151. Peace-Keeping vs. Peace-Making

The Transforming Anxiety Podcast

Anyone else find themselves going through the day, just trying to keep the peace?

Between the kids, the co-workers, the family, and the love-her-but-she's-kinda-tricky friend...not to mention the bigger world and all the COVID disagreements and social injustice and political upheaval...well, my friend, there's a lot of unrest that could use some peace-keeping.

But I have an idea I want to share with you to save you the pain of running around *out there* trying to make your people happy and get all of the pieces in your life situated "just so..."

And that's the idea of peace-making.

Peace-keeping is when we try to make sure that everyone and everything is taken care of so that we can feel okay.

Peace-making, on the other hand, is when we show up with a deep sense of *okayness* already within us.

Peace-keeping says: I've got to keep all the balls in the air.

Peace-making says: If (or when) it all crashes down, I'm willing to sit in the muck with you and love you.

Peace-keeping says: Better keep going and doing and pushing to get it all done! Productivity is the most important!

Peace-making says: You don't have to be any better or smarter or cuter or further along or do another damn thing.

Join me for this episode of The Transforming Anxiety Podcast and let's take a look at peace-keeping vs. peace-making together. 💙

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