Tumblers

The best gift we can give ourselves is internal peace; the idea is that we can float above the fray with a calm sense of perspective. The nervous system is quieted down as we detach from the more irrational and useless aspects of this life.

I like to think of it as the tumblers falling into place which doesn't solve all your problems but allows you to grade the importance of things. There is nothing like the power of prioritizing by first breathing deeply and reflecting.

Those of us who may have felt somehow misaligned employed mind tricks to stay afloat but facing our challenges also fortified our power of introspection. We ended up hopefully strengthening all other facets of the self.

Not to mention that a sense of humor about life is a huge bonus.