Moving to release fear as the determining center of your experience allows you to move into the space of the miraculous, where you can see and experience the divine intelligence, which is always protecting, supporting, and offering the best possible experience for you.

When you are in the space of fear and the mind, you are always in stress, feeling that you are fighting, surviving, desperately trying to make things work. When you release this belief and surrender to whatever arises, your wisdom and heart show you life from a different perspective.

It is in this new world that deep and simple truths are revealed, where the flowering of your heart and the awakening to who you really are flow naturally.

A powerful step toward self-acceptance involves a shift from trying to accept every aspect of ourselves—a daunting task for anyone—to simply acknowledging the traits we deem negative, such as those we consider not “good, acceptable, worthy, or respectable.” Imagine recognizing these emotions as they occur, by saying, for instance, “Anger is here.” This perspective helps us see anger as a transient state rather than an identity, reminding us that we are not consistently one thing. By accepting the presence of these emotions as they arise, we make a significant stride toward deeper self-acceptance and enrich our human experience.

Peace is a fascinating journey. First, it’s important to realize how much peace we don’t have. The mind is always picturing you as something different than what is really inside; there is an image or idea it’s sustaining about itself. But in reality, most of the time, we don’t have inner peace even though we try to convince ourselves we do. Realizing that peace is not present and we yearn for it is a pivotal first step. This will ignite the journey of self-discovery that will lead you to your own inner peace.

There is a peace that lies within, and is not the absence of conflict; it can be ever-present, even with conflict. It does not need any particular state or space for it to be there because it is. It’s a peace that emerges with witnessing, and it is fueled by amazement; it is a gift that is part of being.