As part of a three-month pilot program, 29 express trains between Trenton and Manhattan have acquired two quiet cars, one at each end, that promise commuters a Zen-like cocoon: "No cell, no song/low talk/in peace we travel/arrive calm," read the pale-blue promotional posters.
Perhaps make a playlist with calming music, read a book or do something that isn't overly stimulating.
My friend, the Benghazi opposition writer Mohamed Sohaim, who had helped instigate the revolution, stayed calm, reading from a Koran.
"Al-Jazeera journalists imprisonment: International rage and Egyptian calm," reads the headline of the privately-owned daily Al-Misri al-Yawm.
They looked so calm, reading magazines or keeping their toddlers entertained.
The staff used various ways to keep the children calm, reading to them or having them color or draw pictures.
TAMPA, Fla .– As he made his way to the convention that will nominate him for president of the United States, Mitt Romney sat in a window seat on his campaign plane, occasionally talking with his wife or aides but spending much of the flight alone, calm and quiet, reading or resting.
For example, do something calming like reading a book while sipping some chamomile tea, enjoying a candlelight bath, or just closing your eyes and listening to some soft music.
This allows you to express your anger and, later on when you've calmed down, read through your notes and understand the reason behind your anger and how you could prevent it happening again in the future.
I have had to calm myself, reading this novel, so that I could enjoy what I was reading while I was reading it.
