Another idea is to make friends with the Universe like you would with yourself :-) That way you two can share the calm and know the Universe is not out to get you but can help in the opposite way. I was in a hail/rain storm coming home from T one summer's day and I couldn't see to drive and was extremely frightened so mentioned this to the Universe :-) and it let up some. Not bad if you're going to be superstitious or whatever, to believe it's on your side? We can think whatever we want, why not think good things?