Inner Peace
Why are people looking for inner peace and serenity? What brings them to the state when they can not handle the situation any longer? How can they solve this issue? I am going to try to answer these and some related questions in the following article.
Peace and Serenity
Inner peace is a perfect state of the human mind when it is relaxed and released. A human in such a state has no irritants or immediate plans. This state is pretty close to mindfulness with one exception — a person still can do something when he in inner peace.
One of the essential aspects of inner peace and serenity is a lack of stress. Relaxation is the main point and condition of this state, and you can not enter it if you are stressed.
Another nice feeling a person has in inner peace is total transparency and complete harmony with the world. Yes, these are pretty abstract concepts, but they describe this state the best. No matter what issues or problems you have, inner peace does not include them.
It is clear why people are looking for this state — it is nice, easy, and pleasureful. It has tons of advantages, like the possibility to concentrate on big or complicated topics, the ability to learn quicker than usual, and so on. You may call it mental peak form. But what prevents people from being in this state all the time?
Common Issues
The first and the most common issue is stress. Almost all people may be stressed because of their current situation (health, financial, social, etc.), some unexpected actions or events, unpleasant or irritating tasks they have to do, and so on. Of course, not all these things are worth worrying about, but humans are humans, and they may worry without any specific reason.
The following common issue is lack of time. Many people build plans that are pretty hard to implement or work on, so they have to spend more and more time maintaining the process. Other people do not know how to manage the time, and so they do not even have a chance to do what they planned and want to do.
Then we have personal and professional issues. Every person has a private life, and pretty much everyone has some professional relations. Although some people may be pleased about both these things, others may not manage them, so it makes them even more unhappy.
Finally, there is a question of misunderstanding by society or even the whole world. Some people may ignore this issue; others try to fight them. One way or the other, these individuals have an internal conflict in this area.
How to Solve Them?
First of all, let us address the most critical issues — stress and lack of time. Good rest, healthy food, and physical exercises should handle stress issues pretty well. Time management can help a lot if you do not have much time to spend overall and want to keep things going. And then, you can always consider work-life balance best practices to simplify life and make it easier.
You may need extra help to solve personal and professional issues. For example, check with your colleagues how to distribute or reorganize your load to solve known problems. Talking about personal issues — do the same with your friends, or if the situation is tricky — with the psychologist or psychotherapist.
The only remaining issue is a misunderstanding. You may consider broadening the outlook, getting a better education, or even changing a lifestyle to solve this issue. One way or the other, this progress can show you the direction and help you to keep moving where you want to be.
Inner peace is a thing that hard to find, and just a few can do it. It is not easy either, and reaching this state can be a significant achievement in your life. You have to understand what you want to achieve, how to do it, and possible consequences, and if you are ready to change yourself to get inner peace — the reward is worth it!