1741: Discovering Your Defaults Can Lead to a Calmer Life

Welcome to Calmer in Five, where the start to a calmer life is just five minutes away. Today I talk about taking a look at your life and determining what your defaults are. Don’t worry, it’s not your whole life, but for now, just a couple of years. We all have personality traits and emotions that we express more than others. But the question is, do these “defaults” add to your level of calm. Let’s talk about a starter list as a beginning.

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1738: The Calm That Comes with Perspective

Today, we're talking about how a simple shift in perspective can ease our suffering and anxiety. Often, it’s not the events in our lives that cause distress, but how we view them. When we learn to step back and see things through a wider, more compassionate lens, we invite calm into our day, even during difficult moments.

A gentle heads-up: this episode will include brief reflections on death—not to cause discomfort, but to offer clarity and peace through a deeper understanding of life.

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