SELF-IMPROVEMENT
I Figured Out the Meaning of Life
Day 25, 50 questions for deep self-reflection
This is day 25 of the 50 Questions for Deep Self-Reflection challenge from Know Thyself Heal Thyself created by Diana C.
DAY TWENTY-FIVE: What if the wealthiest thing you can have right now is peace of mind?
Peace of mind
What does peace of mind, even mean? Is it knowing that no matter what, I can handle it?
Is it knowing that when I’m triggered, I’ve grown to the point where I can recognize that and allow myself to grow from it?
Is it knowing that I’ve released enough guilt and shame that I can take a break, without punishing myself?
Is it about any of the other questions that I have answered in this 50-day challenge up to this point? What the hell is peace of mind? I can’t even get to the rest of the question until I work out what that means for me. And it’s strange that I’ve never thought about that.
What does peace of mind mean to me?
My instant response is, “I don’t know,” which tells me I’m right at the edge of learning something new. We’ve been through this before, not our first rodeo. Okay. I feel like, for me, peace of mind is about knowing that I’m going to be okay. So, yeah, it does relate to every other question up to this point and probably every question after it. For me, peace of mind is knowing that no matter what happens, no matter what is said, no matter what is done, no matter what happens externally, internally, I’m going to be okay.
Ah, okay. I get it. Peace of mind for me means the love and acceptance of self. So let’s tackle the rest of the question now, shall we?
What if the wealthiest thing I had right now was love and acceptance of self?
Well, hell, I can’t argue with that. What if? Wouldn’t that just be the epitome of unconditional love for self? Isn’t that what I’ve spoken to in most of these daily challenges? Isn’t that the ultimate goal; unconditional love for self? Because, as I’ve said so many times before, it has to come first. We cannot unconditionally love anyone if we don’t unconditionally love ourselves first.
Unconditional love is the key — always
What if I had absolute unconditional love for self?
What if? I’m not there. Not yet. But what if? I don’t think I can wrap my imagination around the, ‘what if,’ of that just yet. It’s too expansive. But I don’t think I need to. I don’t think that’s the point. I think the fun is in the experience of the journey to get there. I’m going to keep enjoying it.
If you are interested in the journey so far — all the days that came before, I’ve collected all the article links here:
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