Disturbing The Peace

Often we tend to disturb our own minds into hysteria. We can't control our thinking if we are constantly overthinking. I use to think it was because of others that I could not find peace, but sometimes we have to look at the reflection of ourselves. Now don't get me wrong, other people in our space can "disturb the peace" as well, but we don't have to allow them to do so.

I can't but often think about why is it so hard to maintain peace within ourselves, let alone our close nit community. Our mind is a dangerous place when we give it room to wander off into the deepend. I've noticed that once I am hooked on a negative thought, it is hard to pull yourself out of it. Let's not mistake though a random negative thought for thinking negatively or being a negative person. Negative thinking is a constant hibitually thought process that we induce on our own about any and everything, which leads to becoming a negative person. A random negative thought comes out of nowhere, for no aparent reason, that throws us out of alignment. I like to call this a Distraction.

A distraction is made to throw us off balance, interfere, block, etc....and is ultimately made to keep us from being productive. There are physical distractions and mental distractions. I believe our biggest distraction is our mental. I know most would say physical, but you can get rid of a physical distraction a lot easier than a mental distraction, if you truly wanted to. A mental distraction can reoccur when we are making strides or when we are idle.

There are factors that play into this issue, such as what we watch, listen to, life changes, life events, people commentary, how we are treated, and the list goes on. Sometimes there is some lingering hurt from a past trauma that you thought was resolved, but out of nowhere you start thinking about it again. Now your sitting there saying "Why is this happening? This is not even relavent to today." Yea, the mind be playing tricks on us. The best thing to do and keep doing is to nip it in the bud right then and there and continue to do it. Call it out like you would call out someone lying on you, because you know it's a lie!

Another issue is triggers. There are so many triggers out there and sometimes it is hard to keep note of them, because you didn't even know it was a trigger until you're at your boiling point! Then you realize you've been taken back to a moment and time that is still an issue resignating inside. How many times must we go through this? Is this forever going to be a problem? How many times do my friends and loved ones have calm me down or spruce me up past the same thing over and over agian? Is this what I want? Am I ok with this?

Even though my friends and loved ones love, care, and or there for me, I have to be ready to put up a fight with my mind when they are not available to help ease my mind. I like fighting with words, a good text to read, music that make me happy, workouts, self-care, etc.... Whatever you like to do, do it. Whatever makes you happy, you do it. Whatever takes your mind off of things and refreshes it, YOU DO IT! Don't give in to your thoughts! Don't let them own you, you own them!

If you believe in seeking help, do so. There is nothing wrong with getting help and there are different forms of therapy out there that can suit you. I myself am a licensed Biofeedback Technician, which helps people learn about their body, their triggers, how they feel in a heightened stated, how to reduce back down to normalcy, and to learn how to feel the difference. There are different exercies that I would have my clients do, to learn how to gain those techniques and to be able to use when they go home. I use a machine to monitor their heart rate and breathing, which also allows the client to see and learn about their heart rate and breathing as well.

I like my peace and I don't like it being disturbed. I need to be able to maintain peace, which is forever a longterm goal. Maintain your peace. Strive for peace. Look for peace. Don't allow your peace to be stolen and don't let it be disturbed. Let's all be at peace.

Yours truly,

Poetic Song