dear inner peace

on living in peace with myself, as i am

dear peace,

I used to think you were something I had to find
after everything was resolved.

After the past made sense,
after the wounds felt lighter,
after life became easier.

But life didn’t become easier.

There were still challenges.
Still emotions.
Still moments that felt heavy.

And yet…
somewhere along the way,
I started to feel you.

Not because everything changed,
but because I did.

Because I stopped waiting
for life to be perfect
to feel okay.

I started to see
that you don’t come
from what happens around me.

You come from how I meet it.

From being at peace
with where I’ve been,
with what I’ve felt,
with the version of me
that lived through it all.

From not fighting my emotions
every time they show up.

From allowing my days
to be simple,
imperfect,

and still enough.

I used to think peace meant
feeling good all the time.

But now I see.

It’s not about always feeling good.

It’s about being okay
with what I feel,
with who I am,
with the life I have

as it is.

It’s about not needing
to be somewhere else
to feel at ease.

And slowly,
I’m learning.

Peace is not something I reach.

It’s something I allow.

In the middle of everything.
In the middle of my life.
In the middle of myself.

With love,
Me.

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Accepting where I’ve been, allowing what I feel,
and learning to be at peace with myself.

More, soon.

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