What helps you cultivate inner calm, such that you are most able to listen to your own inner wisdom?

When we cultivate calm and access our own center, we have more ability to respond well in tough situations. We are more able to act from “right action”, vs. “reaction.” Reaction often requires damage control. If you feel like you are often cleaning up incidents, vs. responding well the first time, this may be an important place for you to look. While meditation may be the ultimate practice for accessing calm, there are many other choices.

What could you do to grow the calm quotient in your life?

“Given the right inward state, right action is inevitable.”

Howard Brinton

When we are centered in what we care about, we have the ability to consciously choose right action in each situation, vs. responding out of default reactions.

What is the “right inward state” you need to cultivate in order to take right action in your world?

 Is it….

• Gratitude
• An inner calm in the face of change
• Respect and support for those around you
• Deep appreciation for others
• Radiant joy at new possibilities
• A commitment to show up
• Willingness to begin anew
• An evolving sense of humor
• A willingness to revisit, such that conversations can be clear
• Or something else??

In discerning the difference between reaction and right action, sometimes timing is everything!

Identify the greatest challenge you are facing, and then allow yourself true inner freedom to make the “right inward state” choice that is truly right for you.  You really do get to choose.