✍️ Peace Begins with Accepting What Is – Peace is already with us, quietly waiting. But we have forgotten it because we are too busy struggling against what is, wishing things were different, refusing to accept our circumstances as they are.

 

When we do not accept what is—when we fight reality, resist our circumstances, insist that things should be different before we can have peace—we cannot live peacefully in this present moment. We struggle in our minds, trapped between what is and what we wish would be.
And with that struggle, we cannot walk forward. We become stuck, frozen by our refusal to accept, unable to take the next step because we’re too busy fighting the ground we’re standing on.

 

This is true whether we have a little or a lot. If we hold just a bread in our hand and accept that this is what we have today, we can be at peace. We can breathe. We can take the next step. But if someone gives us gold and diamonds and we cannot accept that it’s not more, we will always struggle, always suffer, always be unable to move forward.

 

It all depends on whether we can accept what is right here, right now.
Acceptance doesn’t mean we stop working to improve our lives. It doesn’t mean we pretend everything is fine or give up on change. It means we stop adding mental suffering to our circumstances by refusing to acknowledge them as they are. It means we make peace with this moment so we have the clarity and energy to move forward.
When we accept what is—simply acknowledging reality without resistance—something shifts. The struggle eases. Our minds quiet. And suddenly, we can see the path forward. We can take the next step with a calm heart instead of a turbulent mind.

 

Peace begins here, with accepting what is. Not fighting it. Not pretending it’s different. Just accepting it with mindfulness, so we can walk peacefully forward from where we are.

 

May we all find the peace that comes from acceptance. May we stop struggling against what is and start walking peacefully from where we are.
May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace.

 

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🌸 Flowers in the Snow – We walked through the snow today on Day 98 (1/31/2026), as we continued our journey toward Petersburg, Virginia.

 

Even in the cold weather, we still saw flowers offered by many people along the way. In the midst of snow and winter, these bloomed, peaceful flowers given to us with warm hearts made everything feel so bright and beautiful.
We are so warmed to receive these gentle offerings. Each flower carries love, kindness, and a wish for peace. In the cold, they remind us that warmth never disappears—it lives in the hearts of those who choose to welcome us with such grace.

 

Thank you so much for welcoming us with such warmth. Your flowers, your smiles, your presence—they bloom in our hearts just as beautifully as the flowers you offered.
Thank you, Kimberly Foster, for capturing this beautiful video, for the flowers, and for the warmth you gave to us. We are deeply grateful.
May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏✨

 

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