Today I have been thinking a lot about Peace of Heart and Mind. While I was checking my e-mail and taking a break from a very busy day, I ran across this quote above. My life is full of blessings. My life is full of stress and circumstances that want to steal any rest or peace of heart and mind. I find more often than not that I have to physically stop and say: "Mike you are outside the building your day of work is over. Stop, do not take it home. When you get to the house walk in give your wife and kids a hug and kiss and make the best of the evening."
This doesn't always work but I am so much better than I used to be about not bringin the stresses of life outside the house into the house. When I think of peace of heart and mind I encorporate it with peace of my soul.
See, I have made more mistakes than I can count. I have messed up my marriage in the past and countless other relationships (not romantic). I have a lot of regrets. I regret who I was back then. I regret being blinded by pride and circumstances that I let distract me from what really mattered. I didn't take the moments and hold on to them. I didn't embrace longer, play more, and work always came with me.
My birthday is August 6th 1979. But the birth of the new me started this past April. I am no longer the man I was. I have fought hard to continue to be that man. Yes, I still mess up. I still have to stop and tell myself the same thing every day.
Now, I see clearly the peace of heart and mind that God has placed in my life. There is safety in peace. I have peace when I watch my girls playing with their toys or sitting on my lap blessing me with hugs and kisses. I have and overwhelming sense of joy when either one of my girls falls asleep in my arms or says: " Daddy I love you."
Even better is the gratification, hope, and overwhelming peace I get when I sit on the couch with my wife. Cuddling and watching a show or talking about random things that are on our heart. Laughing together while we walk on the beach. These are the moments that will remind me every day that I am blessed with that "peace of heart and mind." This kind of peace removes fear and heals wounds.
I am still working on honoring God and my wife everyday. The more I fall in love with Him and his mercy and grace, the more I fall in love with my wife and am inspired to create the example of what a loving father and husband is to my two daughters. I don't deserve what I have but I do know "the best known seceret in life..." is the peace i get from those I love the most. I have no shame, nothing to hide. I am exposed for who I am at the core. Love does bring peace of the heart and mind but better than that, it brings joy and hope.
I am challenged every day to show my love and experience the heart of God. I know without a doubt He wants us to know the kind of love He has for us. He wants us to experience that love in our marriages and relationships and those we share our lives with. He is faithful to love us no matter where we are in our journey.
Blessings,
Mike III AKA: Big Daddy
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