Staying Calm

"All tempest has, like a navel, a hole in its middle, through which a gull can fly, in silence." Anonymous from 14th century Japan

We all know the people we would want with us in a crisis and those we would not want.  So far in life, when a crisis occurs, I become very still and calm.   I know this can change for me and any person because in being a nationally certified crisis responder, I know that another trauma, small or large, can tip any person's capacity to cope.  But, it helps to know that there is, at our center, a calm.  Caregiving can be a tempest, and we can find calm at our center.  To do so takes self care, support from others, and a belief in the greater purpose of us being here.  Daily, regular meditation also helps us to get in touch with and reside in our own stillness.