Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “prize.” Use it as a noun or a verb; use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
To me, the ultimate ‘prize‘ is ‘peace’.
Some might say it should be ‘love’ and not ‘peace’.
Since I believe the ability to ‘love’ comes from God, I ‘see’ that as a precious ‘gift’ not a ‘prize’. But peace is not guaranteed in our world. The feeling of peace can happen when we least expect it. Some who are overwhelmed with troubles would likely even notice moments of peace more readily than those of us who have come to expect it in our everyday lives.
I believe animals not only offer us moments of warmth, but they actually are more in-touch with peace. Peace is the absence (however brief) of their struggles for survival. It can present itself in moments of safety or, in the case of domesticated animals, as an impression of a life in safe surroundings.
IMHO…Peace is often overlooked and under appreciated by human beings until we lose it. (Not unlike freedom.)
I prize peace more than all other things.
Happy Saturday everyone! May peace be with you today.
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I agree. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
❤ You're welcome.
Very true. A happy weekend to you too
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Nothing more peaceful than snuggling with my kitty! Have a great weekend ❤️
Thanks! You too, Paula. 😻
Really true , i agree with you. Really true thought you sharing . I like. 👌
😊❤ thank-you. Peace be with you.
You are most welcome 🌹
Rather like “heaven” ….. peace is within us if we choose to embrace it. Although we cannot ignore the ills of the world around us, how we internally react to them is within us, just as it is within us as to how we react to personal suffering. To quote Buddha, “all states of being are determined by mind”, and I choose peace. 👏👏🙏🕉🙏
Yes… I agree. How we react is definitely a choice. 😊
Really beautiful and insightful.
Much appreciated, new friend. ❤
Amen!
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