Jamilah Kolocotronis

Waking to alarms. Sitting in traffic jams. Going to meetings. Paying bills. Running errands. Worrying about tainted food, shootings, and terrorist attacks. Enduring the constant noise of life.

Stop. Close your eyes. Imagine peace. What does it look like? How does it sound?

Take a few deep breaths. Remember peace. When your child screams. When the news blares. When life has exhausted you.

We may not be able to change the world. We probably can’t stop nations from fighting. But we can help ourselves.

And the next time you hold back from shouting at your child or uttering a profanity at another driver, you will be spreading a bit of peace in a far too troubled world.