A large part of maintaining your inner peace is not allowing the words or actions of others to get to you. You must stay above the actions of others. Never allow anyone’s words or actions to rob you of your calm mind or inner peace.
Your words and actions can never be taken back. They can be apologized for and lamented, but once words have been spoken or an action has been taken, what is said and done can’t be undone.
The signpost on the path to inner peace reads – “Not my circus, not my monkeys!” The people that you associate with matter more than you know, especially when it comes to your inner peace. If you are around someone, for even a short period of time, they will affect your energy either positively or negatively.
You have no control over external circumstances or events, but you do control how you choose to respond to them. Inner peace comes not by trying to manipulate people, circumstances, or events, but by realizing the power that you have within you - the power to choose your thoughts, words, and actions.
If you are depressed you are living in the past, [...]