Comfort of walking away

Comfort #38 Comfort of walking away

When my children were in high school, I told them if I fight breaks out on campus, that they are to walk away.

Instead of rushing toward the fight and adding to the interest and agitation, they were to walk away from it.

I was able to witness this in action one day when I was picking up a child from high school.

She and her boyfriend skirted around the growing circle where a fight was taking place and got into the car as I drove them safely home.

We can give ourselves the comfort of walking away from negative memories and disturbing pictures from the news.

We own our own thoughts as we choose what to focus on.

Getting caught up in agitating situations and circumstances is avoidable as we create a standard of calm for our life.

We can always take a calming deep breath when we see something or hear something upsetting.

Our deep breath slows us down into the present moment of calm as it permeates our body.

This gets us ready for the next calming thought.

We are able to think clearly as we calm ourselves.

We can sense the right direction to go for safety if necessary.

Even in milder situations, we can walk away from gossip.

We have more useful work to do with our thoughts and actions.

We can continue to listen within as we perform our daily tasks.

We can listen for inspiration as we get calmer.

We can take the tiny steps of action which add to the calm and productivity of our work and for our household.

It is tempting to become part of an exciting and agitating situaqtion, but it is not the best direction for us.

The best direction always comes from within.

We are able to connect with the Universe Who Loves Us and move in the direction of Its’ calling and direction.

This is possible even in the middle of a fight which is building.

It is possible in a traffic jam.

It is possible by turning away from disturbing news stories.

We can draw on the ideas which place us where we belong.

This will help calm the whole situation by not adding our interest and energy to it.

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