Is it possible to be peaceful out in the world if we don not have Peace inside ourself? 
When looking out into the world, what we see out there shows us where we are as a collective consciousness, because the way we interpret the world is an indication of what is going on inside of us. So, if we see people treating each other without care, it’s because somewhere inside of us, we’re treating ourselves without care.
When we see a world in chaos, we feel compelled to work on the situation to bring it to peace. The problem is if we aren’t aligned within ourselves first, we won’t be able to shift outside circumstances either.
Peace starts in our own hearts and behaviors, and then, and only then, can we take
peace, love, and compassion out into the world.
Once we’ve found this within, we’ll be able to share it with our family, friends, our community and the world. Some of us might already be doing this, but most of us are still working on our own internal belief system to come into a more peaceful relationship with ourselves.
Even if you have worked on and achieved a significant amount of this internal peace, chances are you may still experience disturbing thoughts and behaviors. For those of us who have achieved greater peace, often times we are still limited to an awareness of our thoughts and what actions we want to take, but don’t. We have the ability, most of the time, to refrain from acting on negative thoughts and manage a more peaceful place inside ourselves. The more we slow down and observe our thoughts, the easier we can manage them.
When we find ourselves living in less chaos, peace seems to naturally find its way to us on a deeper level. If you don’t have a teacher to help you learn more about your behaviors ad thoughts, I highly suggest finding one that can point out those shadow sides that you aren’t able to see.
When we’re able to live in peace within ourselves, we can show up differently for our partners, family, friends and the world. It’s also through our practicing that we show the people around us what it looks like to live more peacefully.
