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MAY PEACE REFRESH YOUR SOUL

The Five Benefits of Mastering Inner Peace Go Far Beyond You

The Opposite is Also True

Nancy Blackman, MASF
6 min readFeb 9, 2022

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Let’s face it; when the world is chaotic, your inner peace has a ripple effect that reaches far beyond you. Think about it. When you’re happy, loving, and peaceful, the day seems bright. When you’re anxious or angry, or any other adjective that isn’t synonymous with inner peace, you greet the day and people with that same emotion.

So, what’s the benefit? Well, it turns out there’s lots.

If you think about times when you were at complete peace, weren’t you breathing easier, smiling more, and feeling positive?

Flip that on its head. Think about a time when you’ve seen someone so angry in public. That’s not hard to do. Just look in the news. If you’ve ever witnessed someone up close, did it ever shock you to the point that you wondered what was really going on? I don’t think most people wake up in the morning and say, “I’m going to hurt someone.” Remember the key words “most people.” I realize there are some people in this world that do. [sigh]

A few years ago, a bus hit me when I crossed the street. It was the weirdest, freakiest thing to happen. I was able to get up and walk, as we figured out later that it must have been…

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Nancy Blackman, MASF
Nancy Blackman, MASF

Written by Nancy Blackman, MASF

Boosted & 8x Top Writer. Owner: Refresh the Soul publication. Editor: The Shortform and Poetry Playground. Published in: “Mixed Korean: Our Stories" — Kindle.

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