p.e.a.c.e

September was a tough month this year:

it would seem that it was for many people I know, too

and while there are a bevy of reasons why this may be so

I felt compelled to find change

from within.

I spent the better part of October recalibrating my thinking process,

looking objectively at my grumbling and newfound love of complaining

introducing a bold and refreshing new concept

into the everyday:

"In this moment, I can choose peace."

so I have been

and let me tell you 

how good it is!!

In this moment I can choose peace!

Doing the dishes

reading a politically charged article

speaking with an unhappy soul

cleaning green muck off of a white shirt from when the babe did an impromptu practice of the letter 'b' with a mouthful of peas...

It doesn't negate the horrors or the sorrows of this world

but it does offer movement for that feeling of stuck-ness that I think we all experience

at varying degrees of frequency.

I still forget

still indulge the grump in me (it can be delicious for a few minutes!)

still get confronted with situations where I forget that I have a choice at all

but when the option dawns

so sweet and oasis-green in the midst of a dry mouth

and tired head....

oh, the bliss

the relief

the

peace.

I hope you'll try it too:

it is a transformative habit!

xoxo

Sunny