There’s no better feeling than being completely at peace with who you are. Today I’m sharing my favorite ‘at peace with myself’ quotes to calm your mind and soothe your heart. I hope you love them as much as I do!
What Does It Mean To Be At Peace With Yourself?
To be at peace with yourself means that you practice unconditional self acceptance.
When you look in the mirror, what does your inner voice say? Is it kind, loving, and encouraging? Or judgmental and cruel? We’re often our own worst critics. But beating up on yourself will keep you from manifesting upgrades you deserve in life.
A big part of being at peace with yourself is working on heart chakra healing. Your heart chakra records every experience that has ever left a mark on your heart. Guilt, blame, grief, and shame all live in your heart chakra, unless you release them.
So if you’ve been carrying around these types of emotions, it’s time to let them go, my friend! The first step toward being at peace with yourself is to start gently feeling your way up the emotional scale, so you can find some relief.
Take a moment now to see where you are on the emotional guidance scale. Then, after reading through these quotes for inner peace, check back in and see how you feel: How To Use The Emotional Guidance Scale.
My hope for you after reading these peaceful quotes is that you climb at least one rung on the emotional ladder.
Why It’s Important To Be At Peace With Yourself
Focusing on loving yourself is the most important work you can do. So take a moment now to acknowledge yourself for following your guidance to this self-care space.
To understand in concrete terms why being at peace with yourself is so important, we have to talk about Law of Attraction. The universe is always sending you life experiences that reflect your dominant thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.
So, if you believe you’re unworthy, or like there’s something ‘wrong’ about who you are, you’re never going to be able to attract upgrades into your life. This isn’t meant to discourage you, in fact, it’s proof of how very powerful you are! As you heal your relationship with yourself, every area of your life will improve.
When you’re at peace with who you are, everything changes for the better!
Best Quotes About Being At Peace With Yourself
Here’s a roundup of quotes from some of the wisest souls on the planet. I hope you take comfort in them – every word is true!
This batch of quotes focuses on inner peace. The second batch focuses on self love.
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
Dalai Lama
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
Saint Francis de Sales
When things change inside you, things change around you.
Unknown
If you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.
Lao Tzu
Let go of thoughts that don’t make you strong.
Karen Salmansohn
You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.
Stacy London
Don’t search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own.
Baba Hari Das
Peace brings with it so many positive emotions that it is worth aiming for in all circumstances.
Estella Eliot
To seek out your own inner Peace is the greatest gift you could ever hope to give to this world.
Eric Walton
Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.
Peter Deunov
Once you have accepted your flaws no one can use them against you.
George R.R. Martin
Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.
Gerald G. Jampolsky
You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.
George Michael
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Mahatma Gandhi
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Lao Tzu
Surrender to what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be.
Sonia Ricotti
Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.
Sanaya Roman
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.
Wayne Dyer
Never worry what others say when you walk away from all the drama. Be grateful you had the strength and courage to stay out of the conflict and be at peace with your choices.
Elle Sommer
Choose your thoughts carefully. Keep what brings you peace, release what brings you suffering, and know that happiness is just a thought away.
Nishan Panwar
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Alan W. Watt
We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace.
Elizabeth Gilbert
When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.
Roy T. Bennett
Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it. Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.
Bohdi Sanders
Being relaxed, at peace with yourself, confident, emotionally neutral loose, and free-floating — these are the keys to successful performance in almost everything.
Wayne Dyer
Self-Love Quotes To Find Peace With Yourself
So much of the time, the inability to find peace is rooted in the need for more self love. These quotes will help! You should also check out the following resources to help you along your journey. You are absolutely worthy of your own love, my friend!
How to Practice Self Love: 11 Life Changing Tips
39 Heart Chakra Affirmations for Soothing and Inner Peace
Also, if you’re dealing with feelings of shame, I urge you to read this next. It will bring you relief:
Best Brene Brown Quotes to Overcome Your Shame
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha
Be so completely yourself that everyone else feels safe to be themselves, too.
Unknown
You can’t hammer yourself with hatred and build a life of happiness.
Curtis Tyrone Jones
How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.
Rapi Kaur
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
Oscar Wilde
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.
Carl Gustav Jung
Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth, and everything else will come.
Ellen DeGeneres
Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.
Rapi Kaur
Learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn to admire your beauty without finding fault. Learn to love yourself without the love of others.
Unknown
Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Fall in love with the path of deep healing. Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself but with patience, with compassion, and respect to your own journey.
S. McNutt
You are free, you are powerful, you are good, you are love, you have value you have a purpose. All is well.
Abraham Hicks
No one is you and that is your superpower.
Unknown
Self love—it doesn’t mean that everyone will treat you the way you deserve to be treated. It means that you won’t let them change the way you see yourself; nor will you stick around for them to destroy you.
Tony Gaskins Jr.
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.
Coco Chanel
Feel the fact that you are enough.
Mark Nepo
If you found these quotes helpful, I have many more for you to enjoy. Notice which one you’re drawn to, and read it next, to keep your positive momentum going. After all, feeling peaceful, like everything else, is just a matter of practice:
32 Inspirational Louise Hay Quotes to Heal Your Life
Best Brene Brown Quotes to Overcome Your Shame
101 Best Spiritual Awakening Quotes of All Time
More Techniques To Find Peace With Yourself
These beautiful, uplifting quotes do a great job of soothing your emotions in the moment. But there are other ways to invite inner peace into your life.
Positive Affirmations for Being At Peace
An affirmation is just a positive statement about yourself that you want to become true. They help to retrain your mind to think more loving thoughts.
Here are some examples of affirmations for being at peace with yourself:
- I’m perfect just the way I am
- Today I’m going to let myself off the hook
- I speak to myself with all the loving kindness I give my loved ones
- I’m doing the very best that I can
- I am worthy of my own love
- Every day, I feel more peaceful
Find one that feels good and repeat it to yourself as you’re falling asleep at night. Or write it on a post-it and stick it on your mirror, so you can recite it to your reflection each morning.
Daily Self Reflection
When you’re working on self acceptance, you need to practice thinking in new ways until it becomes habit. One way to do this is to ask yourself positive questions daily, and write your answers in a journal. This will help direct your mind toward self love, gratitude, and well being.
These are the questions I ask myself every day. I know they can help you, too: Best Questions To Ask Yourself Everyday for Self Growth
Meditation
Do you ever meditate? The process of meditation is all about slowing down your thoughts. In order for you to change your life, you need to think new thoughts. This is where meditation can help you, by distracting you from focusing on thoughts that don’t serve you.
Meditation really strengthens your mind; when you can direct your thoughts, you truly become unstoppable!
Here’s a 5 minute body scan guided meditation for you to try: Body Scan Meditation to Ground Your Energy
Or, if you’re curious about chanting with mantras, read this: Amazing Om Mani Padme Hum Benefits To Get You Chanting
All you need is 15 minutes per day. That’s more than enough to get you into the habit and fully reap the benefits of meditation.
Abraham Hicks Processes To Climb The Emotional Scale
If you’re familiar with Abraham Hicks, you already know she offers many different processes to move up the emotional scale.
For finding peace with yourself, I would suggest ‘What Thought Feels Better’, ‘Pivoting’, or the ‘Focus Wheel‘, if you’re feeling down on yourself.
These exercises are all in the book Ask And It Is Given. But if you don’t have it, I’ve summarized all 22 processes for you here: Complete List of 22 Abraham Hicks Processes + How To Use Them
Conclusion
Did you enjoy these quotes about being at peace with yourself? Which one was your favorite? Did you move up the emotional scale since you started reading? I hope so!
Drop a comment below and share!
Andrea Scalisi
Andrea has been practicing Astrology, Numerology, and Tarot for many years. She is a certified Aromatherapist and Reiki Master in Central NY, and also holds a Masters Degree from Syracuse University. Andrea loves helping her readers bring more spiritual self-care into their lives.
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