Ariel and Shya's Tips for Coping with the Economic Downtu

1. Don't panic, breathe.
You are equipped to deal with whatever comes up in your life in each moment. You are not equipped to deal with hypothetical futures, which is what worrying is all about. Breathing automatically brings you back into the moment, calms and centers you.

2. Don't ... 1. Don't panic, breathe.
You are equipped to deal with whatever comes up in your life in each moment. You are not equipped to deal with hypothetical futures, which is what worrying is all about. Breathing automatically brings you back into the moment, calms and centers you.

2. Don't be embarrassed to reach out:
Our cultural and genetic heritage has been one of cooperation for millions of years and this conflicts with the current idea of "being independent". You don't have to prove how strong you are and that you can do it on your own. It will be a much easier journey if you realize you are not traveling this road alone.

3. Realize that what you resist will persist and grow stronger:
If you focus on the downtu
in the economy, you will get stuck there and won't have a life. (This is the First Principle of Instantaneous Transformation.)

4. Recognize that no two things can occupy the same space at the same time:
You can engage in drama and the fear of the future or make a commitment to taking care of what is right in front of you: one will upset and disturb you and the other will ground and center you. You can either put your attention on your fears or on taking care of the people and things around you. (This is the Second Principle of Instantaneous Transformation.)

5. Operate as if being consumed with the country's current economic downtu
is not a problem but rather a symptom of not being fully engaged in your life:
Often when people are unsure of what to do next in life or they are not going about activities with totality, they replay old thoughts, much in the same way a screen saver on a computer will appear after a period of inactivity.

6. Start handling those incompletions in your life and your worries will become manageable or even disappear:
If you paint the kitchen, change the light bulbs, wash the dishes etc, and really be there while you are doing even the smallest of activities, you'll be back in the flow of your life and a stronger version of yourself. This will empower you to tackle even the most challenging of circumstances.