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Let's begin. Hello, hello, hello. Thank you guys for joining me yet again another week of the Real Women Chronicles Podcast. I am your host.
I go by the name of Coach T. I really, really hope each and every one of you guys are having a great week. I know Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, so I just want to really quickly just give a shout out to all the mothers out there, all of the aspiring mothers as well. So I want to wish you guys a happy, happy Mother's Day.
Enjoy it. Us mothers, it's not always easy, but it's definitely worth it in my opinion. So happy Mother's Day to you all. That being said, let me go ahead and jump into this week's podcast.
I'm not going to hold you long. I've had a long day, but I will not forget to record this podcast like I always do because I know from the many messages that I get from the many messages that I get from you all that these podcasts help you out. So even when I'm tired, y'all, I press my way through because it's important that I get this message out here. Now this week I wanted to talk off of the tagline of how important is your piece.
In order to really examine how important your piece is to you, we have to first make sure we understand what piece is. Now, now, piece is said to be the freedom from disturbance, a state or period which there is no war. All right? Now, I should use that term as no war, more so as an analogy.
When you're at a peaceful state, you're not at war in your mind. You're not at war in your life. You're not being disturbed by noises in the background. You're able to rest easy.
But here's the thing. Knowing that means that you also have to recognize that if your life lacks peace, this implies that you are in fact receiving the opposite of those things. That means that you are living a life of disturbance. You're living a life where there is war.
See, many of us don't really know what peace looks like because we never really felt it. We either never felt it or we never could maintain it. And I don't know about y'all, but let me tell you something. I spent many years trying to figure out how to maintain peace.
And suddenly I got it. And once you learn how to maintain it, once you realize that it does not have to be something that's only here this month and the next month when the storm comes, it's going to disturb my peace. Sometimes you have to full control. There's nothing like a no better feeling.
See, some of us have had peace, but we didn't know how to cherish it because we were so accustomed to dysfunction. And sometimes we can create chaos in our lives because we're addicted to chaos. And I understand completely that life happens to us all. But I also understand from experience that while life is happening, while the winds are blowing and the storms are passing by, you still can maintain a level of peace because peace is not circumstance dependent.
Peace is something you give to yourself, just like happiness. Peace is something that you decide to give to yourself. How do you do that? I'm glad you asked.
You maintain peace by removing, replacing, or repositioning those things, thoughts, and people who come against it. Let me say that again so I can make sure you understood. You maintain peace by removing, replacing, or repositioning those things, thoughts, and people that come against it. Listen, many times we are the author of our own misery because we constantly overthink.
We constantly draw negativity to us because we're constantly focusing on our fears instead of our faith. So by replacing those negative thoughts with more positive ones, you are able to now maintain peace. When I first walked the lane of just putting pieces at the forefront of my life, I realized that it did not mean everything was perfect. But it was all about what I allowed to muster in my mind when it wasn't perfect, when things weren't going my way.
What are the things that you let take residence in your mind? Because only you have the power to replace those thoughts that are disturbing your peace with new ones. Maybe it's the removing of people. I'm positive that many of you can relate to people coming into your life and disturbing your peace.
The thing is we really have to understand that peace is nothing to be played with. Maintaining peace should not be an option in your life because the real peace we operate better as humans. We operate better in this crazy world if we maintain peace. But it's up to us to protect it.
That means sometimes you got to protect it from yourself and sometimes you got to protect it from other people who come against it. But the truth is, no matter what, it's going to be your choice and your fight. That's why I came on this week's podcast this week. Did you just really help you think about how important this thing called peace is in your life?
See, the reason why it is so important is because whenever we're dealing with the lack of peace, it's hard to focus on the things that we need to focus on because our mind is disturbed, right? So it's hard to be the best version of ourselves. How can you focus if you're in a state of disturbance? How can you accomplish your goals if you're constantly disturbed in that war in your mind and at war in your life?
This is why it's so important. It's not just about being able to walk around and say, hey, I'm happy I have no words. It's about understanding that peace is often tied to that prosperity that you're looking for because that prosperity is going to take a certain level of mental power and mental faith in order for you to achieve the things that you want in life. This is why it's important.
This is why I don't play games about my peace. I don't stay in places where my peace is constantly disturbed. Okay. Now, of course, like let's talk about being a mother, for example, of course the kids are coming.
Sometimes they may, you know, being a uproar, sometimes it's hard to maintain, you know, a household, any of your work and your wives, you're doing all this great stuff, you're in a relationship and you're trying to maintain. But the truth is nobody is walking in that door and taking away your peace. You freely give that away. Whatever that your piece is something worth maintaining at any cost.
So let's just say that this, if it means finding a new job that makes you happy, I know that's going to hit home for some of you out there. I spent a lot of years working jobs that I was unhappy at and I realized that I wasted a lot of time because it was a choice and you have a choice to find your peace. You have that choice to find what brings you the most peace and serenity. Maybe it's your dream.
You know, maybe, maybe in order for you to maintain that, that peace that you're looking for, maybe you need to make sure that you're operating in the direction of your dream. Because dreams are not always realized overnight, but if you're moving in that direction, you can feel a sense of peace. Maybe you maintaining your pieces all about being around people who genuinely want to see you win, people who genuinely want to see you happy, and people who bring and contribute to your happiness instead of taking it away. Maybe that's what it looks like to you.
But this week, I want you to really consider how important it is peace to you. And maybe even how important should it be to you? Because maybe you've gotten used to having normal, dysfunctional, disturbing way of living. And maybe it's time to break free so you can really enjoy the things that God has given you in the midst of all the storms that go around because they're not going to stop.
But one thing that can stop is you allowing them to disturb your peace. That being said, that is all I have for this week, guys. If you are in need of coaching, feel free to log onto my website, the RWC Podcast.com. You can go ahead and click on the coach with me tab and set yourself up a free 30-minute consultation, guys.
And I'm not quite sure how long I'm going to be offering these free 30-minute consultations because I am, of course, getting busier and busier with coaching. So that is something that could eventually go away. So make sure you take a minute while you can. Okay?
That being said, let's close out and pray your Father God. Thank you for allowing us to come together on yet again another week, Father God. We pray that any weapon formed against our peace shall not prosper, Father God. We pray that you continue to show us how to maintain peace in our lives, Father God.
Continue to help us protect it with all our might. And in the name of Jesus Christ, we pray Amen. Until next week, I love y'all. Bye.