Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Calm in a Storm

I'll admit it. I am not always calm, despite my appropriate branding of
Calm from Chaos (see http://www.sharonnephillips.com). People who know me will vouch for that. It can take a lot for me to lose it, but I can lose it along with the rest of us.

And you know what? I lose it when things don't go according to my plans. I plan well, I know that I can guess where things will fail and I build in safety nets around those predictable failures.

But, when things don't happen the way I expect, I get stressed and disappointed and sometimes angry and frustrated. That's when I lose it.

When I let go of expectations, and go with the flow knowing that I have done my best I can remain calm - that's why people can recognise me as easy going and "in control" (while I KNOW I am NEVER fully "in control").

Can you let go so you can let yourself be calm?

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