5 Books to Help You Find Peace

Going through life is HARD.

We're all facing the constant challenging of trying to get the people are us to understand our world. To really get us.

Surrounding ourselves with people who are empathetic, supportive, and loving is obviously important.

But there's also power is letting things go, ceasing resistance, and learning to stop taking things personally.

These 5 books helped me do just that — they helped me find peace in an increasingly chaotic and emotionally dangerous world.

The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz

Few books have made more of an impact on my life than this one.

With four life-altering lessons impressively packed into less than 150 pages, The Four Agreements is sure to leave a mark on you.

Each person tends to find particularly attachment to one of the four agreements (#1: Be Impeccable With Your Word; #2: Don't Take Anything Personally; #3: Don't Make Assumptions; #4: Always Do Your Best). In my case, I genuinely can't imagine what my life and emotional state would look like if #2 didn't resonante with me like it did.

If you haven't read it already, this should 100% be your next book.

The Untethered Soul, by Michael A. Singer

Another goodie for practicing the art of letting sh*t go and living your best, most peaceful life.

Michael A. Singer is downright brilliant.

I don't think I've ever highlighted a book as much as I did with this one. And the best part is that I've been able to return to these highlighted passages in times of emotional upheaval, which gives me a renewed sense of calm every. damn. time.

Living Untethered, by Michael A. Singer

If you liked The Untethered Soul, its sequel, Living Untethered, goes a step deeper.

In similar fashion to its older sibling, this book functions as a drug-free nerve relaxer for me. It's timeless lessons are sure to alter how any reader thinks about energy, love, purpose, and spirituality.

Anger, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Never had I ever had so much compassion for my anger than I did after reading this book.

The late monk Thick Nhat Hanh makes a brilliant case for why anger is like a baby that needs to be cared for in order to release, rather than an inconvenient emotion that should be resisted.

With actionable steps for times when you feel anger cropping up within, this read is a must for those seeking to achieve calm and balance.

Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach

Accepting people, difficult circumstances, [insert less-than-ideal life event] is hard — but I can promise that Radical Acceptance will get you closer.

And for those that embrace aspects of both spirituality and Western ideology, this one's sure to be a winner. Brach exceptionally unique background — a Buddhist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology — provides for a compelling approach to achieving freedom and happiness.