There are times when we feel overwhelmed and unfocused. What do we do? Whenever I'm feeling like I need to prioritize what I'm doing or a particular situation that is making me anxious, I try to remember this great exchange in the film Bridge of Spies. Tom Hanks, who plays a lawyer, asks his client, who is being accused of being a spy, "Aren't you worried?" His answer: "would it help?" I always think "would it help?" That is the pivotal question that I ask myself every day. If you put everything through that prism, it is a remarkably effective way to cut through the clutter. Things are never as good or as bad as they seem. --- Andrew R. Sorkin
Two things: I try to breathe deeply and I walk, preferably in some sort of natural setting: a park, along the NYC waterfront... If I'm lucky, someplace outside of the city, like paths and trails in Maine, the UK, or my beloved home state of California.
I also like road trip. I find that long drives help me to put things in perspective and solve problems and blow off steam. I sing in the car, loudly. Moving throughout the world, whether by foot or four-wheeled vehicle, gives me a different way of looking at things and inspires me to feel gratitude at even the smallest of pleasure: a fluffy cloud, a chipmunk scurrying across the road, a hawk sitting on a fencepost, a gaggle of teenagers making a ruckus and having the time of their lives. --- Anna Holmes
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