It doesn’t seem to make sense, but when we desperately want relief from stress and anxiety, the thing to do is dive straight into our emotional pain. It’s so counterintuitive – we’re trying to get rid of pain, why would we jump right into it? Because: Avoiding pain means we get to keep it – [...]

This week Insanely Serene joined Facebook. I felt an urge to engage on a more regular basis with serenity seekers, and I’m just not writing enough blog posts (so sorry, my dear readers)! It was such a good idea. It’s like the creativity dam broke and serenity started flowing! The page invites commentary, video, images, [...]

I’ve shared with you before that my lifelong goal has been peace of mind – an escape from worry, relief from constant anxiety. In my years pursuing peace, I’ve discovered this: each of us must carve a path for ourselves. No matter how appealing someone else’s methods or process, we must still make them our [...]

Peace of mind is a constant goal…but there always seems to be something that gets in the way. I call it a bugaboo. That niggling thing – a thought, a feeling, a behavior – that just keeps getting diverting us from peace. It could be a big thing – say, an addiction, or something less [...]

When a storm of life passes through, whipping up turbulence around us, we feel no control over our destiny. Things are happening to us, and it seems the best response is to be defensive. Reacting to the storm out of fear, we may lash out to push through it or turn inward to protect ourselves. [...]

Every now and again, I have a real breakthrough on my path to more peace of mind. As you know, peace of mind has been my life’s goal even when I didn’t know it, when all I had was constant anxiety. Now that I know I’m after peace, and even have a few tools to [...]

Our series on Peace at Any Point kicked off with the idea of making a PACT with yourself to: Practice Attitudes, Characteristics, and Techniques. Since practice applies to all three, we’ll weave it into our explorations of attitudes, characteristics and techniques. Today the focus is on attitudes. at·ti·tude noun 1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., [...]

At this time of year, we often talk of and hope for peace on earth. That goal is too large for one individual to effect – but each of us can start creating peace for all by focusing on creating peace within ourselves. As the year nears its end and we rush about in a [...]

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. —John 8:32, King James Bible The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off. —Gloria Steinem The recent post on denial discussed how blinding ourselves to the truth is sometimes an essential life coping mechanism. Some truths are too [...]

I find pithy one-liners to be excellent thought-stoppers, and when my mind revs up with negativity, I’m looking for that brake to pull. The lists I’ve published before are very popular with my readers, and I think it’s time for some more condensed wisdom. Enjoy! It’s never too late to be what you might have [...]