
A QUIET CHECK-IN
07/04/2026WHERE DO YOU FIND PEACE?
Beautiful Spirit, In my last post, A Quiet Check-In, I invited you to pause and ask yourself a simple question: “How are you…really?”
Perhaps your answer revealed that you were doing well. Or perhaps it reminded you that you’ve been carrying more than you realized.
That leads me to another question… Where do you find peace? For me, in addition to walking, it’s often by the water, even though I do not swim. Here is one way I check in with myself.
There’s something about the rhythm of the waves that reminds me I don’t have to have every answer today. I don’t have to rush every decision or carry every burden all at once.
The ocean has a way of reminding me to simply be still. Peace isn’t always found in extraordinary places. Sometimes it’s found in ordinary moments we often overlook.
A quiet walk. My favorite.
A favorite chair.
Morning prayer.
Listening to the rain.
Writing in a blank notecard before the day begins.
Watching the waves roll in.
These moments don’t remove life’s challenges. They restore us so we’re better prepared to meet them.
If your quiet check-in revealed that you’re tired, overwhelmed, or simply running on empty, what you don’t need is to do more. You simply need to make room for peace.
Pomder these two questions. One. Where do you find peace? And two, When will you intentionally return there?
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XOXO,
GEM


