Peace

I often confuse my own sense of peace with being satiated. It's an animal thing. It is easy to confuse that wonderful glow and fullness after an exquisite meal with peace. The same applies to sexual gratification or the successful completion of a project. However, this is not peace. It is satisfaction. 

Peace is a well which lies deep in the depths of being. Its waters are temperate and still. Its surface is calm. Its refreshing waters can be drawn upon in hunger as well as in fullness.

Finding your peace is a worthy occupation. It comes with practice, especially practice under duress. Personal peace can be found by pulling away from trauma or stress into meditation and healthy occupations, like reading inspirational works, exercise, seeking out good company. I consider tending to and fostering my personal peace my responsibility as a humanist who believes in nonviolence and contributing to progress in my environment.

Peace isn't just about feeling well. Peace is about being at one with my own mind and body in the moment. Peace is about acceptance. Peace is about stillness. Peace is about love.