Daily Gratitude: Chaos! Our country is in a state of chaos right now. I feel it and I imagine you do too. Do you feel helpless and scared? I do. But I also know that it is not doing me any good to wallow in it and be a news junkie. Sure it’s important to know what’s going on and I think too many people have their heads in the sand….but…..it’s our responsibility to take care of ourselves too. And that means to find and do whatever we can to calm our nervous system. One of the best ways to do that is to help others. There’s volunteering or just helping someone on the street. Or just helping a neighbor or someone you see in a store. I’ve used this quite before (i think) but it’s one that we should continually refer to. Lots of people making a little bit of noise will eventually become a deafening roar. So speak up, stand up, act out, encourage and support those you believe in. There’s a reason all those annoying texts come in asking for “JUST $5 or $10”. If you get 100 people JUST giving $10, you’ve got $1000. Be a mosquito in your life but do it as you are also taking care of yourself and not overtaxing or overstimulating your nervous system. If you do that, it will short circuit and you’ll be like a mosquito that flies without paying attention and runs right smack into one of those bug zappers.