However raucous, chaotic or disappointing your life may feel at any given moment, I can say with absolute confidence that your deepest nature is still, silent and stable.
There are many ways to experience those qualities for yourself, to quiet your inner chatter and develop your awareness of your deeper self. (And you don't need to have conventional beliefs about 'God' or be a 'spiritual person' to do so.
Meditation is the most powerful way to discover and experience your inner stillness and stability. These methods are also helpful:
• Prayer, inspirational reading, singing, chanting
• Allowing yourself to become absorbed in nature
• Mindfulness (close awareness of what's happening right here, right now)
• Guided meditation
• Calling up an image of stillness to counteract constant thought
• Focusing on qualities and values
• Creating positive intentions
• Writing a letter to your inner wisdom
• Valuing and creating external stillness and silence.