Below you will find the beginning of my blog post from October 2, 2011.
The message is simple: At times we need to stop, be, and rest. We need to HIT THE RESET BUTTON.
Yet, as simple as the message is, we sometimes need a reminder of the obvious. You can have your own blue wristband with the debossed letters H.T.R.B. (stevepiscitelli.com is on the band as well). Wear it; when you feel like things are moving a little too fast, give the band a tug to remind yourself to HIT THE RESET BUTTON.
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Here is the beginning of the blog:
"HIT THE RESET BUTTON"
There are no guarantees. H.T.R.B. is no cure-all.
But what is the alternative? The button will not only get
YOU moving in a positive direction,
it will have a beneficial effect on those around you.
It happened again. One of my students reminded me of the obvious. She had had a particularly challenging morning last week. At one point she felt herself about to lose emotional control. Rather than lash out, rather than have a meltdown, she stopped, turned around, and walked away from the latest of a long line of stressors. She found a quiet spot; she sat down; and then, as she told me, “I hit the reset button.”
After a few reflective moments, she collected her thoughts and made her way to class to face the day—with a smile on her face.
I thought about those times when I’ve felt like the world was a crushing boulder sitting on my chest. More times than I would like to remember, I let emotion take over in those situations. When I reacted rather than responded to a stressor, the result was ALWAYS less than optimal. Those who know me well realize that I tend to get, shall we say, “passionate” about things. There have been many times when I have wished I, too, had hit the reset button.
While we may not always have the opportunity to find, at the needed time, a quiet place to just “be,” the advice is worth heeding.
[You can find the entire blog at http://stevepiscitelli.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/hit-the-reset-button/. It is categorized under “balance.”]
