Have you ever granted yourself peace?
Think about it. Gave yourself permission to experience peace, to live in peace, to thrive in peace, or just relax peacefully? In our incredibly busy world and workplace environment, peace is a very neglected word.
Pablo Diaz stated, "Peace is a gift that we can receive and give to others. Creating inner peace means that we don’t allow the outside world to define the state of our inner being. We take time to breathe, regain our composure and think clearly. We take a moment to pause and pace ourselves in a healthy way, not letting the pressure of others and the holiday dictate our lives."
Leadership development is the idea of taking care of yourself so that you can take care of others. It's knowing when you need to "breathe...regain...think." A good practice especially during difficult conversations or situations. To find peace in yourself before trying to find it in someone else is the solution to any problem.
As a woman of faith, I read Guideposts. In his article, This Christmas, Give Yourself the Gift of Peace, Pablo Diaz gives some great tips:
1) If you are overwhelmed by problems and lack peace, pray for strength and wisdom in finding a solution.
2) Work on one problem at a time instead of trying to deal with all of them at once.
3) Let others come into your life to help and support you. Life is much easier when we have peacemakers to come alongside us.
4) Set boundaries. You can't be all things to all people or be in multiple places at once.
5) It's ok to say no; this too is a gift of peace.
During this Christmas season accept the gift of peace. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Nobody can bring you peace but yourself."
So give yourself peace as a gift this holiday season! Then re-gift it to someone else. Sharing is caring.
What She Said ~ Beverly
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