Inspirational Quotes & Stories about Peace of Mind
Peace is a choice you are able to make in every situation. You can make
the choice for peace immediately, or you can take as much time as you
want to find peace in the situation. But understand that the amount of
time you take to accept peace in any situation is purely up to you. You
contain within yourself this ability to choose peace. Yet, judgment is
always the ego's answer, and its result is pain, stress and resentment.
In every situation the ego offers this gift to you, and it is mighty
proud when you accept it.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 38
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Rejoice my friend, for a new day is at hand. You need accomplish
nothing. You need only remember your trueself by allowing the
recognition of peace to come into your awareness. You no longer need to
jump through rings of fire or over barrels to earn your peace of mind.
Peace of mind is your inheritance. You simply need to remember that
peace is your natural state.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 46
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If you honestly desire peace of mind and joy, vow to yourself to do
nothing that does not bring you peace of mind and joy. Yes, that's it.
This exercise, as simple as it seems, is the beginning of clarity, the
beginning of understanding your Godself. What you might find difficult
is the execution of this exercise. It might be difficult for you,
because this is something that, until now, you have refused to do. To do
this exercise, simply recognize the choices you make that do not bring
you peace of mind and joy. True self-love begins with the understanding
of what does and does not bring you peace of mind and joy. Once you have
made a commitment not to do anything that does not bring you peace of
mind and joy, you will find peace of mind and joy in all you do.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 74-75
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... joy and peace are your natural state. If, in any situation, you are
not at peace, it is because you have misperceived reality. You have lost
your peace of mind, not because of some external force, but because of a
simple misperception of reality. A reinterpretation of reality is all
that is needed to obtain peace. Your interpretation of an event, not
changing the event itself, accomplishes this. Realizing and
acknowledging that you can do this with one event will bring you closer
to the realization and understanding that you can do this with all the
events in your life. Again, if you can find inner peace in one event by
reinterpreting reality through your Godself, the possibility becomes
real that you can do this with any event in your life.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p.106
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Your level of peace is directly related to your level of trust in God.
The more you trust God, the more peace you will experience. The less you
trust God, the less peace you will experience. If you choose to
completely trust God, then stress will not be a part of your experience.
If you experience any level of stress, it is because you have chosen not
to fully trust God.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 128
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If an individual needs to hear the words "I forgive you" to feel better,
or if I need to offer these words to feel closure, then I will offer
them, but I will try to simply overlook the bothersome action from now
on. This seems like a big step, yet I know that the step is only as big
as I make it, and that in truth there is no step. To actually see the
child of God as the child of God in every instance will bring total
peace once you understand what it is you are truly doing. There is
nothing easier than to see the child of God as the child of God. If you
are open to this, you can be open to the idea that there is nothing
easier than to be at peace. There is nothing easier than to be in your
natural state.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 156
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I am simply here to remind you and myself that there is another way.
Through compassion and understanding, we can choose peace instead of
anger. We can choose a peaceful mind instead of an anxious mind. We can
choose happiness instead of sadness and we can choose compassion instead
of condemnation, anger and regret. We are all spiritual beings, having a
human experience. We have yet to remember our perfection, and that is
why we are here. Someone with whom you may be angry is here to assist
you in remembering your perfection. He or she is your teacher, as well
as your student. All of his or her actions and reactions offer you an
opportunity to choose peace in a situation where you once found the
possibility of peace unobtainable. They offer you another opportunity to
forgive what you once found unforgivable, and to love who you once found
unloveable. It is in that choosing that you remember your own
perfection, and in remembering your perfection, you will find peace,
forgiveness and love within you now.
That "immature" child, in truth, has offered you the gift of remembering
your perfection, that you can choose peace in any situation. What else
but gratitude would you offer someone who is teaching and reminding you
that peace is available in every situation? Would gratitude not be the
sane response to such a wonderful gift and blessing? There is a place in
your heart that understands what it is I am sharing. I know this of you,
because I now know this of myself, and you and I are one in the same.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 168
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There are four steps that I have used and still use to obtain peace on
the road. They are as follows:
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Learn to
differentiate between the spiritual being driving and the action of
cutting you off.
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Look at each
driver on the road as the child of God and visualize someone you
know, trust and love. I visualize Jesus, especially when I need His
assistance with those who cut me off or drive recklessly.
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Pray for the
safety and protection of every driver who cuts you off or is driving
recklessly.
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Be a positive
example on the road.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 201
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You might currently
believe that there are times where you can achieve a peaceful state and
times when you can't. You might have already taught yourself that you
can remain peaceful if "x" happens, but not if "y" happens. My friend,
the only difference in these circumstances lies not in their physical
manifestation, but simply in your belief. It is because the work lies
within, in modifying your belief, that only a simple reinterpretation is
needed to obtain peace in any situation. When you lack peace in any
situation, it is not because peace is not available, but because you
have somehow blocked the awareness of the presence of peace. Once the
blocks are dismantled, all that is left is the state of peace.
My friend, the universe is kind. It will offer countless opportunities
to obtain peace in areas which you previously perceived peace to be
unobtainable. Your Godself also knows that you can achieve peace in any
situation. This knowledge is currently within you and it is only your
willingness to consider it that is necessary. Currently, you have blocks
to this awareness and they manifest themselves as situations in which
you believe that peace is unobtainable. Again, my friend, the universe
is kind. It, along with your Godself, will assist you in bringing about
situations where you block the awareness of the state of peace. This is
done to allow you the opportunity and understanding that peace in such
situations is indeed available and attainable. It is only by bringing
these blocks up to your awareness that you will have the opportunity to
choose once again.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 225-226
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The more at peace
you are with your physical world and everyone and everything in it, the
more peace you will experience in your life. The more peaceful thoughts
you have in your mind, the less fearful thoughts you have and the more
peaceful a life you will experience. It is truly that simple. The more
moments you spend having peaceful thoughts in your day, the less moments
you spend having negative thoughts. The more time you spend having
peaceful thoughts, the more peace you will experience. This might seem
simplistic, and it is, for truth is always simpler than your ego allows
you to imagine. The ego has no interest in truth and would have you
believe that truth is complicated, inaccessible and unobtainable to
mortal man.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 234
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Others people's
patterns will not change until you decide to change yours. Once you
shift from a fear-based thought system to a love-based thought system,
your outward perceptions will also shift. When this choice is made, and
it is simply a choice, nothing others do will affect your peace of mind.
When your mind resides in a state of total peace, it is impossible for
you to experience anything other than peace, and you will view everyone
around you as existing within that same peaceful state.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 236
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Imagine, if only
for a moment, how much more peace you could experience in your daily
existence if you would only allow yourself to see all experiences, both
positive and negative, regardless of lessons learned, as gifts. Imagine
that instead of constantly analyzing and judging your experiences, you
smile and are thankful for having them. My friend, listen carefully, for
the beginning of knowledge lies in this simple shift in perception.
Imagine a life where, instead of asking why or why me you simply trust
and say "thank you." How much more peace and joy would this simple shift
in perception bring to your life and to those around you? My dear
friend, heaven is indeed now available on Earth.
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James Blanchard Cisneros, You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey From
Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy, p. 241-242
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