Inner Peace

What is inner peace? To me, inner peace is not so much something as it is the absence of something.

Inner peace for me is the absence of the tight feeling in your chest, the absence of the persistent thought in the back of your mind that you are doing something wrong or you are going to make someone mad…just by being. It is the absence of worrying about how others will react to your words or thoughts or actions. It is a knowledge and ability to do whatever makes you happy no matter what the opinions of others might be.

Sometimes it is hard to find. Sometimes it feels wrong. Sometimes you think that pursuing your own inner peace will disrupt the peace or life of others. But in reality you finding your own peace should NOT affect others. If something feels right for you…it is right for you. If it feels wrong for you…it is wrong for you. That goes for almost anything.

Most of my life I have given up my inner peace for the inner or outer peace of those around me. I have put myself…my true self away to not disrupt those around me. And I am DONE. I want…I NEED to be me. I need to stop melting away to make space for others. It does not mean they or their opinions don’t matter in this world but it means I will no longer just agree to keep the peace. It means I will not apologize for my opinions or views or my life. I am going to think the way I want, say what I want, and be who I want. I am going to do everything I can to bring myself inner peace. I am going to do everything I can to create the space for myself. The space I feel comfortable…the space I feel seen and heard.

I will do everything I can to create the life and environment where I and people like me feel 100% safe and able to voice or opinions and views and find our inner peace. A space free of judgment.

My goal in life is to be that person that knows exactly who they are and does not apologize for it or change themselves to accommodate to the opinions of others.

My goal in life is to be that person that creates a safe space free of judgment for others so they are able to be completely themselves…whoever they want to be.