unshakable

Yesterday I was speaking to an old friend and I realized how important our approach is when dealing with difficult situations.

If we let our fear take control, if we feel wounded after an attack (work or personal), then we lose part of the mental clarity required to go forward.

We need to protect our core, to detach, so we can see and think clearly.

That is not easy. Some people, like my friend, have an unshakable core, life can throw anything at them, life can surround them with terrible people, they’d still be able to work at 100% their efficiency.

Other people get distracted, annoyed, they heat up when something goes wrong or if they get a bad reaction from someone. 

This limits their ability to pursue what they want and work efficiently, but more importantly, peacefully.

Because it’s not about working better, living better. It’s about being in peace with the world, even if something goes wrong, even if someone is misbehaving. 

That is, to me, a strong inner core.