Stay Calm Mom

Staying calm can sometimes be so difficult!  It seems like when dealing with certain people in my life my immediate response is always defend defend defend!  Defend what?  My honor? Now hold on, This isn't "A Few Good Men", although I wouldn't mind getting to see Tom Cruise in that suit again.  

But seriously,   for the past month I have been making a conscious effort to remain calm when dealing with those difficult people in my life.  Just by making this a conscious effort I have seen that every situation has been SO much easier not only to handle, but to get over and thus easier to just move on.  When I remember to tell myself, stay calm, take a deep breath and really think about this situation before you react...I start to think about (this part is really important) what I want to say compared to what I need to say, if anything needs to be said at all and then react or do not react accordingly.  Huh,  It really works!.

Moral of the story: All situations are easier to handle when you breath as you normally do, and stay calm.  If you are looking for a little ease in your life, then look for more calmness inside of you.  Start with breathing, a little oxygen goes a long long way.