Wisdom Within the Storm: A Meditation for Chaotic Times

For the storm you can’t stop. Instead of fighting it or bracing against it, sit down in the middle and stay steady.

About 8 minutes with Steven Webb’s calm voice and music underneath.

We bring to mind a storm you’ve known. Someone passing, losing a job, moving house, or the news getting a bit too much. Most of us fight a storm until we’re worn out, or brace and wait for it to pass. There’s a third way. Picture yourself in a big wise armchair, like the man at the end of the bar who finishes his drink while the fight breaks out around him. You can care and still not engage. We end with three wishes, starting with may I be steady even when I cannot be calm.

Treat me to a coffee, keep the podcast free, and get my Weekly Calm every Sunday. It is all on stevenwebb.uk

Thank you for sitting with me.

Steven

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