The Nuts and Bolts of Calmness

First we must wish to be calm. Then we must wish to remain so. (A decision has to be made).A morning prayer recited.Listing things that make us grateful.Guided meditation.A reading for the day.

These are all activities that still the mind. And these moments of stillness are the treasure we are seeking. Moments of calm. Priceless.Now we've established that we can be calm. Next the task of remaining calm.A worrisome thought has a beginning. And all of those beginnings sound something like this: "what's going to happen to me when"… (Fill in the blank with negativity).So it's our job to identify the beginning of a negative thought and stop it in its tracks. You see, I control my mind, my mind does not control me.So when a worrisome thought begins, I stop it by saying "No!!" Then I recall the morning moment of calm.A quick prayerListing a gratitudeReturn to the treasure of the quiet time of day.Decide to be calmIdentify negativityStop it in its tracksRepeat Repeat Repeat.