The Peace Island
Look! Squirrel! #36
Commentary
We often think peace and joy are somewhere else: another city, another country, another future version of our life. The mind assumes fulfillment is a destination that can be located, researched, and planned, while the deeper Self sees peace as something available now.
The Squirrel has turned a simple longing into an international research operation, while the Flower Capybara quietly points somewhere that isn’t on any map. It captures how the mind treats inner peace as a logistics problem. While the Flower Capybara is that peace.
Question: What am I looking for somewhere else, that may be already present?
by Shankar Ananda
Creator of Look! Squirrel! and founder of Inner Satisfaction, helping people discover lasting fulfillment beyond the restless search for “more.” https://www.innersatisfaction.com
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