Keep Calm and Tank Up

     …or as the British would say, Keep Calm and Carry On.  I’m sure that you have seen the posters that were created in 1939 as part of a campaign to raise the morale of their citizens following massive bombings.  Not everyone knows that they never actually used the slogan and it wasn’t until 2000 that the posters were rediscovered and the slogan began rapidly to be parodied.  So it was only fitting for The Tank Up Way to join the party.
   

     So while others are excited or afraid, we will be the ones that remain calm and steady.  Remember that it is our perception of events and life’s obstacles that don’t allow us to see things simply as they are.  So if we stay calm and see things straightforwardly as they actually are, neither good nor bad, this will be our biggest advantage.

     Where one person so easily loses control of their emotions, we can remain calm and steady. We’re not talking about being emotionless and having no feelings, just the loss of the harmful, unhelpful emotions that can paralyze us.  Make it a habit to not let the negativity in.  If we can do that it will allow us to realize that our power comes from a clear mind and a calm heart, and that when we are not in control of our own thoughts we are actually quite powerless, and we are nothing more than slaves to our fears and emotions.

     Do everything you can to always remain calm, to always stay in control, to genuinely love the opportunity to prove yourself, to those that want to see you succeed and for those that don’t.  So when that moment of adversity strikes, that is the most important time to remain calm.  Take that step back, be strong, be grounded and press on through that adversity.

     We all have moments of high stress in our life and that is why it is so important for us to find ways to de-stress, to get back to being calm.  Everyone will be different, but in the end everyone needs to find their center.  It doesn't matter how you do it, just know how to do it so you can get back to who you are unstressed as fast as possible.  Exercise, it works, trust me!  Go do yoga.  Have a drink with a close friend or friends.  Listen to your favorite band.  Go get out in nature for a hike.  Play with your kids.  Go for a motorcycle ride.  Whatever it is do it and do it frequently, it will change your life for the better.

     People who are the calmest typically will use all their vacation days, will fight for 8 hours of sleep, go be social with friends and family and not be social by looking at their names on a screen, The type of social where you have to actually look someone in the eyes and speak words and listen to words.  When’s the last time you left you cell phone at your house and went out the door without it.  That’s my point.  I give you permission to put down your smart phone and get back out in the world and see it, like with your actual eyes. I promise it will be ok.  It’ll probably be pretty amazing.

“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health" -Dalai Lama

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