01-21-2012, 05:47 PM
I think being "at peace" and being "happy" are two different things. To me:
Happy is a strong, fleeting emotion, like a high. Carefree, childlike enjoyment is "happy" to me.
At peace, is what we are when we are present, and in a place of acceptance.
I have had a lot of happiness in my life, but it does exist as a continual state. When I am under stress, happy is not compatible (for me).
However, I can be under stress and find the peace. Being present does it. Being in nature and with animals are a sure way to come into the present. The animals around where I live helped (help) me so much in that way. If I am under stress, and feeding a deer an apple while the deer stares into my eyes, there is no where else I can be but present, and at peace.
Happy is a strong, fleeting emotion, like a high. Carefree, childlike enjoyment is "happy" to me.
At peace, is what we are when we are present, and in a place of acceptance.
I have had a lot of happiness in my life, but it does exist as a continual state. When I am under stress, happy is not compatible (for me).
However, I can be under stress and find the peace. Being present does it. Being in nature and with animals are a sure way to come into the present. The animals around where I live helped (help) me so much in that way. If I am under stress, and feeding a deer an apple while the deer stares into my eyes, there is no where else I can be but present, and at peace.