When life gets crazy, sometimes I feel like it's almost impossible to pause and enjoy the simple things and feel at peace. Sure, there are fun moments and stressful moments - but actual peace seems so much more elusive. Earlier this week, in some strangely calm moment, I remember looking around the tube car I was on and feeling so peaceful...and then looking around at all the people looking so worn, stressed, busy, scattered. I remember thinking "They look so down. But it'd be nice if they could take a moment and just remember how beautiful life is."
But today I was definitely one of them. Feeling busy and overwhelmed and like a million things were on my mind...and in those moments, it is SO tough to re-harness and tap into that feeling of simple peace and gratitude for life and perspective on all the really beautiful stuff in my life - friendship, physical safety, a world of opportunities open to me, lots of new experiences, so many supportive people in my life. These are things that are always there, that we can COUNT on, that we can seek to remember. I hope, as I move through life, I can better learn how to tap into and harness peace, even in the crazy, stressful moments.
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