Practice Prioritizing Peace: Awareness
The Practice of Prioritizing Peace in the New Year
Noticing What Disrupts Your Peace
The beginning of a new year often brings an urge to act—to plan, fix, or improve. But peace doesn’t begin with action. It begins with awareness.
This first week is an invitation to slow down and observe your inner and outer world. Many of us move through our days disconnected from how we actually feel, responding out of habit rather than intention. Awareness gently reconnects you to yourself.
Start noticing what your body communicates throughout the day. Peace often feels soft—relaxed shoulders, deeper breathing, or a sense of steadiness. Disruption may show up as irritability, restlessness, fatigue, or a desire to withdraw.
Pay attention to patterns rather than isolated moments.
Which environment makes you feel grounded?
Which conversations leave you depleted?
Where do you feel rushed, pressured, or emotionally drained?
This week is not about self-judgment. It’s about curiosity. Awareness alone can create relief because it reminds you that your experiences matter.
Reflection practice:
Each evening, take a few minutes to journal:
- When did I feel most like myself today?
- When did I feel disconnected or tense?
- What did my body need in those moments?
Let your answers be information, not instructions.
