Heart in PEACE or WAR?

Photo: Lisalove Bäckman

Sharing a moment with you. Sitting close to the window and looking out on the sun that kisses the snow. The sky is all blue and the birds are singing a song of joy.

Myself, I’m reading, like I do every day, to stay on the road of a great mindset and to continue growing as a person.

Right now I’m reading the book “The anatomy of peace”. A fantastic book to understand others and myself. The difference between communicating when your heart is at war or in peace.
This is the book to find peace in yourself and to find a way of communicating in a peaceful way towards others.

Are you thinking of the way you are communicating or just the way others do it?

“...when I betray myself, others' faults become immediately inflated in my heart and mind. I begin to 'horribilize' others. That is, I begin to make them out to be worse than they really are. And I do this because the worse they are, the more justified I feel.”

When your heart is at WAR you see:
- others as objects.
- They appear leas real to me than I do to myself
- Their cares and concerns matter less to me than my own.
- I actively resist their humanity

When your heart is at PEACE you see:
- others as people
- They appear just as real to me as I do to myself
- Their cares and concerns matter the same to me as my own
- I actively respond to their humanity

Be kind and loving. And communicate when your heart is at PEACE