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Peace Begins at Home

In thinking about the year ahead, I was giving thought to the concept of new beginnings.  New ideas.  New challenges.  New ideas and new challenges require imagination and curiosity.  New ideas and new challenges also require discipline.  Discipline requires attention, mindfulness and desire. 

What I hear people say they want more than anything are loving relationships – with their life partner, their children, and their friends.  I like the idea of  “starting fresh.”  Sometimes when our relationships get messy, we need to step back and really look at what is going on.  What am I responsible for in this relationship?  We need to clean up our own act before asking someone else to clean up theirs.  Starting fresh might mean we need to do a little clean up work before we begin to rebuild.  In relationships, this would come in the form of taking ownership for our part in the messiness of the relationship and admitting that to our partner, child, or friend.  This takes courage.  This requires us to confront ourself. 

Then we can start fresh with the foundation of being peaceful and bringing peacefulness into our relationships and into our homes.  It must start here.  Every day – by waking up each morning with the intention of having a peaceful home, by being peaceful. 

Stay open.  Be curious.

Namaste, Barbara