Finding That Place of Tranquility

Have you ever felt irritated or unbalanced? Let me rephrase, have you ever lost your place of calmness or peace?

We live in a world where you can be bombarded with obligations, responsibilities, everyday activities, worries, personal growth, work life, even unnecessary distractions and these things can take a toll on us at times. To make conditions worse, we are existing in a time of a death plague and this can be overwhelming for a lot of folks due to the fact that family and friends are dying all around us and this can bring about a state of unease. Basically, we are bombarded with life issues on a day to day basis. One of the major ways to combat this feeling is finding a place of peace and this place can vary depending on an individual’s belief system, spiritual life or how they have been cultured to think and live.

I am not here to pin point a specific route to knowing how to sustain that place of peace. That is for you to figure out since it is a personal endeavor. These are some examples of how I re-center myself:

Having a Sacred Space to Pray/Meditate

I believe in having a place in your home for praying and meditating without distractions. A place where you can be still and get into your own thoughts without any influence from outside factors. This place of meditation can have items that have intrinsic value to you or that connects with you as an individual. For example, I love lighting my candles, burning incense and sitting in silence. At times I take out my diary and write thoughts or just read a good old book like the BIBLE. As I said before, everyone has their way of doing things. I would love know how you meditate/pray.

Let me make it clear, that prayer and meditation, especially prayer, can be done anytime and anywhere. Prayer is not limited to a specific place but it is good to have that special place where you can connect with God, Allah, Spirit, the Universe, the Divinity or whatever you refer to that divine power as.

 

Being in Nature

 

Have you ever noticed that people feel energized after being in nature? I believe the reason is that we come from the earth and being around elements in their natural form help to recharge our energy. In addition to that, the quiet moment gives us the opportunity to think, recharge and connect to the divine energy force. Comment and let me know if you agree?

Being Around Your Tribe

The fact is that there are people that drain your energy. They refer to these people as energy vampires. Please note that there will be times where you have to share your energy with people to give them encouragement and hope but the time will come when you have to recharge and one of the best ways to do this is to be around people at your frequency or higher. People that make you laugh, people to share positive ideas, people with solutions to problems, people that light up your world when you are in their presence.

Doing things that you LOVE

Let us keep this one simple. Just do the things you love. If it means being in bed with your lover snuggling and making magic under the sheets, do that. If it means socializing, do that. If it means doing what you are passionate about, do that! This really keeps you energized and at a place of peace. Also note, that sometimes when doing what you love it takes hard work but the results yields to satisfaction, accomplishment and being in a calm space.

As I said before, the way someone finds their peace may be totally different to how someone else does it. Nevertheless, the issues of life make it a requirement to find that space of tranquil.

As the name of the blog says, these are just thoughts from a normal trini gyal. I am not a professional but I have lived and gained experience from life. 

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