Peace isn’t some unreachable spiritual state granted to a lucky few. Psalm 34:14 says to “search for peace and work to maintain it,” and the older I get, the more I understand why. This is a reflection on creativity, boundaries, movement, faith, and the environments that help me protect peace in a chaotic world
It's not an ancient secret that being present or "in the moment" is the ideal state to be in yet many people still struggle with achieving this state of mind. Yesterday after I finished drawing I noticed that my mind didn't wonder anywhere else it was strictly focused on drawing.
Comic Book Artist, Paolo Rivera focused intensely on a painting.
When you zone in a 100% on any activity you eliminate worrying and over-thinking because all of your energy go towards the here and now.
Imagine Phil Mickelson trying to get a hole in one or Kyrie Irving trying to make a game winning shot with their mind cluttered with "when is the mortgage due again" or "man I wonder when game of thrones is coming back on"? It isn't possible to be in the present without being focused.
After you've finished an activity or a chore think about how you felt, if you can reminisce on feelings of serenity and calmness then congrats you've achieved peace in the present.
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