What’s your favorite thing about yourself?
If you had met me a few years ago, you would have seen a completely different person—tense, restless, and often overwhelmed. My mind was always racing, pulled between the regrets of yesterday and the uncertainties of tomorrow. I was fiery by nature, quick to react and slow to let go. Peace felt like a distant concept, something others talked about but I rarely experienced.
Today, if you asked me what I love most about myself, I’d say it’s my calm and cool nature. But this didn’t come easily. It wasn’t something I was born with. It wasn’t a gift handed to me. It was something I worked for—patiently, persistently, and with great care. What you see now is the result of years of quiet effort and inner discipline.
I began to realize that I no longer wanted to be ruled by anxiety and emotion. I was tired of overthinking, of living in a constant state of mental turbulence. So I made a choice—a choice to change. I started small. I learned to pause before reacting, to take a deep breath before speaking, to simply sit in silence instead of rushing to fix things. These were tiny shifts, almost unnoticeable at first. But over time, they added up.
One of the biggest turning points came when I discovered meditation. It wasn’t an instant fix. But as I practiced regularly, I found a new kind of strength—one that came not from doing, but from being. I learned to watch my thoughts instead of becoming them, to sit with discomfort instead of running from it. Meditation became my daily reminder that I don’t have to be controlled by my thoughts or circumstances.
And slowly, something began to change. The same situations that used to disturb me no longer had the same power. The emotions still came, but they didn’t stay long. I stopped reacting to every wave and instead found the steadiness of the ocean floor. Life still brings its share of storms, but now I know how to remain anchored.
What I treasure most is this ability to live in the present. I don’t dwell much on what has already happened, and I don’t spend my energy worrying about what might come. I live now, here, in this moment. And that brings me a peace I never imagined I could feel.
People often ask if I’ve always been this calm. The answer is no. Not at all. I became this way. It was a choice. A practice. A long, slow transformation shaped by conscious effort. And if you’re someone still on that path—someone who feels scattered, anxious, or overwhelmed—I want you to know: it is possible to change. You can find your calm. You can build your peace.
It doesn’t happen overnight, but it happens. You keep showing up. You keep breathing. You keep trusting. And one day, you’ll realize that what once shook you no longer moves you the same way. You’ll realize that the most powerful kind of strength is a quiet one—the kind that doesn’t shout, doesn’t fight, just simply… is.
There is no gift greater than a peaceful mind. And that, I believe, is the most beautiful thing about me.
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