Dreaming of Peace
today’s practice is on dreaming. this week’s theme, however, is about finding our own personal center of calm and peace:
Personal centeredness gives us the inner peace and calm to respond to situations with nonviolent means. Building that inner center is the first act of peace making.
i don’t feel like i’m a particularly violent person. i do have some anger that lives deep inside me, but it takes a WHOLE lot to get that anger up and out to a point that it would be considered ‘violent’. however, i *do* have very strong emotional reactions. to the point that i will avoid issues or just be unable to respond how i’d like.
What is your dream for peace? Write it down. What is one thing you can do to honor your dreams? Do it today.
my dream for peace actually centers around an important theme that came up in my licensure supervision yesterday. my supervisor pointed out that when i was confronted with a difficult case, i went right into “expert” mode, had a really strong emotional reaction to the situation, and was unable to separate from my reaction and “expert” mode opinions enough to really try to understand why someone had made the decision they made.
she was right. i was even having an emotional reaction while TALKING about the situation! so, my dream for peace is that we can all take the time to separate from our own opinions long enough to truly try to understand others. it’s the only way we can ever come to true understanding, cooperation, and compassion for one another.
