When we feel threatened, our brain and our bodies mount a stress response that is triggered immediately.
In this post, I share with you 3 ways that you can cultivate a more compassionate response to this type of stress which allows you to deal with the situation more effectively by making wise decisions from a place of strength.
We need to stop believing that we are NOT worthy of our own love and compassion! That somehow we have done nothing to deserve it!
You deserve to feel better when you are facing difficult moments or challenges in your life.
Have you made your body your friend yet?
Do you take the time to PAUSE and tune into your body?
Do you love and care for your body by attending to it’s needs?
Too many of us spend more time taking care of our possessions like cars, bags, clothes, phones etc than we do our own bodies- the only home that we will ever truly have.
Have you ever wondered why that is?
Stillness is a state of being still- in other words being calm, relaxed, quiet, and inactive. While on the outside there might be turbulence and activity, inside there is peace and tranquility. Stillness is what you need if you want to be more creative, to make better decisions, and is the key to thinking clearly, making tough decisions, regulating our emotions, and being truly present for our lives.
Your morning is an important part of your self care routine. How you start your day will determine whether you will feel centred, intentional, and focussed or whether you feel stressed, on high alert, and oblivious of the things that are important to you.
By asking for help when needed, we can give ourselves time to breathe and avoid falling into a pattern of self neglect. For it is often when we neglect ourselves that we start feeling deprived- of companionship, time, peace, love, attention, energy, and much more.
Self care is also NOT selfish, indulgent, time consuming, or a luxury! It is a necessity and needs to be a part of everyone’s daily routine. It is about tuning into yourself and giving yourself what you need emotionally, physically, and spiritually on a regular basis.
Many of us focus only on the “glass half empty” and complain about all the things that are not the way we want it to be. Unfortunately for us, we end up feeling helpless and disempowered when we do this.
What if you could alter our way of looking at your life?
What if you realised that life owes you nothing?
Most importantly, what if you realised that what you have is actually a GIFT and cannot be taken for granted?
Finding a routine which helps you to work with your body’s natural rhythm and not against becomes important. It helps add stability to our lives and makes us feel more balanced and secure.
if we stay open and curious to an ever changing landscape in our life of new possibilities, hopes and dreams then CHANGE can actually help us build resiliency. By learning to explore what presents itself rather than shutting down, we can ride the waves of change rather than getting carried away by its undercurrents