CALM YOURSELF, THE
STORM WILL PASS
Some months back, I found myself in the middle of a
cascading chain of events that made no sense, were disturbing, and of which I tried
to exert control and fix.
Yet, every fix created another chain and not one of the
people or entities involved would own their part in the problem. Some were
possibly blameless, but it was impossible to tell who or what caused this.
I know I sound vague, and someday I might write down the details
of those months of discombobulation. I still get upset remembering it, so that
day isn’t here.
This is what I came away with on the constructive side,
which is to say that I learned something going forward. The pivotal key, the
thing most needful, is to calm the waters inwardly. The raging storm may dissolve
into stillness on its own or may become a hurricane. But, beyond the
commonsense actions to cope or even rescue, the storm’s story is its own and
will run its course.
My responsibility is to work on having the grace and equanimity
to better endure. I wish you all the same.
This: It will be fine, or it will be over. Repeat.
