Peace is not the absence of storms. It is calm in the center of them.

We often wait for conditions to be perfect before we allow ourselves to feel peace. When the project is done. When the bills are paid. When the relationship is fixed.

But peace is not something that happens when life gets easier. Peace is what we cultivate so that life feels easier.

A sailor cannot control the sea. But they can learn to sail through any storm. Meditation is the practice of finding your center, your unshakeable stillness, regardless of what swirls around you.

Today, do not wait for calm. Create it within yourself.