Observe a stressful thought. Notice how your shoulders tense, your stomach tightens, you hold your breath. Keep watching that same thought. Don't push it away, instead change your reaction to it. Breathe deeply, let go, relax your body. You're okay. It's just a thought. Breathe.

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Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.

Nada le da a una persona tanta ventaja sobre otra como lo es permanecer siempre calmado y tranquilo en todas las circunstancias.

Thomas Jefferson

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Thomas Jefferson

For quiet, sensitive souls, solitude is the golden thread that unites us with our inner world… We need quiet to connect the dots in our constellations of thoughts.

The measure of wisdom is how calm you are when facing any given situation.

Maturity really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment.

Alain de Botton

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