NWMP- Not Worth My Peace
Identify the NWMPs in your life and you will find yourself more at peace every day.
Things that you can not change, is it worth trading your peace for?
Think of it as a trade. Anytime you feel led to wallow in an incident, words spoken, or certain memories. Is it worth trading your peace for?
Should a certain situation arise in conflict, would you give them the power over your peace?
Are your emotions controlled by your spouse, your boss, friends, or family? Why give them that control?
Is it an NWMP?
The difference between venting and gossiping is that venting is a healthy release to regain control of emotions and peace.
But if left unchecked or left to fester then built-up frustration will turn to gossip a byproduct of trading peace. Gossip is harmful because it only helps cement negative thoughts and emotions.
When we speak harmful or hurtful about others then we are only programming our brains to instantly feel those emotions as soon as the problematic individual enters the room or if we are faced again with a common situation.
We trade our peace and even train our brains to sacrifice peace creating a fight or flight response.
We tell our brain this person or situation is dangerous to our health, emotions, or peace but we feed the situation versus actually staying at peace.
“Your sympathetic nervous system is responsible for how your body reacts to danger and is responsible for the fight-or-flight response.
While your parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for maintaining homeostasis, which is your body’s built-in stability monitor.”
(https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-happens-to-your-body-during-the-fight-or-flight-response/)
Homeostasis is key to finding balance. This is why when scripture calls for us to renew our minds, it is God telling us if we wish to have peace and joy we must dwell on the things that promote peace and joy.
The Hebrew word for peace is shalom (שׁלום). One of the attributes and names of God is Yahweh Shalom.
Jesus in Hebrew means Yeshua which when broken down Ya is the abbreviation for Yahweh and Yasha means to save. Christ simply means anointed one.
If we wish to experience peace we should look to the God of peace. The very one who not only saves our souls but will transform us.
Our minds will be transformed and renewed. A transformation takes place within Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis.
“Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to form new connections and pathways and change how its circuits are wired; neurogenesis is the even more amazing ability of the brain to grow new neurons.”
(https://positivepsychology.com/neuroplasticity/)
So, is trading your peace worth the pain? Next time you are facing something that threatens your peace. Ask yourself,
Is it an NWMP?
Identify the NWMPs in your life and you will find yourself more at peace every day.
Things that you can not change, is it worth trading your peace for?
Think of it as a trade. Anytime you feel led to wallow in an incident, words spoken, or certain memories. Is it worth trading your peace for?
Should a certain situation arise in conflict, would you give them the power over your peace?
Are your emotions controlled by your spouse, your boss, friends, or family? Why give them that control?
Is it an NWMP?
The difference between venting and gossiping is that venting is a healthy release to regain control of emotions and peace.
But if left unchecked or left to fester then built-up frustration will turn to gossip a byproduct of trading peace. Gossip is harmful because it only helps cement negative thoughts and emotions.
When we speak harmful or hurtful about others then we are only programming our brains to instantly feel those emotions as soon as the problematic individual enters the room or if we are faced again with a common situation.
We trade our peace and even train our brains to sacrifice peace creating a fight or flight response.
We tell our brain this person or situation is dangerous to our health, emotions, or peace but we feed the situation versus actually staying at peace.
“Your sympathetic nervous system is responsible for how your body reacts to danger and is responsible for the fight-or-flight response.
While your parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for maintaining homeostasis, which is your body’s built-in stability monitor.”
(https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-happens-to-your-body-during-the-fight-or-flight-response/)
Homeostasis is key to finding balance. This is why when scripture calls for us to renew our minds, it is God telling us if we wish to have peace and joy we must dwell on the things that promote peace and joy.
The Hebrew word for peace is shalom (שׁלום). One of the attributes and names of God is Yahweh Shalom.
Jesus in Hebrew means Yeshua which when broken down Ya is the abbreviation for Yahweh and Yasha means to save. Christ simply means anointed one.
If we wish to experience peace we should look to the God of peace. The very one who not only saves our souls but will transform us.
Our minds will be transformed and renewed. A transformation takes place within Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis.
“Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to form new connections and pathways and change how its circuits are wired; neurogenesis is the even more amazing ability of the brain to grow new neurons.”
(https://positivepsychology.com/neuroplasticity/)
So, is trading your peace worth the pain? Next time you are facing something that threatens your peace. Ask yourself,
Is it an NWMP?
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