Cool, Calm & Collected

I do love the words by Jon Kabat Zin, one of the great exponents of mindfulness, Imagine: "That what you knew and what you didn't know, That what had been and what was yet to come, And the way things are right now No longer held even the slightest hint of anxiety or discord? " These words identify the feeling of being truly peaceful. However, despite such peaceful influences as waves rolling into shore; the sound of rain on a tin roof; or the sweet bird-song of spring; peace does not come from them, it is simply enhanced by them. Outward peace is simply useless without inward peace. Peace is something that you embody, patiently creating its place and space within you. When you are peaceful and emanate this peace to all around you, on a larger scale you are also contributing peace to the world. You are it - there is no other world. And remember people are attracted to those who are serene and quietly poised because they want some of what you exude! As James Allen wrote in his masterful work, "As a man Thinketh