Sometimes what people need is a little moderation, a little peace and a little introspection. In this time where things go awry, people grow short tempered, and nothing seems to go right, it helps to take a step back and refocus.
As a little offering to those interested in reading something calming for once, here's a link to
Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching Online.
And since we're on the topic of re-centering oneself, here's a quote from Chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching:
Empty yourself of everything.
Let the mind rest at peace.
The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return.
They grow and flourish and then return to the source.
Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
The way of nature is unchanging.
Knowing constancy is insight.
Not knowing constancy leads to disaster.
Knowing constancy, the mind is open.
With an open mind, you will be openhearted.
Being openhearted, you will act royally.
Being royal, you will attain the divine.
Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao.
Being at one with the Tao is eternal.
And though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away.
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