'You cannot find peace by avoiding life.' ~ Virginia Woolf
Found this quote at the end of summer this year and it really struck me. Being an introvert as well as quite shy makes it so easy for me to avoid events and to go out and do stuff when I am going through a harder season, it's just more comfortable for me to be alone and stay at home. I tend to just crawl into my own shell and avoid everything that isn't obligatory.
Although alone time is very important to me still, I think saying no to everything isn't always the answer when you're going through a rough patch. Late night hangs with friends, laughing with your family, watching a movie with your siblings, going for a walk with your mom, having dinner with your dad, catching up with an old friend... it's the small things that adds up to a happy life! I believe peace will be found when we enjoy these kind of small things that life has to offer, because they are in the end what matters most. Even if that in some cases means you have to make yourself enjoy them.
I also believe making time for activities that makes you happy is important. For me one of those things is definitely horse riding, hence all the pictures. I've been horse riding back and forth since I was a child, and I always find myself going back to it. It's the most peaceful thing in the world to be around horses and it makes me so genuinely happy. ☺️
The definition of "At Peace" :
- in a state or relationship ofnonbelligerence or concord;not at war.
- untroubled; tranquil; content.
- deceased.
Not at war, untroubled, content.... wouldn't it be lovely to live like that all the time?
Well guess what, you can!
Worrying, avoiding and overthinking is what kills peace. So if you make it your mission to find out a few things that you worry, avoid and overthink about you can work to become better in those areas and get yourself on the road to peace.
As an axample, I worry sick about the future and about what people think of me, and I overthink and obsess about it all the time. And even so I ignore these facts and pretend that I'm not anxious about anything and just go on with life. And as that may work for awhile, and I can live pretty well with it, I can never like like that and be truly peaceful... and it sucks...
Haha. But to be able to receive peace and to live your life in peace you have to deal with your main issues no matter how hard it is. And for majority of people I believe the issue is that they're at war with themselves. It can be bitterness, unforgiveness, self hate, self pity etc., things that YOU are in control of actually changing. You just have to find a way to change the stubbornness of your own mindset, which is freaking hard because there's no cheat-way around it. But it's so bloody worth it!
You only get one life on this earth so let's make the best of it! And live it in the best, the happiest and the most peaceful way you possibly can!
'I'm leaving you at peace. I'm giving you my own peace. I'm not giving to you as the world gives. So don't let your hearts be troubled, and don't be afraid.' ~ John 14:27
