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If there’s one thing that just about all of us can agree on, it’s the fact that the world is in a pretty major state of flux right now. Between COVID and everything else that’s going on, it can feel as though things are constantly changing and nothing is ever remotely calm or simple. This can make it easy to feel very overwhelmed and it can make a lot of us just want to hide our heads in the sand. Of course, that never helps. But staying calm right now can be hard. Hard, but not impossible. Here are some things that you can do to stay calm when the world is going crazy.

Keep things organised

If you want to start to keep your mind calm and organised, you should start with doing the same for the other parts of your life. If you’re living in a state of confusion and chaos then that’s just going to leave you feeling totally unmoored. If you have a clear schedule and you’re keeping your personal environment organised then it’s going to be that much easier to look at what’s going on clearly and figure out ways of dealing with it rather than trying to handle everything and once and just getting buried by it all.

Center yourself

Sometimes the best thing that you can do is to just stop for a moment. It can often feel as though you have so much to do that you can barely take a moment to breathe but that’s exactly what you should do. There are plenty of great ways to center yourself from a moment’s meditation to clear quartz crystal to simply taking a walk outside without your phone. Taking these little moments will not only make you feel far better but will actually make it far easier to deal with the pile of tasks ahead of you now that you’re no longer feeling quite so overwhelmed.

Embrace the chaos

The reality is that the world is a chaotic place no matter what and often the worst thing that you can do is to fight against that fact. Instead, it’s often far better to simply embrace the fact that things are always changing and be willing to go with the flow. Embracing the chaotic and unexpected isn’t always easy and often goes against many of our initial instincts but it’s also one of the most valuable things that you can do. If you’re resisting all of the changes that constantly surround you then you’re just going to end up exhausted.

It’s easy to want to hide away from the world while things are so stressful and confusing but the truth is that hiding from any problems is only ever going to make them a whole lot worse. You need to be willing to face up to the challenges that the modern world faces. If you’re not facing those problems head on, they’re just going to be waiting for you just over your shoulder becoming more and more overwhelming.