Originally Posted by angeleyes

Just knowing that you want that inner peace is a great step towards it. I'm not always peaceful, and sometimes even little things can bring great frustration and anger. It takes alot of practice and I like what Rev Kelly said about warnings - the earlier I catch myself focusing on the negative aspects (or usually the imagined negative aspects) the easier it is to let go of them. For example, I'm often running to be on time for one thing or another, and find myself behind a slow driver. Immediately, I start to imagine all the bad things that will happen if I'm not on time. I have to consciously choose to change that mental image, and the way I do it is to remember that total love (what I think of as God) surrounds me all the time, so even if I had to sit at a stop light forever, I would still have that love available to me. It seems to work for me. Fighting myself or putting myself down for it doesn't work either.

I'm still practicing on little things - but I have found that I don't dwell on anger as much as I used to. I used to relive conversation and try to analzye people's motivations, and I don't do much of that anymore, which is a great relief.

Good Luck and Keep Practicing! Thank's for your post, comet.