Comfort #35 Comfort of living in peace with oneself

My honesty and integrity extend to living in peace with myself.

They create the foundation for everything which I do.

I have cultivated a feeling of excellence in my work from very young as a music student.

From age five through grad school, I had a weekly music lesson to learn perfectly.

My teachers were rigorous and demanding.

This led me to a symphony job as a cellist.

I also acquired a habit of spiritual study from very young.

My mother read me part of a Bible lesson before school until third grade, when I was required to read it for myself.

My spiritual studies have expanded to include many traditions as I explore how spiritual needs are met in other cultures.

The feeling of peace which we gain through excellence and consistent practice are ongoing.

Because I am not expert in everything, I draw on those who are.

I appreciate their devotion to their craft, from cleaning house to creating sculptures, from landscape maintenance to devotion to sports.

Scientists and engineers learn to work with ideas and to prioritize the ones which bring them the most satisfaction in their jobs and for their own personal development.

There is peace in all activities which express our highest nature.

I also enjoy extending peace to others through my writing and art.

This is the way I was led to explore my purpose.

Reflecting on it, I journaled.

While recovering from strained muscles, I explored graphic expression.

These have combined to give me a new inspirational business.

I am most at peace when I am expressing the ideas which come to me from inner listening.

I have released self-criticism and replaced it with self-compassion.

I have become patient with myself.

I give myself room to grow.

These are some of the ways I comfort myself through living in peace.

© 2024 Kathryn Hardage 

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