Have you ever wondered at what point so many of us stopped expecting great things to happen in our lives?

Not wanting, hoping or wishing, but expecting them without a shadow of a doubt.

When toddlers put their hearts and minds toward walking they expect to walk.

There’s a saying in Italy, “Dolce far niente.” Translated it means, the sweetness of doing nothing.

It’s becoming rare these days to do nothing. Even when we don’t have anywhere to be or anything pressing to see, it’s unlikely we sit and watch people pass by on the street or stare off into the clouds.

More often, we lunge for our phones and fall into the digital world.

You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.” — Timber Hawkeye

There’s a lot going on in the world right now and no matter how organized or Zen we strive to be — life gets crazy sometimes. No one’s immune to overwhelm, but fortunately, there are some real (and quite simple!) things we can do to help us through it.