10 Ways To Practice Peace

When needing peace in your life, use these 10 ways to practice peace.

1. Loving yourself

“love your neighbor as you love yourself.” This is indeed one of the most profound wisdom that can abundantly nourish people’s lives when applied correctly. It stems from the understanding that you cannot give what you do not have. The relationship you have with yourself will influence all other relationships you will have, be it with family, friends, your significant other, or strangers. It is impossible to love others well without learning to love yourself first. It is also impossible for others to love you or treat you as you ought to be treated until you learn to take the lead and decide to love yourself first.

2. Forgiveness 

When one does not forgive others, the same fate, unfortunately, befalls them with their spiritual relationships. To not be judged, we too should judge not. Forgiveness is choosing to accept what has happened and not letting it continue to have power over you. Unforgiveness robs you day and night of your peace and joy. Forgiveness allows you to let go and no longer be a prisoner of your past. It leads to progress and sustainable peace.

3. Thinking before you act

Impulsive behavioral patterns often have serious negative consequences. When angry people often say words they do not mean which can cost them their peace and so much more. Rather than acting on the urge to immediately react when things happen, it is wise to take some time. Give yourself time to understand the situation better before reacting. Breath, think, ask questions to ensure you understood correctly, then respond from a place of maturity.

4. Avoid procrastination

Do not procrastinate to do things tomorrow that can be done today or earlier. Procrastination leads to mental exhaustion as the weight of remembering the deadlines and more things that need to be done will keep weighing you down. Just practice saying no to distractions and do what needs to be done on time.

5. Conflict management 

Conflict is inevitable, no matter where you go. Running away from it or pretending that nothing phases you is a recipe for peace deprivation. Take the time to learn how to peacefully address conflict with mutual respect. Choose a suitable time and location to do so. Speak from your heart with logic, love, and consideration when addressing things. Listen compassionately when someone else is sharing their side of the story. End the conversation with a healthy consensus and way forward for both parties involved. Learn to practice sincerely apologizing when you are the one in the wrong.

6. Discover your true identity and purpose, dare to live it!

The two most important days in a person’s life are the day you are born and the day you discover why. It is no doubt one of the biggest tragedies to have lived most of your life not knowing who your Creator created you to be and why. Wholeness and peace are attained when we become enlightened about who we truly are and why we were created. It is hence important to take the time to acquire that knowledge from your maker to be at peace in this life. Every created thing has a designer, to know it well and use it to the best of its ability, one has to ask the designer and read the manual then use it for what it was made for. If we can easily do that for our phones, laptops, home appliances, why can’t we do it for ourselves?

7. Prioritize your health and wellness 

Sickness can be avoided by actively creating a lifestyle that includes good eating habits, practicing good interpersonal skills, exercising, drinking lots of alkaline warm water, having a good rest amongst many other things. You cannot buy life once it’s gone. Prioritize your health and wellness.

8. Meditation

Meditation helps you to be mindful. It helps you to assimilate deep into your consciousness norms, values, lessons that you need to live by and avoid living a reactive life. There are so many benefits of meditation that you can learn and apply to attain peace.

9. Paradigm Shift

A paradigm shift is consciously deciding to have a fundamental shift in your approach to life. It is getting rid of wrong perceptions, limiting beliefs, and stereotypes that are like a program that used to run your life to the extent that it would happen even subconsciously. Replace negative beliefs with positive beliefs and affirmations and choose to act from a place of mindfulness and maturity.

10. Cultivating good relationships through spreading a culture of peace 

Connection is a primary human basic need. Without good relationships with people, life becomes a battlefield and a burden. It is important to practice a culture of peaceful coexistence when living with people. Putting effort to understand others and serving them. Adding value to others is important. A life selfishly lived only haunts the owner. Do good to others as you would want to be done unto you. Cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Tackle challenges one day at a time, you cannot solve all problems in one day. Dare to celebrate life and honor yourself with the gift of peace!

Ego says, “Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel peace.” Spirit says, “Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place.”- Marianne Williamson