A peaceful heart is a journey within. You can’t always control your outside circumstances; the hardships in your life, your job or work, how much you earn, your relationships, a broken heart, how others treat you and talk to you. You CAN control what’s inside of you: how you feel, your thoughts, your perceptions and your actions. Most of us were never taught how to work through our feelings or emotions, how to manage our thoughts, how to shift our perceptions or how to stop and think before we respond to something or someone. Some of us weren’t taught that we can pray for truth and understanding, for direction and guidance, for strength and courage, for wisdom, for compassion, for love and peace in our lives. We don't have to experience chaos and conflict in our life all of the time. We can choose to experience peace while we’re going through the up's and downs in our life.