This phrase promoted by Dr. John Delony, “Solve for peace in your life,” has really resonated with me.
John Delony is one of Dave Ramsey’s podcast hosts. He helps callers in their life choices and offers support for his callers. He does NOT do therapy, of course, because this is a podcast! But he does give them some guidance, some warm affirmation, and once in a while calls them out on their bullshit.
Anyway, “Solve for peace” is a wonderful, evocative slogan for me. It means we need to imagine what our calm, peaceful home looks like. What will be the simple-to-obtain things that give our lives joy and meaning? How do we get there? How do we shut out the noise of society and community that may be interfering with our vision of a peaceful life? If we can’t define a peaceful life we can’t get there.
Of course I have to recognize that too many people will not value a “peaceful” life. And that is fine, they can find other values to carry out but I don’t think I want to be their friends. The frantic, over scheduled, heart pumping lifestyle of those who live from emergency to emergency is not one I want to be anywhere near.