“There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity as I had never known. There was utter confidence. I felt lifted up, as though the great clean wind of a mountain top blew through and through.” (The Big Book, p. 14)
“Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.” – Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964) 1st Prime Minister of India
I gotta find peace of mind – Lauryn Hill (9:20)
Making Good
by Robert William Service
No man can be a failure if he thinks he’s a success;
he may not own his roof-tree overhead,
He may be on his uppers and have hocked his evening dress –
(Financially speaking – in the red)
He may have chronic shortage to repay the old home mortgage,
And almost be a bankrupt in his biz.
,
But though he skips his dinner,
And each day he’s growing thinner,
If he thinks he is a winner,
Then he is.
But when I say Success I mean the sublimated kind;
A man may gain it yet be on the dole.
To me it’s music of the heart and sunshine of the mind,
Serenity and sweetness of the soul.
You may not have a brace of bucks to jingle in your jeans,
Far less the dough to buy a motor car;
But though the row you’re hoeing
May be grim, ungodly going,
If you think the skies are glowing –
Then they are.
For a poor man may be wealthy and a millionaire may fail,
It all depends upon the point of view.
It’s the sterling of your spirit tips the balance of the scale,
It’s optimism, and it’s up to you.
For what I figure as success is simple Happiness,
The consummate contentment of your mood:
You may toil with brain and sinew,
And though little wealth is win you,
If there’s health and hope within you –
You’ve made good.
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2 responses to “Our Serenity and Peace Need Not be as Fleeting as Dandelions in a Spring Breeze – Step 7”
I am more keenly aware than ever when my serenity is disturbed and I allow fear to take over. Key for me is to identify that I am in fear and attempt to adjust accordingly.
HATRED
RAGE
ANGER
FEAR
PAIN
LOVE
This is how I deconstruct my own internal pain. That hatred and rage are feelings from long ago when I felt my survival was at stake. In these states, I am not here in the present. Under all my anger is fear that I must identify if I am to tell what I need. These are all predicated in pain that is as old and fundamental as I am. But the basis for everything I want, need, am, is my basic need to love and be loved.