How your summer is going?
Since we're definitely not close to "life back to normal", I can imagine you might be facing challenges that are leaving you feeling stressed out.
For example, you may be feeling overwhelmed trying to sandwich your full-time work - and, heaven forbid, a bit of summer relaxation - into small windows of time between running the entire house and caring for kids who are still at home.
Maybe you're at your wit’s end navigating near-hourly meltdowns by your kids who are SUPER bored and fed up with playing with each other but still don’t have any other reliable options.
Perhaps you're anxiously looking ahead to the fall, trying to figure out how in the heck to re-jig your life yet again to accommodate dismal back-to-school scenarios.
No matter what your situation, there's bound to be moments in your day when it feels like too much, and a part of you just wishes it could scream, "Ahhhh! I can't deal with this anymore!"
It's in these moments that we need to step away, slow down and "unhook" from our big feelings. We need to reconnect to the part of ourselves that's calm, wise & loving, so we can return to the situation feeling able to handle it with more ease, grace and love.
Today I wanted to offer you a quick & easy way to do this.
Whenever we experience that wave of frustration, anxiety or overwhelm rising in us, we can take these 5 easy steps:
Escape to a quiet place (the bathroom works!)
Close your eyes & put your hand on your heart.
Take 3 slow deep breaths.
Say a little prayer or intention.
Some examples:“I ask for help shifting out of (anxiety, anger, etc.) and into love”
"Please transform my energy for the highest good"
"I invite love into the situation"
Take 5 more deep grounding breaths.
That's it. The whole ritual takes about 2 minutes but WOW, is it ever transformative!
When we invite this wise self - our "higher self" - in, we are inviting love in. And there simply isn't any room for anxiety, frustration or overwhelm to exist at the same time as love. We return to the same circumstances feeling calm, centered and able to take action on the things we can control.
