Time Keeps on Ticking... Inner Peace Broken

Sometimes it truly feels like "the Reality of Life" is terribly out of alignment with my own inner reality.

Mostly, I am considering the speed of life.

I am quite attached to my own sense of inner peace. And that's where I end up clashing with the world... because my inner peace is substantially contingent upon being able to move at my own (slow) pace, and the world insists that I should be in an eternal hustle-grind hurry.

I was kidding to a friend that everything would be find if I were independently wealthy because that would mean I could enjoy not being beholden to what the external world expects of me.

The challenge many of us run into is the fact that in order to do such basic things as "pay rent" and "buy food" we have little choice but to move at the prescribed pace of the world around us.

And so, that sense of peace goes right out the window.

As far as I am concerned, the world is not a (psychologically) healthy place for people. Well, at least not for most people.

I know there are those who truly enjoy the running, hustle and bustle 24/7/365 and feel like they are "just not alive" unless their lives feel like they are flying down a mountainside inside an avalanche.

I'm afraid that's simply not going to work for me.

Which is why I increasingly find myself withdrawing from the world, minimizing my engagement with a paradigm I simply cannot find to be good for me.

Exactly who is rushing good for, anyway?

Lately, I have had far too much on my plate, mostly relating to tax preparation and business dealings. Hence, I have been away from blogging for a few days...

The sad reflection is that I typically can't afford to stop... and now the economic situation here in the USA is even sketchier than normal, on account of the US gubmint being shut down... and the longer that lasts, the more likely it becomes that the whole country ends up with an economic meltdown.

I am already bracing for the likelihood that my medical/health insurance will likely triple, in 2026, due to budget cuts. I can't afford for my health insurance to triple, so I guess I will go back to being part of the uninsured, as I was back in the 1990s.

And that's definitely messing with my inner peace!

Sadly, things are unlikely to get better... so I'm going to do my best to be grateful for my moments of inner peace, as opposed to my day of inner peace.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great remainder of your weekend!

How about YOU? Is inner peace important to you? Do you generally have eccess to it, in your life? Leave a comment if you feel so inclined — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!

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Created at 2025.10.25 16:59 PDT
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