9 Ways to Find Peace During Unsettling Times

Covid-19 pandemic has been testing humankind for over a year now. And it is still rampaging with increased ferocity in many parts of the world, especially India. With so many people is distraught, it is hell. To make matters worse, there are not enough hospital beds and oxygen to save lives. As a result, people are helpless as their dear ones pass away. In a nutshell, the Covid-19 pandemic has truly overwhelmed humanity. So then, how can we find peace in this mayhem? What can one do to help? In this post, we’ll discuss 9 ways to find peace during unsettling times.

“Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.”

– Dalai Lama

9 Ways to Find Peace During Unsettling Times

Finding peace begins with trying to find peace with oneself. This is probably one of the most difficult things in life. And especially when we are going through unsettling times, it just multi-folds the challenge. So let’s try to learn about 9 ways to find peace during unsettling times!

Meditate

What probably comes the foremost is meditating. And there are different ways people can mediate. So what is meditating? Meditating is spending time with the basic element of our life that keep us alive. That is breathing and heartbeat. Hence, can we concentrate on feeling our breath and heartbeat? Once we concentrate, we disconnect ourselves from the external world. With focus on our the most basic need. Breathing. Eventually, meditation can transcend into spending time with oneself. Finally, when we can learn to find peace within ourselves, we can also find ourselves at peace with others.

Communicate

While distraught, it is imperative we can share our thoughts and feelings with others. It is like a pressure release valve. Therefore, inability to communicate, likely with building more trauma and distress. There are multiple ways we can communicate. That is also the reason it is important we build and nurture our relationships. We can also communicate through writing, if you love to write. Sometimes writing could communicate with ourselves, like writing a diary or with someone specific, or it could be broad-based, like writing a book or a blog.

Excercise

The other way to find peace with ourselves is exercising. Exercising can be a tremendous way to spend time with ourselves. Something that we can do to connect our body with our mind. Also, it is a great way to introspect.

Relax

Relaxing is also a way to find peace with ourselves and help connect our mind with our soul. Especially with relaxing music or watching an emotionally moving movie. Or just reading.

Show Gratitude

How do you feel when you think how fortunate you are? Then how is the feeling when you thank god for everything you got? And how you feel when you thank everyone around you for what they have done for you? Well, showing gratitude is probably the best way to find peace with yourself.

Give Back

Again, if we ask ourselves how we feel when we selflessly give back to our communities, then what comes to our minds? Giving back is probably the most satisfying experiences one can ever have. And from that, inner satisfaction stems a deep sense of inner peace. There are several ways you can give to the communities or countries that profoundly benefit from your donations. Try to find out more about how you can give and what is the best way your donations can affect the lives in those regions directly. For example, learn more about how you can help India during the rampaging Covid-19 tsunami.

Know Yourself

If you ask, do you know yourself? What do you think your answer will be? Likely the answer might be, I don’t know. Trying to know oneself is difficult. It might take years of meditation and self introspection to know yourself. Knowing yourself is the journey towards self realization. And self realization is the highest pinnacle of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as we tread through the journey of finding fulfillment in life.

Find Your Purpose

Purpose in life is like the rudder of a ship that guides us. Everyone has a purpose in life. It is more about trying to find it. Our true calling. And there are several reasons most people don’t find their purpose in life. Trying to find the purpose of our life is part of the journey of life. And through this journey of finding our purpose in life, we also discover inner peace.

Live Your Purpose

Last, once w find our purpose in life it is about how we live our purpose. That is how we nurture and master our calling in life. How we devote time and dedicate ourselves towards practicing and building on the gift god has given us. Truly living our gift.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, it might not be easy to find peace during unsettling times. Especially during current times of Covid-19 pandemic that we are living through. But it might be worth understanding how we can find inner peace and thereafter find peace with others in distressing times. Again, finding peace in life is a journey that goes hand in hand with our journey of life.