CALM WATERS

    There are certain times in each one’s life when adverse conditions occur.  They could be personal, social, political, economic or medical.  As we get older these conditions can be very difficult to face and, in some cases, they appear insurmountable.  Yet, thanks to our personal strengths and resources we learn to cope and resolve issues.  Sometimes, even

 if they are unresolved we find occasions I call “Calm Waters”.

    These Calm Waters are pauses or time intervals where or when the issue is, I would say, incubating.   It’s when you know that the worst can occur or when you are not certain what the outcome will be.  But, your life is not momentarily disrupted or destroyed.  It’s a time period where you can go on with your life and things move along peacefully even though you know you have yet to face the issue or address it.  It’s like a breathing space that gives you an opportunity to prepare for meeting the consequences of the issue.  If you can really get to feel the calmness of the waters, you are able to deal with the issue when it is faced. 
     Why?  Because you can use the period of calm waters to prepare for what will be addressed.   You can build confidence in yourself by understanding the issue by learning to be more intellectual rather than emotional.  It takes a certain amount of patience and insight to experience those calm waters.  Only you and no one else can float in them.
    Some of us know we are going to have a medical procedure and expect to experience treatment. Or, sometimes we have an ongoing personal problem.  So, how do you deal with it?  Do you live each day with chronic endless anxiety or do you allow yourself to float in calm waters?