How do you remain calm in a stressful situation?

I was asked this question by a sweet friend of mine.

 

“I was recently asked by a friend about how to remain calm in a stressful situation…
She’s not familiar with The Work so I didn’t know what to say.
What would you say in such a situation?”

 

 

I enjoy receiving questions like this.
They invite me to sit still to find my answer inside.

 

 

This is my answer.

How to remain calm in a stressful situation…

If I’m asked, I would say that I am practicing a habit of noticing my beliefs and emotions before I react.

Between things happened and my reactions, I create a space of noticing.

A moment to ask myself “Is it true?”

It doesn’t happen automatically.

It takes some practice.

Yet, once I start having this habit, I seem to stay calmer than before.

 

 

Love,

Aki

 

 

 

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You might want to read the Introduction of The Work of Byron Katie by Stephen Mitchell.