Choosing Peace Over Division: Finding Inner Calm Post-Election and During the Holidays

Choosing Peace Over Division: Finding Inner Calm Post-Election and During the Holidays

In this heartfelt episode, we dive into the challenges and rewards of keeping peace during times of division. Reflecting on the recent election, the lemonettes shares their emotional responses and explore ways to nurture inner calm and unity, even amidst personal and societal conflict. From handling feelings of contempt to finding love and acceptance in challenging conversations, we cover practical tools and insights to help carry peace through the holidays.

Hello, listeners! 💛 

We're back, and this week we're talking about our feelings post-election and as we prepare to head into the holiday season.

Key Topics Discussed:

🌟 Maintaining Inner Peace Amidst Division: Exploring the ACIM idea of "I could see peace instead of this" and the role of gratitude, laughter, and supportive connections. 

🌟 Emotional Responses to the Election: Honest reflections on acceptance, letting go, and personal coping strategies. 

🌟 Finding Love and Unity in Uncertain Times: Drawing from the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and A Course in Miracles to choose compassion over judgment. 

🌟 Navigating Political Differences with Compassion: Personal experiences and tools for embracing peace in divisive times. 

🌟 Letting Go of Contempt and Resentment: Recognizing and releasing judgment to foster growth, understanding, and self-awareness. 

🌟 Preparing for Peaceful Holidays: Setting intentions for navigating the holiday season with love and unity.

In this episode, we have an open and heart-centered conversation about finding peace during times of political and social division. We reflect on our emotional responses to the election and the natural feelings of confusion, frustration, and even contempt that can arise. Together, we share our journeys toward acceptance and discuss how we’re each working to choose compassion and unity over judgment. 

We also explore how the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and A Course in Miracles guide us to “see peace instead of this” and to let love lead, even when we don’t see eye to eye. From setting boundaries around media consumption to embracing empathy in challenging conversations, we share our own strategies for keeping our inner peace intact. 

As we look ahead to the holiday season, we’re setting powerful intentions to be more compassionate, recognizing that growth often requires the courage to choose light over contempt. We invite you to join us in this season of reflection and to approach the holidays with an open heart and a renewed commitment to peace. 

Tune in to join us for this powerful conversation on cultivating unity, finding peace, and showing up authentically, no matter what’s going on around us.

As we move into the holiday season, let’s commit together to seeing peace instead of conflict and to showing up as love in every interaction. We’d love to hear how you’re choosing peace this season, so please share your thoughts with us! 

Listen to the episode now, and let’s bring peace into this holiday season and beyond. 🌟 

Thank you for joining us this week, and we hope to see you again next week!

xoxo, the lemonettes 🍋 

*In This Episode:* 

📖 A Course in Miracles

💬 “I could see peace instead of this.” -A Course in Miracles 

🙎🏾‍♂️ Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech 

💬 “You have very little morally persuasive power with people who can feel your underlying contempt.” -Martin Lu