When the stress levels begin to rise, how do you react?  Do you get frustrated and agitated?  Do you begin to get excited yourself?  Do you start to lash out at those around you?  Or, do you keep calm and touch that part of yourself that has the answers?

Inside of you there is a place that has all of the answers.  There is a place that knows how to behave and what to do.  When times get stressful, you can go to that place to stay in a state of peace and calm.  When you are in a state of peace and calm, you are able to handle any and all situations with the behaviors that you would expect of a great dignitary.

Sometimes, we have a tendency to let ourselves, “run off of the rails.”  We forget who we are and what we stand for when we are in a place of urgency.  Keep calm, keep thinking, and keep on going.  That is the way to handle any stressful situation.

So, what do we mean by “stressful situations?”  For some, it may be getting in a car accident and talking to the other driver about the new dent in your vehicle.  For others, it may be something as simple as how your roommate loaded the dishwasher.  For others, it may be dealing with a life-threatening situation.  However, for many of us, it is not looked about as “stressful” to others, but only to yourself.

Often times, we create the “stress” in our minds.  We begin to let our minds escalate any situation to one where we lose control of our actions.  We forget the place of stillness we may have had earlier in the day, during our meditation.  We forget the persona of a loving, peaceful person that we are attempting to mimic.  We forget who we really are, and let some unknown person enter the situation on our behalf.

When you feel yourself losing control of your actions, it is best to “stop.”  Stop talking, stop acting, stop doing – just stop.  Close your eyes, and take three deep breaths in and slowly release them.  Think of who you are.  Take an assessment of the situation, and reach deep inside for the answers.  Plan your next step, and work on that very task.  Let the ego part of you that has a tendency to panic and overreact stand down.  Replace that tendency to panic, with peace and calm.

Do you every wonder how some people can remain calm in nearly any situation?  Yes, some emergency workers have training to help them stay calm so they can work the problem.  However, when it’s really not an emergency per se, but rather a moment of panic on our part, we may not have any “training” to get us through.

That is why we suggest, you stop, assess, and plan your next move.  If you are thinking in a state of panic, you should close your eyes and remove yourself from the situation until you can come to grips with your inner self.  When you are in that state of love, with peace and calm around you, you may then reenter the situation to move things forward for the good of all.

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Life throws many little darts our way.  It is up to us, to figure out how to handle those darts, or to decide whether or not we need to deal with them at all.  When you are in a state of peace and calm, you can harness the power and the knowledge deep within to move forward with the grace and dignity that can make you proud.

Written Mon, Jul 7, 2014, 8:09 – 8:22 AM MT