsible for the frame of mind!
That’s what I was suggesting. 🙂
Re-reading the comments throws a different light on the matter…particularly on the basic daily flow and how you manage it for you, as an individual. For Rummuser it’s a daily dose of meditation, where as for Still the Lucky Few it’s about ending the day with a cleansing type of ideal…
I don’t think I consciously do anything to help my peace and serenity – other than if I’m sent into a rage, or a melancholy period – I go into the mode for a relatively short period (a bit like a fuse), a hour or two/similar. Then I’m done until the next time…I haven’t got into a rage for a while, although I was annoyed I couldn’t find those large reels of thread and searched my little pad for them off/on over 2 days!
I’m in a kind of melancholy period this morning – it’s feeling just like winter, there is a stiff looking breeze outdoors, and it’s dull looking with slantie rain periods…it’s nearly Summer Here!
And I looked at the local met-weather service page it advises “3 layers and a windbreak layer” – that cold-as feeling…
Hopefully the weather will improve soon!
I value peace and serenity, but they’re hard to achieve in this hectic, go-getting world we live in. A temporary pause in the general frenzy is about the best I can hope for.
My world has never been hectic and go-getting. What keeps yours in a frenzy? Living in a city? We live in a sleepy small town by choice. Would you like that kind of life style or would you go bonkers? I know people here who felt that way, so they left.
Remembering “this too shall pass” is my way of achieving peace.
Then there’s Sir Cadogan’s (Harry Potter):