Calm

I think being calm is important for one's health. Stress can take a negative toll on someone physically and mentally. If we are never calm we can never set our minds free of all of the clutter of daily life. We need to know how to remove all the little things from our minds and let our minds flow naturally. I think it is especially hard today to get rid of all distractions. Many people may stop feeling calm and    never know how to achieve that feeling again. I think that's why many adults use drugs and alcohol to trick themselves into being calm because they can't achieve it on their own. I think the best ways to be calm is to recognize that everything is meaningless from a far enough distance. However, only to put things in perspective to stop feeling like issues are as big as they feel. I believe that meditation is one of the most healthy things you can do for you mind. We put so much effort into taking care of our bodies, but not nearly as much as we put into the health of our minds. Meditation in any form is a fantastic way to be completely calm. Maybe most people think of meditation as trying sitting crisscross applesauce and trying to be completely still, just waiting for a revelation; but it can really be anything that brings you to that mental state. And if everyone knew the true benefits of it, it would be a more common activity of society. I think if people realized how much being calm and having a healthy mind can benefit us, we could have a much healthier and possibly more peaceful world.