Especially in times of concern, practicing mindfulness/meditation can be very helpful. When we just auto react to the hurricane of news and distraction that goes on around us, feelings of fear and anger can become our norm. Rather, giving ourselves some mindful moments to simply pause and be grateful for what we already have, like resting in the still eye of a hurricane, makes all the difference in how we feel and respond throughout our day-to-day lives - and focusing our actions on those things that we truly have some control over can enable us to ride out the difficult waves until they pass.