Make decisions during times of peace

A friend once asked me: "How do you remain calm despite the negative things that are happening in your life?"

It's because of two reasons:

1. May magagawa pa ako to change the situation.
2. Wala na akong magagawa.

Being calm is a skill. Most of the time, the distress you are feeling is because of how you react to the events happening in your life. You may not be able to change those events, but you can choose how to react.

When you are calm enough to face the situation, mas makaka-isip ka ng magandang solution. But if you are bounded by your emotions all the time, you would react based on how you feel -- leading to poor decisions.

When you are facing tough situations, ask yourself

May magagawa ka pa ba to make the situation better? Then do it.

If wala na, then learn from it and move on.

"Make decisions during times of peace, not in desolation and excitement."