Peace: Doesn't mean being in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.  It means being in the midst of those things and still be calm in heart.

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Being peaceful is hard sometimes...let me tell you.  Last night I was kept awake by noise, trouble and my lack of ability to do the hard work of parenting effectively.  I tried to remind myself that calm is always there within waiting for me to tap into it when I need it most. So man I did a lot of tapping:  a lot of finger tapping on the table top at 4 am; a lot of foot tapping with arms crossed in front of my chest as I sounded reasons why my son would have to sit down with me once he sobered up at 6 am...and a lot of soul tapping at 8am.  Eventually I did manage to calm down. 

It is all good!