Too often as women we find ourselves going a million directions at once. We are trying to boost our career, care for our home, pay bills, nurture friendships, find or keep a man, all while attempting to maintain some semblance of sanity. We often forget that in order to maintain all of this we have to take time for ourselves. We get so wrapped up in the constant movement of life we forget how to be still. We find ourselves trying a 5 minute meditation, all the while thinking about what we could be doing instead.
Stop. No one is going to tell you to take time for yourself. Life will continue to move at warp speed if YOU don’t put the brakes on at sometime. You have allowed your life to take on a frantic pace and it is up to you to slow it down enough to catch your breath.
Pick a time of day when the least amount of traffic is going on. Whether it is first thing in the morning or right before you lay down for sleep. Take some deep breaths and feel the oxygen permeating your cells, relaxing you. Remind yourself that you deserve some peace in your life. Of course at first you will be running down a grocery list in your head. But keep at it! Like anything, relaxation can take practice, particularly if it has been a while. Remind yourself that your engine will run out of gas if you allow it to and give yourself a few minutes to unwind every day.
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Written by: Elizabeth Renter