Yes, the usual phrase is “Peace in our time.” Yesterday I talked about delusion, how apt!
Do you rush to solve problems in the world before you’ve sorted out your own dysfunction?
I hazard a guess that’s often a yes!
I don’t care what anybody says, relationships and focus fail when you’re blaming other people, when you’re gazing so far into the distance you neglect what’s immediately in front of you.
It seems so easy to ‘fix’ other people and forget that everything you do is based on you…
Your thinking
Your beliefs of others
Your hasty conclusions
Your desire to be always right
The stresses you experience day-to-day
We don’t know other people, we simply assume.
I can speak for no one but myself. It’s a humbling fact and a freeing one.
Ask questions, listen.
Why are you being fed certain narratives and scenarios?
Why are they important?
Are your heroes truly on your side?
Observe people’s behaviour. They may not be all that they claim.
And, no, I am not talking about a lack of trust.
I am talking about intrigue, skepticism and discernment.
The English were once renowned for their sophistication – let’s bring it back. Let’s make inner peace a noble aim again and see how that reduces war in the world.