After accepting and calming down, the fifth step will be the cure for all the future

“The fifth step is to look deeply. You look deeply into your baby – your feeling of fear – to see what is wrong, even after the baby has already stopped crying, after the fear is gone. You cannot hold your baby all the time, and therefore you have to look into him to see the cause of what is wrong. By looking, you will see what will help you begin to transform the feeling. You will realize, for example, that his suffering has many causes, inside and outside of his body. If something is wrong around him, if you put that in order, bringing tenderness and care to the situation, he will feel better. Looking into your baby, you see the elements that are causing him to cry, and when you see them, you will know what to do and what not to do to transform the feeling and be free.”

                                                              Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh

He is simply saying “go deeper and cure the cause!”   

That is the theme of my whole website and processes:  Cure the cause and the problem will never repeat itself!    

Use the Problem Solving Forms (reading about the subject of attention on the site), especially the personal worksheet called ABCDEF Rational Analysis form.  Read about How To Use The Rational Analysis Form how to use it.   To tie problem solving down to a distinct process consider using The Master Problem Solving Form - or use its baby offshoots in the forms listing directory above.