Want to find happiness and inner peace? Someone who has found inner peace will feel harmony, emotional well-being, and a happy life, even if they have to face problems (finances, relationships, losses, etc.). live mindfully, and meditate.
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Method 1 of 4: Learn to Accept Yourself and Circumstances
Step 1. Know your personality
Self-acceptance is necessary for creating inner peace because it allows us to understand what is going on, no matter what the circumstances. Suffering will be more severe if we try to avoid. Learn to accept yourself by knowing the personal aspects you have, who you are, how you look, feel, and your accomplishments.
- Write down every aspect of your personality, traits (positive and ones you would like to improve on), your actions, and your appearance. Try to accept all these aspects, including the things you are not proud of. Forgive the mistakes you've made and focus on improving yourself from now on.
- Define your life goals. Dreams and desires make it easier for us to accept ourselves. Set personal goals for yourself and work to achieve them every day. For example: losing weight, adopting a healthy diet, exercising more often, having a new hobby (learning to play a musical instrument, for example), or watching TV less. Also pay attention to your daily activities whether the activities you do are in line with the goals and values you believe in.
- Turn negative traits into positive traits so that you can more easily accept yourself. For example, if you feel that you are not tall enough, you may find it difficult to accept yourself as you are. Learn to accept yourself by finding meaning in your height. What is the meaning or purpose? Does this height make it easier for you to do activities that taller people cannot? What benefits do you get because you are less tall?
Step 2. Focus on the things you are grateful for
In order to accept the situation, start being grateful for what you have and don't focus on what you don't have.
- Think of all the things you value in your everyday life, for example: family, friends, a place to live, food that is always available, education, government, law, nature, roads, and transportation. Remember that there are still people who have not been able to enjoy things that to us feel ordinary.
- Keep an online thanksgiving journal using Thnx4.org and then share your thoughts with others.
Step 3. Don't try to control the things you can't change
We cannot control other people (what they do or how they act) and our environment (home, work, school, community, world). We want our partners to be better people, our bosses to be kinder, our homes cleaner, and traffic to run smoothly. This happens because we are afraid to face what we do not know or have no control over, including death. Unfortunately, we can never control what will happen. Nor can we control what other people think, feel, or do.
Focus only on what you can control. Ask yourself, "What can I do to deal with this situation?" If you can't change it, accept it and let it go
Method 2 of 4: Living Life Mindfully
Step 1. Focus on the present
Mindfulness can help us increase inner peace. Awareness means being aware of what is happening right here and not thinking about the future or the past. Thinking about the past can lead to depression or disappointment and thinking about the future can cause anxiety and worry. You will feel calm by being fully aware of the moment you are experiencing right now.
Learn to appreciate the present. Find the positive side of everything that is happening around you. For example, if you are at home, look at the blue sky through the window. What do you appreciate when you look at the sky? What do you see? Are there clouds, birds, or airplanes?
Step 2. Increase your awareness
Living mindfully makes you more aware of yourself and the life around you. Your awareness will increase by focusing your thoughts and controlling your attention.
Take time to look around you and pay attention to the objects and people around you. Focus on a particular object and be aware of what you see: its shape, color, texture, and purpose. After that, touch the object. Does it feel soft, hard, or chewy? Close your eyes and then touch the same object again. This time, how do you feel, cold or warm? Is there something different about this object that you haven't noticed yet?
Step 3. Observe your thoughts
For example, pay attention to the thoughts that come to mind when you see clouds walking through the sky without judging, rejecting, or getting carried away by your thoughts. Just let your thoughts pass you by.
- As soon as a thought comes to mind, pay attention and let it pass.
- One way to let go of the mind is to visualize. Close your eyes and imagine the leaves carried by the river. When negative thoughts arise, place these thoughts on a leaf that is being carried away by the current until it is out of sight.
Step 4. Practice your mindfulness
There are several ways of practicing mindfulness.
- One way to build awareness is to eat a piece of food (fruit, chocolate, etc.) mindfully. Instead of popping the food straight into your mouth and chewing it, start by observing the color and texture of the food and then take a small bite. Chew slowly while observing the taste in your mouth.
- Do the walking exercise mindfully. While walking, pay attention to what you are thinking and what is going on around you, for example by observing how your body is moving and what you are experiencing when you move (in your muscles, arms, legs).
- You can find out how to practice mindfulness online or watch YouTube videos.
Method 3 of 4: Meditate
Step 1. Find a quiet place
To meditate means to reflect in silence. Start by finding the right environment to meditate in, such as a quiet room, a quiet garden, or a cool terrace. As much as possible, stay away from all the daily grind.
You can meditate before going to bed at night
Step 2. Avoid distractions and create a sense of comfort
Close the doors and windows and dim the lights. Avoid messy places, vehicle noise, and noise. Light an aromatic candle, if needed.
- Let others know that you want to be alone. Hang the message "please calm down" on the bedroom door.
- Listen to soft soothing music, if you like. Songs with harp, guitar, or piano accompaniment are usually very soothing. As much as possible, avoid playing songs with lyrics as they can distract and make it harder for you to focus.
- Lie in bed, sit in a chair, on the grass, or on a folded blanket. You can meditate while sitting cross-legged.
Step 3. Close your eyes and start meditating
Meditation can be done with your eyes open or closed, but beginners usually find it easier to meditate with their eyes closed to limit outside distractions.
- Start meditating by focusing your mind on inner peace (whatever that means to you) and ignoring other thoughts. If your mind wanders, use words that make it easier for you to concentrate or redirect your attention to meditation.
- Wandering thoughts are natural. Don't push yourself too hard. Brilliant ideas usually arise when the mind is wandering.
- When you're finished meditating, jot down any thoughts or feelings that are helpful or interesting. Write down a meditation date and time to do a progress review.
Step 4. Use imagination or visualization
Another way to meditate is to use visualization and imagination which has proven to be beneficial for many people. Try to control what you imagine or think. The results of this exercise can help you live your daily life and achieve your goals.
- Close your eyes and imagine that you are in a place where you feel safe, relaxed and calm. This place could be on the beach, bedroom, or park. Observe how you feel in this place. Does it feel warm, soft, comfortable? What do you hear, see, smell? You can stay here as long as you want. Open your eyes when you're ready. Reflect on how you feel when you are in a safe place. Use this visualization whenever you feel uneasy.
- Imagine you wake up in the morning and experience a miracle so that all your problems are solved overnight. Visualize what you are like and the circumstances around you. Where are you? What does it taste like? Who is with you? What did you hear? What are you doing? Visualizations can help you set goals and achieve them.
Step 5. Meditate by focusing on an artistic activity
Apart from experiencing inner peace, studying art can make you feel relaxed and happy. Focusing on an artistic activity while meditating helps you find inspiration, feel free, and be amazed.
- Choose an artistic activity that you enjoy (painting, sculpting, etc.) and focus your attention on it for 5 minutes. What are your observations about art? What emotions arise? Is there a story that comes to your mind? What thoughts do you get?
- Appreciate art and what it means to you and enjoy it.
Step 6. Learn other ways to meditate
There are many ways to meditate that you can do. The more ways you learn, the more proficient you will be at meditating and finding inner peace.
- Use a mantra or do transcendental meditation by saying certain words or phrases over and over again during meditation.
- Start practicing yoga. When you practice yoga, you will do various postures while concentrating on increasing your sense of calm and making you more aware of the present.
- Qigong is a traditional Chinese medicine method that combines breathing exercises, meditation, and physical movements to create balance.
- Taici is a martial art originating from China that combines breathing exercises with certain body postures that create a sense of relaxation and happiness.
Method 4 of 4: Resolving Past Problems
Step 1. Consult a therapist
Many people who have experienced trauma or violence cannot feel inner peace because of the difficulty of forgetting past experiences. In addition, this experience is usually difficult to overcome if no one helps. Consult a mental health professional if you have experiences or feelings that interfere with your ability to carry out daily activities, such as:
- Worry
- Insomnia or changes in sleep patterns
- Feeling upset or mood swings
- Remembering past events unexpectedly
- Feeling isolated or isolated
- Feeling hopeless or devoid of emotions
- Depression
- Feeling afraid or having a phobia
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Feeling threatened or insecure
- Thinking or feeling like hurting yourself
Step 2. Join a support group
Often times, you can work on past problems by sharing your feelings and experiences with the other person, especially if he or she has been through the same thing. Talking to others about the past and its effects on your daily life helps you see the impact of these experiences. You can feel inner peace by overcoming and forgetting the problems you've been through.
- Support groups play an important role in helping victims of domestic violence and addiction victims.
- Share your positive feelings and experiences, including your suffering, with people who are willing to support you.
- Joining a spiritual group can sometimes help you deal with problems.
Step 3. Express your problem by writing
You can deal with past feelings and experiences by writing. A journal is a safe place to record and express feelings without fear of being judged by anyone. Journals can also be a way to find solutions and things you can do in the future.
Don't judge yourself. Show that you love yourself like a good friend. For example, if you're writing about a painful experience that made you feel unloved, don't judge yourself by saying, "I really don't deserve to be loved." Instead, show kindness to yourself, such as “My experience was really painful and what I felt was natural. Maybe I should find people who will love and support me if he continues to treat me like this.”
Step 4. Change your thinking
Sometimes, we learn to think negatively from other people in our lives unconsciously. For example, if your father is easily offended, you may have the same traits. Be aware of your negative thoughts while looking for evidence to support the way you reacted.
- Find out if you are easily offended. You will have a hard time feeling inner peace if you believe that you are always guilty. For example, if your child's teacher says that your child needs help with their homework, you might interpret this as blaming, rather than taking things for granted, a statement about the fact that your child needs help and the teacher thinks you can help. Don't assume that other people want to attack you personally and that you should be held accountable.
- When thoughts like these or other disturbing negative thoughts arise, look for evidence to support your thoughts or feelings. Try to consider other ways of looking at the problem. Remember that one negative experience does not reflect who you are or determine your future.
Step 5. Define proper boundaries
Sometimes, we find it difficult to feel inner peace because of problems in our relationships, especially unhealthy or insecure relationships. Setting boundaries with people who have lived together for a long time is not easy. In order to find inner peace, try to find the strength within yourself and set the right boundaries for yourself. Know what you need and value your beliefs and then make rules according to those things.
For example, your mother calls you five times a day every day, even though you have finished college, live in your own house, and are no longer paid for. This may be very stressful for you. Talk to your mother and say, “Mom, I'm glad you call me often. I have a lot to do because I have to support my own life and need a lot of time to work. Right now, I feel burdened if I talk too much on the phone. How about we chat every Saturday? We can still feel close and I can do a good job.”
Tips
- Set up a small altar as a place to find inner peace. Use calming landscape images, such as a sunset, a meadow, or a sky full of stars. You can also use images of religious symbols, if needed.
- Meditate when you feel life is going too fast. Take a few moments to relax to make your life more enjoyable.
Warning
- You can't get results in a short time. Be patient because this process takes time. The more practice, the easier it is.
- Work on overcoming the obstacles that keep you from feeling at peace so that you can find inner peace.
