Today has been a good day. I just love December! My commitments really slow down and I am able to relax more.

We are winding down our school days for 2023, and all I need to do today is watch a historical video with my older ones and help my first grader with her language arts and math. Easy peasy.

Friends, I have focused a lot lately on my own inner peace. I am very prone to stress, and I really want to nip this in the bud.

I have made massive changes to my health habits over the past few years. Stress is just as harmful as eating unhealthy food or failing to exercise, so it needs to get under control.

Epictitus once said, “Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.

I really believe this to be true. A lot of times my inner peace is shaken because an event in my life doesn’t happen the way I want it to. I totally fail to see what the real problem is…my perspective.

What if we walked into each day determined to accept things as they come? What if we decide to do the best we can do, and then forget about what is out of our control?

I think this would be life changing.

For me, this might look like not worrying about the plans and choices my grown children make. Instead, I need to welcome those plans and choices as their own. This will make both their life, and my life, more peaceful.

I probably will continue to post thoughts about peace for a while to come. I’m determined, y’all. I know peace is available for all of us to grasp!

You can find more stoic encouragement here.