PEACE: Don’t wait for peace — go get it
August 12, 2025 by agutting@reviewjournal.com
Filed under Peace
BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD
After experiencing something new, we might say, “Wow, this is so peaceful.” We’re surprised because we are too unaccustomed to peaceful feelings. This happens to many — but our job is to take note of wonderful moments and be intentional about reliving those fabulous experiences that bring us peace.
Just as we make grocery lists, so should we account for things that make us happy. Like that walk in a quiet area, taking a swim in a stream in nature, sitting in a quiet area of your yard and reading a good book, listening to old-school music that brings wonderful memories, or just doing what you like in a day and voiding out expectations from others can keep your peace every-ready to embrace.
Everyone is on some kind of schedule that is required to maintain a certain standard of living. It can be hard remembering that the time you have is yours. Obligations demand our attention — but amidst the noise, your internal alarm screams, “What about ME?”
If it takes waking up earlier, sleeping later, or taking that lunch to feed body and soul — you HAVE TO DO IT.
Work them into your life. It could be those hubbies that make no sense to others, but you truly find interesting; the amount of sunlight you allow in your home; or the amount of air you allow to blow in your car window while driving. Whatever brings relaxation and calm, take it all in.
No amount of time on this earth is promised to anyone, and it is a Godly calling to indulge those moments to relieve some of life’s pressures.
