When you are dealing with an ordeal, it is hard to remain calm.
This is because your amygdala is going off, causing you alarm.
Don’t fret, don’t worry, don’t sweat, you know just what to do.
Is this situation really a threat, or one you might just misconstrue?
When you are cool, calm, and composed, you are in charge.
There isn’t anything you can’t handle, from small to large.
Feeling composed, means you’re not nervous or agitated one bit.
You do not show your true emotions, you don’t let them cause a fit.
It is hard for anyone, to feel composed and calm under stress.
Try not overreacting, for that is a difficult skill, we all must possess.
Take a meta-moment, to remain composed, so you don’t overreact.
This will take some time to develop, and help you to better interact.
You know something happens, then you start to sense it change.
You pause, picture your best self and what you must rearrange.
When you do, you’ll succeed at anything that comes your way.
Feeling calm, composed, and at ease, are feelings that will surely stay.
Written by: Craig Dunkleberger
Photo: from Freepik
THE RULES DON’T APPLY
Nick Shockney, the current CCPS Assistant Superintendent broke the law and it was covered up. This poem odd to blow the whistle on this behavior and hold him accountable for his actions, once and for all B
PERSPECTIVE AND IDENTITY
If I see a six, and you see a nine; No perspective, needs a redefine. Perspective, lies in the beholder. Each is found, above the shoulder.
FREE TO LIBERATE
Every American has the liberty to simply choose. Too many give that right up, for too many views. Your choice might not be the same, as my choice. Your choice isn’t better, making me lose my voice.
CENSORING MY VOICE
Don’t silence my voice, if it’s different than you. My opinions are many, they are not just a few. How can I stay quiet, when i was mistreated? The silent, give it permission, to be repeated.
EFFORT ITSELF
Any effort starts with the decision to just try. Effort requires energy, for us to then apply. A decision of effort, starts inside of our brain. The brain’s nueroplasticity, is what we’ll gain.
GET A GRIP ON YOUR GRUDGE
It is a hard feeling, when you hold a grudge. You can’t let go of the past, and won’t budge. All of the future is blurry because of the past. They blur together, as time has then amassed.
THE COLORS WE ALL SEE
You will always see color, and me, will just the same. Our eyesight doesn’t need adjustment, or reframe. Color is something, we all see, with some emotion. The colors we see, set our emotions, into motion.
OPEN YOUR MIND
Everyone has different beliefs, all felt in the heart. First, you have beliefs, they make you fall apart. Untrue beliefs, are confronted from the very start. Understanding your current thinking, plays a part.
PARENTS AS ARTISTS
When your child is born, they are simply a blank slate. They are but a canvas, for your artwork to demonstrate. Artwork, is not a duplication, but an opportunity for art. No formula or directions are given, right from the start.
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