We all find ourselves discouraged about where we are in life at different points. Life rarely turns out the way we expect it to. Choices, good or bad, lead us to different experiences and trajectories, and the actions of others certainly play a role in this reality as well. Whether we are comparing ourselves to others, or simply hard on ourselves, we frequently find ourselves searching for what is “missing”. Years ago, I got to a point where I felt that there was something br

What does calm mean? At first thought calm means quiet, peaceful, and still. We often hear parents requesting that their children “calm down” or telling a co-worker who is upset about something to “calm down”. Those are applicable, but can calm look like something else? When we look up calm in the dictionary it states “calm is not feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions. The absence of violent or confrontational activity within a place or group.” Interestingly, i