Critical Self-Care: The Art of Staying Calm

Historical context on this episode: this timely subject aired originally on April 7, 2020, with the world coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic and people adjusting to a completely different reality. Never had the urgency for calm been more apparent.

And make no mistake: staying calm is an art, perfected by practice. How one chooses to practice can vary, and we go through some of the more popular options on the show. Meditation is certainly one of them, but there are many others.

What would it benefit you to remain calm in life? For starters, you would liberate yourself from the habitual grind of unhelpful and negative emotions--you know how you respond to situations. Could you do better? 

Calmness brings level-headed decision making, and as you know from listening to this show, it is all about decision. Decide to remain calm, and if you are not, then decide to practice one of the techniques we discuss today to bring yourself closer and closer to a state of equilibrium where you are less likely to get thrown, and even if you do the period of chaos will not last. How is this? You will be able to bring yourself back to your state of mental balance.

Calmness is indeed a superpower. Join me and learn how to cultivate it.

 

(This show originally aired on OMTimes Radio on April 7, 2020.)