Thanks for stopping by Laura, everyone has stress in one form or another in their lives, what can we do to de stress our lives ?
Stress and Whether To Be or Do...Be-Do
To call
most of our lives fast-paced is an understatement. If you’re reading this on a
computer, phone or tablet, chances are your life has plenty of stress in it.
Stress isn’t all bad, of course; we need to feel challenged and have some
uncertainty in our lives, or life would feel flat and dull. But too much on our
plates and five or six more plates spinning in the air can create overload.
There never seems to be enough time, enough rest, or enough quality
conversation with family or friends.
What to do?
Most people try to do less, or to organize the doing better. That’s certainly
useful, but it’s only one angle. There’s another way to approach stress relief:
instead of trying to do less, put
your attention on being more.
That can
sound so simple. “Yeah, yeah, be in the moment, yeah.” But even when stressed
and busy people are sitting perfectly still (often a rare moment in itself),
there is still plenty of doing going on. How is that, you may ask? Even if I’m
sitting perfectly still, not even looking at a TV or computer or phone screen?
Absolutely; even then there is a more subtle doing: the doing that is going on
mentally.
Thinking is
a kind of doing, and a very important one. Thinking brings us into different
moods, brings up different emotions, and causes different physical states.
That’s a longer story – but when looking to relieve stress, instead of
rearranging the external To Do lists once more, refocusing on internal doing
can go a long way. Taking what I call “Being Breaks” in a busy day can bring a
bit of respite to the busiest and most valiant multi-tasker. All it requires is
a decision, and a shift in focus.
Decide to
take a Being Break, even for two minutes. Just for those two minutes, stop all
of your external doing; the task won’t go anywhere. Then let the internal doing
settle down – focusing on slower, deeper breathing can help a lot, or if you’re
a visual person, imagine the internal thought dust storm settling down into a
calmer, more peaceful, sunny scene. After two minutes, return to your doing,
and see if you can bring some Being with you. You’ll likely feel more refreshed
having broken the Doing pattern and taken a little internal rest. Even a short
Being Break in your day goes a long way toward a less stressful, more peaceful
, happier life.
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Dr. Laura
Maciuika is a clinical psychologist, teacher, and transformation mentor. She
specializes in supporting the transformation of old patterns and internal
blocks into new-found inner freedom, joy, and success. Laura is the author of Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry. Follow
Laura’s blog at http://consciouscalm.com.
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