Feel angry, agitated, or just want to snack on something you think you might regret later? Go for a walk. Try it before you knock it. It can really help make you feel better. The walk doesn’t have to be long. You just need enough time to get out and away from whatever is frustrating you. Don’t feel like you have the time for a walk? Everything you need to do will probably get done better if you allow yourself the time.
Self Massage is cheap and requires no special equipment. It’s a good way to help you distress at the end of the day.
Try some techniques the Maya Clinic Health Letter listed:
Eye Palms: Rub hands together and cover eyes with warm palms. Hold for 30 seconds.
Rub Ears: Use thumb and index finger on each hand to gently rub your outer ears.
Shoulder Rub: Using your right hand rub the left side of your neck, shoulder and upper back. Repeat on the other side.
Have a great Labor Day weekend. Enjoy family and friends. Relish in time off work and just thoroughly enjoy yourself. Try not to let stress find a place in your weekend at all. Very little is worth worrying about.
I’m very open to what I will accept as mediation and always have been, but I also recognize that I am not very good at sitting still and being quite. (Note the photography above of Maggie not being still with her sister.) My boyfriend nicknamed me Chatty Cathy long ago.
The way peace and calm are described in the book seems to strike a cord with me. He talks about thinking of yourself like a pebble sinking through the silky waters of a pond until you gently hit the soft sediment below where nothing is pushing or pulling you. I […]