You used to be at the mercy of your environment.
If the room was chaotic, you were chaotic.
If the people were anxious, you were anxious.
If the circumstances were unstable, you were unstable.
But something is changing.
You're developing an internal thermostat
instead of being a thermometer.
A thermometer reflects the temperature around it.
A thermostat sets the temperature regardless of the room.
You cannot control what happens around you.
But you can develop the capacity
to remain steady within it.
This week, practise one moment of internal steadiness
regardless of what is happening around you.
Breathe. Centre. Choose your response.
You are not a leaf in the wind.
You are a tree with roots.
And the weather does not determine your stability.