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How to always remain calm.
And improve decision-making ability.
A serene mind enhances our decision-making abilities. When we make decisions against a backdrop of calmness, the heart and head work together and not against each other. Projecting an air of tranquility is easy when life unfolds according to our desires. That calm demeanor can quickly evaporate when misfortune strikes.
Being calm is challenging when we are easily sucked into the rough and tumble world of emotions. Life isn’t always a smooth, straight paved road with well-marked directions telling us how to achieve our dreams and aspirations. Often it is a silent struggle as we stumble through various challenges life brings.
There is a simple solution to remaining calm, which will help when we are called upon to make decisions during both good and bad phases of life.
The mind is like a pinball machine, an arcade game where the player controls two flippers that help keep a metallic ball in play once the ball is propelled into the playing area. The ball hits and bounces off various targets, and the round is over if the ball slips between the two flippers. After thoughts enter our conscious perception, without active engagement they quickly disappear without a trace. However, once we engage a thought, it remains in “play,” like the ball in a pinball machine. Even…
