Each one has to find his peace from within. And for peace to be real it must be unaffected by outside circumstances. – Mahatma Gandhi
This reminds me of something I heard in the past: real peace-of-mind is being unaffected by both the bad and good opinion of others.
So, cultivate and nurture a peace that is unaffected by circumstances.
And, cultivate and sustain a sense of self that is unaffected by what others think.
Only you can do it, and the benefits are immeasurable.
This week’s external resource is from a favorite author/researcher: Heidi Grant Halvorson. A link to her interesting and useful article is below – after I blather on a bit: *** So many people believe that 1) they are too stressed and 2) that stress is bad for you. They are right and wrong, sort of… They…
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