What brings you peace?

The first things that came to mind were reading, praying, meditating, running.

Different on the surface, but they share one thing — they let me forget time,

and rest quietly inside the flow.

Sometimes it’s the sound of a page turning.

Sometimes, the rhythm of breathing.

Sometimes, the steady beat of my footsteps.

Sometimes, the calm in hands held together.

But peace is never permanent.

Worries still slip in —

about the future,

about not having enough stored away,

about the doors that are closing, one by one,

and the competition that grows sharper every day.

So I close my eyes.

See the nose, watch the heart, and know that heart is spirit.

Bring the heart back to itself. Let the spirit rest in the now.

But I don’t shut the world out.

The messages still come.

The challenges still stand.

I just learn to steady my heart first,

then face them — and solve them.

Keep read.

Keep write.

Keep study.

Keep pray.

Keep face the challenge.