Found this blog from trackinghappiness.com that I found from protecting your peace that I found interesting. The author Ashley Kaiser wrote different ways to protecting your peace from this world.
Article: 9 Practical Tips to Always Protect Your Peace (With Examples)
What exactly is personal peace
We all have some generic definition of peace that comes to mind when you hear the word. You probably picture someone who is calm and smells like essential oils.
And while I’m a total fan of essential oils, personal peace is so much more than an aesthetic. According to research, inner peace is composed of the following four main areas:
- Spirituality.
- Harmony.
- Positivity.
- Lifestyle factors.
These four components work together to help create a sense of balance and well-being in your life. And when any of these areas are a little off, you tend to not be able to experience complete peace.
This definition really resonates with me. When you understand that a higher power and deeper meaning is involved in life, you can find greater peace.
This deeper understanding combined with the harmony of not being in conflict with others helps you to feel at ease. Then you add in a positive mindset and a lifestyle that fosters mindfulness and it sounds like the perfect recipe for a blissful life.
It’s those moments when I feel lost in relation to my higher purpose, upset with others, or I’m cultivating a negative mindset that I lose my peace.
If you think about times of peace in your life, I’m sure you can identify how these four factors played a role in fostering that sense of well-being for you.
What happens when you lose your personal peace
Think about the last time you lost that sense of peace in your life. How would you describe it? My answer is I felt stressed out of my mind.
And while stress may sound inconsequential, the research demonstrates that long-lasting stress has the potential to have a widespread impact on your body.
This research shows that sustained stress is often at the root of many common chronic diseases that we face as a society.
Beyond just your physical well-being, chronic variable stress has been shown to reduce your cognitive functioning and put you at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
When I lack inner peace, it’s not uncommon for me to feel sick or run down. It’s as though my engine knows that something is off. Consequently, it forces an unwanted emergency shutdown.
Different ways to protecting your peace
- Choose what you give your energy to – You can choose to indulge your energy in negative daily events and spiral into a ball of strees. Or you can choose to not spend energy stressing over things you dont have control over.
- Know when to say no
- Take a graceful exit – Sometimes, protecting your peace means knowing when to exit the scene. Overal, your inner well-being is worth it.
- Create a morning routine – Meditating, journaling, stretching, Watching the sunrise, exercise, create a healthy habit to start your day with.
- Get your sleep – Prioritizing your sleep helps combat stress and gives you tank that’ll fueled the day.
- Don’t bring work home – Work is work and home is home, don’t bring in the stressful work into your house. Just Relax!
- Get off your phone – Those small gadgets are a gaming changer to maintaining your peace. Scrolling on social media may lead to depression or mental health concerns. In my case this helped me alot.
- Practice mindfulness daily – Mindfulness isn’t about perfections; it’s about progress.
- Connect with nature – See outside and not online. Never underestimate the power of nature in protecting your peace and balance in your life.
