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Daily Question, August 20

Who helps me feel calm and grounded?

  • Holly in Ohio

    If I’m honest about it, only myself.
    I married a passionate man who stresses often and can be dramatic. I have children who are 19-23 years old and just figuring things out. I don’t get much care in my life, as I am the one always calming and grounding others, so if I don’t calm and ground myself it doesn’t happen. Sometimes that’s difficult and I feel tapped out, so I am still trying to figure out balance.

    • pkr

      Holly in Ohio, I certainly understand. I struggle with the balance too. I am weary from being pulled in many directions & having to calm down many of those in my life. Sending you a big hug & peace. ❤️

    • Palm

      I can relate too, thanks, Holly

    • Patricia

      I resonate with this, Holly…. I “semi” joke that I don’t feel part of the “sandwich” generation, so much as a “panini” — kind of hot-pressed from both directions. So I know what you mean about needing to take measures to calm and ground myself…. Thanks for that honest assessment.

      • Linda

        Love this, Patricia! Panini generation, that’s us!!

      • Holly in Ohio

        You made me belly-laugh, Patricia, thank you for that! 😀

        • Patricia

          So happy I made you laugh. Thinking of myself as a panini often helps me to see my situation with humor (and even gratitude sometimes!)

          • Holly in Ohio
            Agreed. Humor is sooooo important in life. I didn't realize that for the longest time, but I used to dog sit for a friend who was caring for a dog with PTSD, and she was trying to give the dog, as she put it, "a sense of humor." It is like a light went on for me when she said that and I realized that when anybody has been traumatized or been through a lot, humor is the first thing to go and we get brittle and serious, but also that humor helps us to heal and cope with difficult situations. Afte...

            Agreed. Humor is sooooo important in life. I didn’t realize that for the longest time, but I used to dog sit for a friend who was caring for a dog with PTSD, and she was trying to give the dog, as she put it, “a sense of humor.” It is like a light went on for me when she said that and I realized that when anybody has been traumatized or been through a lot, humor is the first thing to go and we get brittle and serious, but also that humor helps us to heal and cope with difficult situations. After that time with the dog we were trying to heal, I had far more respect for how humor helps us all to cope and enjoy life. 🙂

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        • Holly in Ohio

          …..”panini”… I’m still giggling about that. 😀

  • Mary Pat

    Who would be our dog, Joy. What would be the ocean, trees, Nature in all her many forms, glory and magnificence….maybe Nature could be a who? And getting in touch and listening to my soul. A definite Who….

  • Ed Schulte

    Not “who” but WHAT this nameless “space-place” is

    Peace is letting go—returning to the silence that cannot enter the realm of words because it is too pure to be contained in words.
    MALIDOMA PATRICE SOMÉ

    No one can do that for me, I have to go to that Inner sanctuary as my Self

  • Gregoire

    It’s my wife who always reminds me how blessed we are.. Surrounding myself in the Beauty of Mother Nature. taking the time to recognize it and to know that I am loved is the greatest gift.

  • sunnypatti

    Myself, by making choices to stay calm & grounded, but also my husband, our cat and dog, my parents. And Mother Nature… she is so good for the soul!

  • EJP

    My grandchildren.

  • Michele

    This website, ASMR, nature, and classical music.

  • Dusty Su

    My boyfriend…and yoga.

  • Kevin

    Our dog, Gracie, who is blind and going on ten years old, routinely settles my heart and mind. After that, worshipping in silence among fellow Quakers each Sunday also helps me to feel calm, centered, and grounded in Spirit.

  • Howie Geib
    Beauty in all its forms, as manifested in living things. Trees and flowers, butterflies wafting about. Ospreys soaring above my boat watching me in curiosity. Dolphins and Manatees, chatty children riding in my Uber, an older Haitian lady who lives on my floor and sits outside her unit talking in Kreol on her phone and smokes. The beauty of the dance around me, which could be construed as chaos and yet is choreographed by the Spirit and in which I am inextricably pulled when I take the time to n...

    Beauty in all its forms, as manifested in living things. Trees and flowers, butterflies wafting about. Ospreys soaring above my boat watching me in curiosity. Dolphins and Manatees, chatty children riding in my Uber, an older Haitian lady who lives on my floor and sits outside her unit talking in Kreol on her phone and smokes. The beauty of the dance around me, which could be construed as chaos and yet is choreographed by the Spirit and in which I am inextricably pulled when I take the time to notice.

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  • Christine

    I can feel calmed from inside out. So it must be love 💛.

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