Peace

Today, I am practicing peace

I’ll start by breathing deeply into this moment

Giving myself the gift of this pause

This ritual that let’s me strengthen the skill of calm

A calm body, a calm mind

I arrive and settle into this day

Practicing radical acceptance

Of the things I cannot change

The Parts of myself I’m learning to be gentle with

And that others are who they are

And not who I want them to be

I’ll speak kindly to my inner child

Coaching myself through the turbulence

Allowing peace to be my armor 

If this day wages war against me

I’ll breathe deeply with an inner smile

so my body knows

You’re safe

I trust myself

I’ll sit with my frayed nerves

Braiding every thread into

A quiet truce, an exhale, a surrender

I picture myself going through this day

With tranquility at my very core

Emanating out to the world

A wave of calm is always here to carry me

Back to center

Fully present

Fully focused 

Fully steady