--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It is difficult to describe the peace…" description: "\"“It is difficult to describe the peace that comes with giving yourself permission to know what you know. To have hard, complicated realities staring at..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/valerie-tarico-ph-d-285093_giving-yourself_it-is-difficult-to-describe-the-peace-th_1754737.jpg" --- # It is difficult to describe the peace that comes with… ![“It is difficult to describe the peace that comes with giving yourself permission to know what you know. To have hard, complicated realities staring at you and be able to raise your head and look back at them with a steady gaze, scared maybe, grieved perhaps, but straight on and unwavering” quote by Valerie Tarico Ph.D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/valerie-tarico-ph-d-285093_giving-yourself_it-is-difficult-to-describe-the-peace-th_1754737.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/valerie-tarico-ph-d-285093_giving-yourself_it-is-difficult-to-describe-the-peace-th_1754737.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/valerie-tarico-ph-d-285093_giving-yourself_it-is-difficult-to-describe-the-peace-th_1754737.jpg) > ““It is difficult to describe the peace that comes with giving yourself permission to know what you know. To have hard, complicated realities staring at you and be able to raise your head and look back at them with a steady gaze, scared maybe, grieved perhaps, but straight on and unwavering”” Valerie Tarico Ph.D ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Granting permission to know truths brings a difficult, steady peace despite confronting harsh realities **In simple terms:** Accepting truth yields a hard‑won, steady peace Key Takeaway inner peace;acceptance;reality;reflection;spiritual growth Themes Stoic resilience mindful acknowledgment psychological stability Mood reflective philosophical Type Giving yourself:1 Peace:1 Religion:0 Giving Permission:0 Peace Comes:0 Difficult Peace:0 Realities Staring:0 When to use this quote - Peace may be unsettling - confronting reality can cause grief Key Concepts personal therapy spiritual practice academic study Questions to Reflect On - calm - steady A Different Perspective How do you grant yourself permission to see truth?;What practices help maintain steady gaze on hardship? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/peace/) [Religion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/) ## Related quotes > [I think giving yourself permission to be weird is amazing. 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