Breathing is one of the simplest and most powerful tools for managing stress. Slow, deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system—the body's "rest and digest" mode—which counteracts the ...

"Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength." —Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton "I want to live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a beautiful memory. But don't ...

—Gabrielle Reece In analyzing the typical characteristics of emotions and moods, two basic continuums of the feeling dimension—the arousal continuum and the pleasantness continuum—are quite relevant.