Wellness! – 10 Small Changes Make a Large Impact.
FIND YOUR HAPPY TRIGGER.
Each day, first thing, remind yourself about one thing that makes you happy. We each have a happy trigger. Part of our inner core, it doesn’t care how old we are, what we weigh, or how much education we have.
Find your happy trigger and meditate on it daily for 1-2 minutes when you first wake up.
HAVING TROUBLE TURNING OFF THOUGHTS WHEN YOU GO TO BED?
Try this: List your thoughts in a notebook and then put the book away. This is your way of putting these recurring thoughts away for the night.
NEED MORE SLEEP?
Banish your phone, fitness watch, computer, and any other piece of equipment with a little blue light, from your bedroom.
NEED MORE TIME?
Eat a meal with your family, or someone you enjoy being around. Sometimes the daily grind overwhelms us with stressful information. Time with friends and loved ones can be healing. Plating food and sitting down for a meal can enrich your life and bring joy.
MAKE TIME FOR BLISS.
Book a reflexology or Reiki therapy session. An hour spent on a healer’s table can be both grounding and healing.
DE-CLUTTER TO ELIMINATE WHAT’S WEIGHING YOU DOWN.
If you no longer see an item and don’t notice it, the time has come to release it to the universe where it can find renewed energy in another environment. An added bonus is that you will also be making room in your life for what is important.
VISIT WITH A PET
Owning a pet is not always an option for everyone. You don’t have to own a pet to receive its unconditional love. When you pet sit, visit with someone else’s pet, or walk a dog at a shelter, you can still benefit from lower blood pressure, reduce your stress hormones, and improve your sense of well-being.
PRAY
Prayer is always appropriate, whatever your religious beliefs, or situation.
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READ A BOOK. LISTEN TO MUSIC.
Books and music lower your heart rate and ease your muscle tensions.
CREATE A VISION BOARD
Add images, artwork, and other finds and mementos which can inspire, expand, and positively motivate you. A vision board helps you create your future.
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How Stressed Are You Anyway? 6 Common Responses to Stress and What You Can Do About Them.
How does your stress add up for you? Are you more stressed than usual? Are you more stressed than your friends and family?
Does everything seem to be an emergency? In other words, is your stress becoming out of control? Do you feel as if you need to see a professional for help controlling your stress response?
Is getting back and forth to work stressful for you? Is your work situation stressful? Many of our stress responses can be planned for and, hopefully, controlled.
If you develop the habit of staying tuned to your body, you can become aware of upcoming stress before things get out of control. Your physical body will send you signals. What are they?
DO YOU CLENCH YOUR MUSCLES? This is easy to check out. Begin by checking your body for clenched muscles. Begin at the top of your head and work your way down to your toes. Favorite stress spots for many people are jaws and teeth, neck and shoulders, fists, lower spine, and feet.
DO YOU GRIND YOUR TEETH? Many people do this when they are stressed. This habit carries over to your sleep for some.
DO YOUR HANDS GET COLD? Generally speaking, your cold hands indicate a stressed body. To test whether your hands are cold or not, hold one of your hands on your neck. If it is cooler than your body, you are probably stressed.
ARE YOU SWEATING? It can be that you are overheated. But, sweating can also be an indication that you are stressed. As humans, we sweat when we are in a protection mode. If you find yourself sweating, ask yourself what is causing this situation.
IS YOUR PULSE RACING? If you are not exerting yourself and your pulse is racing, you are most probably stressed. What is happening?
DO YOU REWIND THE SAME THOUGHT ENDLESSLY? This is a common human condition. When we are upset about something, we rewind the same concern for minutes, hours, days. Like a stuck record, we think about the same thing over and over and over.
A good thing to do is realize that you have a situation upsetting you. Once you realize what the cause may be, you can seek a solution.
Can you brainstorm with a friend or colleague to find a solution. For example, you may have a difficult commute to and from work. Can you take a bus or train instead of driving?
It may be that your situation is too much for you to handle alone and you need to seek professional help to identify your stressor and then deal with it. If that is the case, go for it! You will be much better off when you find a solution to your problem.
Meanwhile, there are a couple of generic things you can do which will help until you begin your therapy. These things include
MEDITATION – Spend a few minutes each day meditating . This should help you cope with your situation while promoting a positive attitude. You can take a meditation class or find or write guided meditation focusing on your situation.
Either way, meditation promotes homeostasis which can only help because it promotes the balance of all your body systems.
TAKE INVENTORY DAILY. A good thing to do is to take an inventory daily of the things in your life which might affect you today. This inventory will help you prepare for all the little things which add up to stress. This inventory will include things which are not necessarily major sources of stress. But they are there – waiting to happen. Being aware of them in advance helps.
With a little practice, this inventory can help reduce your stress levels daily. More tips will follow in future blog posts. Your goal is to try them out and choose the ones which work best for you.
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