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I read a passage in a book this morning that suggested we should seek undisturbed tranquility.<\/em> \u00a0I have been thinking about that passage on and off all morning. \u00a0For certain, I desire undisturbed tranquility. \u00a0Don’t you? \u00a0The book went on to say that seeking to know the peace of God in each moment was the path to this undisturbed tranquility. \u00a0What that means to me is remembering to remember<\/strong> God’s presence, moment by moment. \u00a0When my mind is focused there, nothing ruffles my tranquility.<\/p>\n

Why is tranquility even important? \u00a0Perhaps it’s not to every one but I spent too many decades of my life in the throes of the upheavals or the judgments of others. \u00a0I was always focused on what others might be thinking about me at any one minute of time which limited my life completely and made a hostage of me. Giving that kind of power to the many others in my life didn’t make room for tranquility. \u00a0Wherever you were in your emotions, \u00a0I lived there too. \u00a0There was no me. \u00a0I was, or tried to be, a sole reflection of you, certain that I’d not be rejected. Ever. \u00a0Alas, rejection came. \u00a0I think rejection always follows on the heels of obsessive clinging. \u00a0Tranquility wasn’t a mood I even understood then. \u00a0And it’s the only mood I strive to experience now.<\/p>\n

How did a change as dramatic as this evolve? \u00a0Discovering new information plays a role. \u00a0And I think time and patience will open the door to a new way of seeing. \u00a0I also think being introduced by others to a new way of thinking about our lives helps the door to stay open. Watching those people on my path who demonstrated the kind of life I sought encouraged me to “step out” in new ways. \u00a0We can learn by imitation.<\/p>\n

I also think we eventually feel the difference in our own body when we make the choices that support us to feel whole and free and in our own partnership with the God of our understanding. \u00a0For me the first inkling that my life could be different came from a passage I read in a book by John Powell in 1971. \u00a0So \u00a0long ago and yet it feels like yesterday still. \u00a0What I read literally rocked my very world.<\/p>\n

Powell was walking with a friend down a NYC street. \u00a0They stopped and bought a paper from a vendor who was very rude. \u00a0Powell’s friend treated him kindly any way and even gave him a tip. \u00a0Powell was curious and asked why, especially after the vendor had been so rude. \u00a0He said, “Why should I let him decide what kind of day I am going to have?” \u00a0I was riveted by that comment. \u00a0My life had always been a reaction to others. \u00a0There is no tranquility ever on the horizon if “that’s where you live.” \u00a0I knew those words were meant for me.<\/p>\n

Now it’s 2012. \u00a0And I’m still struck by the value of those words to any one of us who lets the behavior of others color your world. \u00a0But there is another way to live. Undisturbed tranquility is a quiet decision. \u00a0Let’s make it together. \u00a0Now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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