Finding Comfort and Peace in These Stressful Times

It is all too easy to be consumed by dread when reading the news reports and watching events as they unfold in today's society. Even more taxing are our own problems that we face. Whether it be loss of employment, a personal illness, mental, or physical, or both, an unjust treatment from a harsh world.

Reading conspiracy theories doesn't help. So being around a board like this can create a measure of anxiety in and of itself. No one can deny that. And no one can deny the stress of the times and of personal tribulations.

I have come to grow fond of the people on this board over the years I've been reading the threads, and posting. And wish everyone peace of mind. Today I watched a video about how real peace doesn't come from what we possess, or present health, or how we are treated by others. But it comes from within. As I watched the presentation of this video it hit really close to home and really uplifted me and gave me peace and brought not a few tears to my eyes. A young girl that has terminal cancer, a person who is unjustly thrown into prison in Russia for his faith, an older woman who escapes with her life when her entire home is burned down, a man who loses his job and his means of living and his dignity, and a nurse who is going through medical depression and helping people through the COVID pandemic.

It was such a loving display and heart-warming. I knew that it would uplift the spirits of many on this board that are going through similar trials in life. I hope it helps someone. Here is the video presentation, it is really worth the watch (starting @ 3:20-42:55.):

Maintain Peace

The meeting of the Russian unjustly imprisoned and mistreated for years with the young girl that has terminal cancer and the love they showed for each other and the peace they expressed really touched my heart. I hope it does yours.

We are finding these teachings very helpful in reaching a peace.
he has a very different view, very interesting.

originally posted by: SeaWorthy
We are finding these teachings very helpful in reaching a peace.
he has a very different view, very interesting.

I used to watch Dr Arnold Murray every morning on tv back in the day. I remember him being very genuine with a message I wanted to follow.
Just this week I thought about him but had no way to recall his name or find him. Thanks for posting!

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (as Yeshua, Jesus).

Jesus (Yeshua) said " I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Yeshua, who is Jehovah, created the Universe.

The whole Old Testament points forward to Him, and the whole New Testament points back at him.

Jesus (Yeshua) said" I and the Father are one"

I watched 0-32 minutes of the video.

My dad smuggled Russian Bibles into the USSR in 1970. He refused to take me along, because of the risk. There were armed soldiers in the back of the church that he had to walk past. He went all the way up to the front pew, and began passing Bibles under the pew to the woman behind him. The woman behind him was crying warm tears dripping on him as she kissed the back of his neck in thanks. All they had there was slips of paper with Bible verses they copied by hand. Those Bibles he passed out were precious

God protected my dad, and he didnt get caught

Stepping away from places like this is the absolute best thing you can do for your mental health. It's doom porn, all day, every day. But it's also fiction. LARPs.

In reality, you'll be okay. Gas is going back down, if you got covid vaccines you are not going to die from them, monkeypox PROBABLY won't be a problem, but if it does become one, lockdowns aren't a thing in America. It didn't happen with covid, and it won't ever happen in America. Also the entire world doesn't get sick to influence American elections LOL!

a reply to: BelleEpoque

A lot of these synchronicities happening lately! My sister in Alaska just sent this to us yesterday and we enjoyed it decided to watch the rest shared with everyone we know.

It's called conditioning some understand it is what it is and continue on, while others overreact and panic.

originally posted by: SeaWorthy
We are finding these teachings very helpful in reaching a peace.
he has a very different view, very interesting.

I'm glad others watch Pastor Murray. I find great wisdom in that man (God rest His soul) .

Well, I could possibly think of a green way.

Everything with a pinch of salt helps me, remain healthily sceptical but open to everything (except flat earth lol).

Look after yourself more, meditate 5 mins every morning and eve, start journaling,use a gratitude book, and maybe learning about Stoicism (old and new), especially Marcus Aurelius Meditations. Use the Fab app to create easy healthy habits.

This is what I did and it's completely changed my mental health for the better.

I come here every day to 'keep an eye' on things, I'll never go too deep down the rabbit hole. That's where your healthy scepticism slowly slips away, along with people close to you.

Damn this sounds preachy, sorry about that. I just wanted to share/help what worked wonders for me.

Focus on yourself, your health, and you should be fine visiting here regularly.

Good luck 👍🏻

One thing that has helped me find peace is forgiveness. A while back I had some issue, scar with a lot of hate, anger. As this continued to run through my mind at a stage where I could not do anything about it, I decided to at least try some forgiveness. I was too hard to put my heart fully behind it, but gave it a go for a moment to see if that helped?

It did provide some relief, similar to taking off a heavy pack after a long march. Best way to explain it with the mental weight that carried on. Just letting it go, learnt I all could from it by then so carry on.

I know it is tough coming to terms with the way the world is. A lot of it has long generational trends, some new tools and technology to play with these days. Despite all the bad things that do go on, overall there does look to be a strong, gradual trend of improvement.

Situational awareness is important in any war, how can we learn for our and others mistakes to keep this slow, gradual improvement running for the next generation?