These days, it’s always nice to have reminders to become present, to pause into stillness, and to calm ourselves down. Chaos rules most of our lives, and every reminder we get can be helpful. Here are some simple reminders to bring calmness into your day. I highly encourage you to write these on cards, sticky notes, phone lock screens, and other places you’ll see them during the day. Pause and breathe. Simply take a moment a handful of times during the day to pause, and check in with your breath. Notice how you feel. Get present to your surroundings. Go slowly, and savor. With a meal, eat each bite slowly. Pause and breathe between bites and really savor each bite. How often do we give ourselves this gift? And we can do this with any activity—do it slowly, and savor the activity. Washing a dish. Taking a shower. Brushing …