May 31, 2026- Create stillness

in the midst of chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

~Deepak Chopra

We are our choices. The world does not control us. When we feel we are compelled by circumstances to act a particular way or to say a particular thing, that’s not true. That’s a deflection of our real responsibility to choose our own actions and reactions.

Our own inner peace allows us to deal with experiences as they truly are. It’s the old metaphor of the pebble dropped into the water. If that water is turbulent, the impact of that pebble gets caught up in the chaos of all the other waves. If the water is still, the impact becomes its own discernible wave, with a clear beginning and an end, where the water can return to stillness.

If we can create stillness inside of us, we can deal with the events that impact our lives by themselves without getting caught up in the chaos of all the other waves the universe may be throwing our way. Then, we can’t blame our circumstances for a reaction because we have control over the moment.

How do we create stillness? We must be intentional in seeking it, in engineering it. The world has evolved into a constant stream of information and stimulation, but we can choose to take a moment to turn our attention and our focus inward, to create stillness, to calm the waters within our minds and our souls.