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the eye of the storm, holding its breath while everything else loses its mind
means A state of stillness and freedom from agitation, whether in the weather, the mind, or the sea.
from From Old French 'calme,' borrowed from Italian 'calma,' which traces back to Late Latin 'cauma' — the heat of the day. The link is hot, drowsy noon, when the wind drops and everything goes quiet to wait out the sun. 'Cauma' itself comes from Greek 'kauma,' burning heat, a relative of 'kaiein,' to burn. So the word for tranquility was born from the sweltering hush of midday.
- naval origin
- the dead calm once stranded sailing ships for weeks
- brain chemistry
- slow breathing physically signals safety to the nervous system
- linguistic root
- from Greek kauma, the burning heat of midday rest
- power move
- the calmest person in the room often runs it
eye of the storm — the center of a hurricane with wind speeds near zero, surrounded by violent winds
meditation — buddhist and contemplative practice used for 2,500+ years to achieve mental stillness
dead sea — saltiest body of water on earth at 1,410 feet below sea level with minimal wave activity