You may feel like spending time in a tranquil setting to meditate or reflect today. This peaceful state of mind may be a wonderful way to connect with the deepest part of you -- the part that has no fear or concerns about the world, but which is instead filled with unlimited openness and love. While meditating, perhaps you can picture yourself in a place that is calm and serene, a place where there is only comfort and security. As your image becomes clearer and more defined, you might want to notice how this place conjures up feelings of peace and a sense that everything is alright with the world. You can then open your eyes, looking at your immediate surroundings with the same sense of stillness. Doing this may help you to cultivate peacefulness in every aspect of your life today.

Extending our meditations to daily life situations brings stillness to our lives. When we meditate, it is easy for us to separate the time spent in reflection from the actions of our daily lives. However, if we consciously look at our lives as if everything we do is a meditation, we may find that even the most upsetting situations can be seen through the lens of peace and acceptance. Learning to create meditation in our everyday surroundings makes the ordinary parts of our lives extraordinary. By opening your eyes and seeing your world during your meditations today, you will nurture and develop the true state of peace that lies within you.