Thought for Today

Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is there adequate perception of the world.-- Hans Margolis

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We cannot be at peace with anything or contribute to a peaceful world unless we understand what it means to calm our own troubled hearts. The price of peace is the willingness to be still and present within ourselves. ~ Hans Margolis

Peace is not the absence of the challenging, the disturbing, or the unsettling. Peace comes from our willingness to greet the encounters and experiences of our inner and outer world, without prejudice, resistance, or fear. We learn to live in a way in which we have no enemies to struggle with and no battles to win.

The challenges that come to us we no longer perceive as threats to get free from, but as invitations to learn the lessons of peacemaking. We discover that peace is not a destination to be reached but a way of living, relating, speaking, and being.

Wishing you quiet waters...
Donna