Everyday Canvas

That Calm Center!

Prompt:
"The cyclone derives it's power from a calm center. So does a person."
Norman Vincent Peale
Write about this quote in your Blog entry today.

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A cyclone? I'm actually more used to tornadoes. These two, cyclones and tornadoes, may look alike and have the same formation but the difference is tornadoes are unpredictable and smaller in size while cyclones form over ocean waters, when warm, and they are more predictable. As for me, I have flown over oceans but never sailed one, Thank God!

A cyclone and a tornado, both, have calm centers, and into that center, probes are left and airplanes carrying those probes fly over them. As such, I've always felt for the people who flew those planes. Then, some people who act like cyclones can create chaos and leave ruins and damage behind them. That's when everyone ducks for cover.

And that is why I wouldn't trust that calm center too much, either, because sometimes life feels like we're living inside a cyclone, like with charismatic and inspirational people who appear to be very calm. Under their surface, however, many tensions build and they may erupt, catching them and other people off-guard. I guess, this may be exactly how the real cyclones can gain their fury, too.

On the other hand, a calm center should be the aim for stability and good communications with others. Open and truthful communication among people prevents misunderstandings, builds trust, encourages collaboration. Provided that a person with a calm center makes sure to never blow up...

If only we, as people, could learn to stick with our calm centers!