Take a Peace Break...

Peace is such a beautiful word...

While reading some blogs today I came across this beautiful statement from Fr. Paul Keenan on how we can enjoy peace :

"By creating little pockets of peace for ourselves every day, peace is never a stranger to us and we can always find, inside ourselves, a corner of home."

We strive so much... We achieve so much..

But the lovely feeling of bliss comes only when the mind is at peace.

When I close my eyes in gratitude/ in prayer, and I let the hot steam of the morning tea warm my face..

When I take off my mind from the daily to do list for a while,

When I just sit in complete stillness and surrender,

Only then I can truly feel alive

And let the spirit rise like the steam to warm my soul,

Oh how I cherish these moments of Peace.

We have to train our mind to take a peace break...

The mind keeps telling us , we are wasting our time when we just sit and breathe !

The mind is constantly restless...

It says, If you are praying you have to be either thanking God, praising Him or asking...

Yes you can do all of that ... prayer made from thoughts and words...human prayer..fellowship with friends...its beautiful

But what about prayer from the being....when you are alone...Alone but not lonely..

Just being..

Just connect...like you keep your cellphone for charging...

Just get charged....

Be at peace ...enjoy the presence as it swells in you...

Oh what a feeling...

So here is my idea of a Peace Break...

1. Drink a glass of water in complete state of consciousness and enjoy the process...

Feel the water ....now i don't want to elaborate on this but try it...

2.Inhale the warm steam from a cup of tea or warm water or soup , and watch the rain/ sky/trees....how often do we lift up our necks and look at the sky...have you looked at the sky for more than a minute recently... or a tree as it sways in the wind...

Now do all this with your senses..

3.Before you fall asleep, just feel you are floating...surrender..

In the darkness of the night , let the little light of your soul fill you with bliss...

4. If you wake up early, enjoy the morning breeze, in complete surrender, no mind activity.

While taking the peace break, switch of your mind.

No thoughts, just presence...

Its a form of prayer too..

Words and thoughts keep us locked.

Locked in a realm of constant restlessness..

One assignment after the other, one chore after the other...

Are we living just to keep checking the to do list...

Are we just living for food and shelter..

Yes we must do our duty , we must work, raise children, look after each other...

But we must also feed our soul.

Feed it with Peace and see how healthy you feel...

Just 15 mins ... or maybe 10 min to begin with,,,

Its worth trying...

I have tried this and it have made me more understanding and sensitive to others...

I feel when I take a peace break, I ask my mind and ego to step back.

Moreover I just enjoy the bliss

So enjoy your day, have a peace break...