Inner Calm

If I was asked to choose the one personal trait I most admire, at the top of my list would be courage. There are certainly different examples and kinds of courage, but again at the top of my list would be the type of courage described by Hemingway: “Courage is grace under pressure.” I bet you know someone who epitomizes this description – someone who possesses such an inner calm that it comforts all he/she is around. Someone who by their mere presence brings you peace. Your voice lowers in volume and your heart slows when you’re in his/her presence.

There is a song that begins, “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” When we are at peace, when we possess an inner calm, our presence has a soothing effect on all we touch. A child prays for peace on earth, let us each begin by seeking peace in our hearts.

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.