Calm yourself
by Doug Bursch
Calm yourself by thinking deeply.
See beyond the temporal
and engage the eternal.
Calm yourself by not thinking.
Embrace the visceral beauty
and engage the moment.
Calm yourself in silent meditation.
Empty your thoughts,
be still and content.
Calm yourself by moving,
doing and speaking,
be active and engaging.
Calm yourself…
Calm yourself…
through never giving up,
through surrender,
through holding on,
through letting go,
through moving forward,
through stopping and abiding.
Find the answers to your problems.
Live with unanswered questions.
Abide in a community larger than your fears.
Walk away from the crowd and choose your own path.
Calm yourself…
Calm yourself! Dammit!
I rise late, to compensate for a lonely, restless night.
I put something on the page to prove the worth of the day.
I am not a storm, but I am not quiet waters.
I am wave crashing inward and out.
Doug blogs www.fairlyspiritual.org
He tweets @fairlyspiritual
He hosts “Live from Seattle with Doug Bursch” Mon-Fri 4-6 pm at www.kgnw.com
Douglas Bursch is the author of Posting Peace: Why Social Media Divides Us and What We Can Do About It. He also hosts The Fairly Spiritual Show podcast.