I don't know if that perfect Zen moment exists where all is right with life. I used to think once my children were grown and I was retired that I would find time for myself and I would achieve the life balance I craved. I have reached that milestone. I have no boss and my time is my own, but I still haven't reached my acme moment.

I don't know if it really is possible to take a deep breath and say all is okay. Maybe it is just me, but I still worry about what happens next. Maybe it is called being human.

I think inner peace begins with forgiveness and acceptance. Forgiving yourself of your flaws and missteps. Forgiving others as well. Then accepting who you are. Accepting that you can be bad, good, sad, lonely, sexy, elated... that there is this whole range of emotions we can have and it is okay to feel them all. It is what makes you, well you. These two concepts have helped me a lot. Everyone is on their own roller coaster ride, though...

You have me thinking maybe you are right Rae, but I just get that nagging feeling in the back of my head that I can get closer than I am now.

Lisa Marie..Very true and I think I'm pretty satisfied with who I am, maybe I just need to get comfortable with letting things come as they may...

I figured out the answer to life, the universe and the ultimate question... at least for me... is is the wanting of something. Once I accomplish one goal, I have to have another. I think if I had everything I ever wanted out of life I would be completely miserable because I'd have nothing else to look forward to.

So, for me, I think that what life is all about is pretty simple... it's about the living of it... (and I'm probably going to come back here tomorrow, copy this and paste it into my blog, because I sound really insightful right now... or that could just be lack of sleep making me think my lunatic rantings sound intelligent!)

"My quest is for some peace..."

This is my all-time favorite goal, and is something that I'll be SEARCHING for until I'm done here. As I've grown, I believe I've found different levels of this "peace." Maybe it's simple maturity, but I also know it's a conscious effort I've given.

Peace should be our priority, as this takes care of everything else in our lives. With inner peace, everything is good enough...

HOW we find this is an individual thing, which makes it so special when we do begin feeling bits and pieces of the peace. I believe the search for it is the part of the puzzle that's most important, especially how it affects those around us. Our peace will help others with their peace.

Love that this is your quest!

Dayne

I responded at the same time that Dayne was responding and I think my answer woulda looked bad after his input (i thanked the gals ).

That said...thanks for the input and the insight into all of this.
Kristy I think you are bang on..maybe it is the journey more than the destination.

Dayne I agree with you as well that with inner peace everything else is good enough...

I think peace is different for all of us.

You can find some peace in simply coming home after a rough day, you can find some peace when you do something you enjoy.

Like anyone else, I'm stressed out for a lot of things, but at the end of the day, I just say: "if it works out, it works out. If not...I'll find something else."

I don't think you can find peace in every aspect of your life, but you can find peace in general.