WHAT SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE POWER IN BEING STILL

The Art of Being Still

The Power in Being Still

Today, stillness can be hard to come by. There’s just so much going on. So much noise both inside and outside our brains. So many tasks on our to-do lists. At least several screens within reach. But stillness is still possible. It, too, is within our reach whenever we need it.  You can cultivate stillness while walking on a busy street, while chaos swirls all around you. “[S]ome of the coolest experiences are to be in the busiest of places and to foster an internal and external stillness for yourself,” said Karin Lawson, PsyD, a psychologist and clinical director of Embrace, the binge eating recovery program at Oliver-Pyatt Centers.  Some of her favorite spots include the airport and mall.  The key is to create an intention of stillness — to have some intentionality about how we’re carrying ourselves in a given moment — and to focus on what is within our control, she said. Click HERE to continue-