Where Does Inner Peace Dwell?

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety.—Psalm 4:8 NASB

Sometimes all I want is peace—no stress, no overwhelming demands, no fear of tomorrow. Why does serenity seem so illusive for the single parent?

What Are the Symptoms of Inner Peace?

• A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experience
  
• An unmistakable ability to enjoy the moment
  
• A loss of interest in judging other people
  
• A loss of interest in judging self
  
• A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others
  
• An inability to worry (this is a very serious symptom!)
  
• Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation
  
• Frequent acts of smiling
  
• An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than to make them happen
  
• An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
  
  

Can You…?

• Start the day without caffeine?
  
• Get going without pep pills?
  
• Always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains?
  
• Resist complaining and boring people with your troubles?
  
• Eat the same food every day and be grateful for it?
  
• Understand when your loved ones or friends are too busy to give you any time?
  
• Take criticism and blame without resentment?
  
• Resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend?
  
• Can conquer tension without medical help?
  
• Relax without liquor?
  
• Sleep without the aid of drugs?
  

Then you are probably the family dog!

Thought I was going to get all spiritual, didn't you?