The Art of Peace.

Peace is a complex skill to master. There's a fine line between peace and not giving a shit, and it's exceptionally easy to cross the line. Peace is not numbness, or not caring. It's knowing you can't control others, it simply means having a grip on your reaction. It's a common misconception that having peace equals not feeling negative emotions ( ie. anger, sadness, irritation, etc. ), which is incorrect, it just means you don't act out of those feelings, and you don't hold on to them for longer than you need to.

A lot of people who practice peace think they aren't allowed to negatively react when a situation occurs that affect them, I think that's bullshit. If something hurts you, it hurts you. Peace doesn't change that, peace means feeling your feelings, reacting to the situation, and letting it go afterwards. Peace means not letting past emotions towards situations linger.

I am a firm believer in peace, I'm a firm believer in maintaining it, but if keeping the peace in a situation compromises your morals, worth, or comfortability... then fuck the peace, tear the doors off the hinges, see red.

If your boyfriend cheats, feel the anger, yell, scream, cry, but after a while, let those feelings go. Peace is letting things go when it's time, peace isn't belittling your emotions to deem yourself as "calm". This is why peace is a complex skill, it involves a balance between feeling your emotions, and letting them go.

Negative feelings can be comfortable, especially the anger many people hold onto, that's why a lot of people will never have peace.

People hold onto anger because they fear that if they don't, they'll crumble.

Your anger will transform to peace when you learn to let things go, which requires forgiveness & patience, you have to let go of that anger you hold onto so desperately. Your bitterness makes no one suffer as much as it does you.

Practice peace, but don't be passive, don't be a doormat. Make yourself know that you can make waves if need be, and you can walk away from draining situations if need be. Having peace requires you to act accordingly, and it means trusting yourself to do so.