Choosing Calm

There was calm amidst the chaos …

As I read these words I find myself questioning the truth of them, and admittedly,  laughing hysterically.

Where’s the calm at this time of year, we ask, incredulously.

Yet it is there. Less visible, perhaps, but there.

And, we can choose to see it, feel it, and live it.

Stop.

Close our eyes.

Breathe in.

Take a moment.

Savour the coffee.

Listen to the words of the song.

Ask someone how they are.

Chew our food.

Breathe out.

Sit.

Stand.

Walk.

Breathe the calm in.

Breathe the chaos out.

Rinse and repeat.

There is calm admidst the chaos. Can you find it, too?

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