For me, finding the place of peace inside myself seems to begin in the midst of "trouble." There will be something that's disturbing me, and almost without noticing how I got there, I will suddenly wake up to myself inside and become aware that my inner dialog is angry, judgmental, unhappy. Yet - that part that "woke up" in the moment, knows to send love to me, to the parts of me that are upset about "something" in my world. And, when I "get" that love, when the upset parts of me sense its presence, they relax. And that relaxation is something magnificent to me - it is peace. It comes into me through me from another place. For me, poetry is a way to explore this and a beautiful tool for bringing myself into a place of peace. Thank you for all the gifts you share through these weekly e-mails : o )
On Aug 13, 2014 Beth Hinman wrote :
For me, finding the place of peace inside myself seems to begin in the midst of "trouble." There will be something that's disturbing me, and almost without noticing how I got there, I will suddenly wake up to myself inside and become aware that my inner dialog is angry, judgmental, unhappy. Yet - that part that "woke up" in the moment, knows to send love to me, to the parts of me that are upset about "something" in my world. And, when I "get" that love, when the upset parts of me sense its presence, they relax. And that relaxation is something magnificent to me - it is peace. It comes into me through me from another place. For me, poetry is a way to explore this and a beautiful tool for bringing myself into a place of peace. Thank you for all the gifts you share through these weekly e-mails : o )