Daily Meditations for Tough Times

There's Always A Lot You Have To Do

There's always a lot you have to do.

Bills that need to get paid.

Laundry that needs folding.

Dinner needing to be made.

And homework do do yourself, assist with or try and forget.

There's always a lot to do.

But you STILL have to take time for yourself.

Don't let those million and one things interfere with the very real task of taking care of yourself.

Make sure you get 8 hours of sleep.

Make sure you get at least one veggie and one fruit in your diet today.

Make sure you walk at least three times per week, 30 minutes per day (or some equivalent exercise every week).

And make sure you keep your stress at a manageable level.

Those are the basics.

Make sure those other things flow around those essentials.

Take care of yourself first.

Do those other things second.

Because there is one thing that will never change:

There's always a lot you have to do.

Just make sure you stay at the top of that particular to-do list!

Quit Stressing Out!

I know you're busy.

I understand that life is constantly making demands on you.

You don't have enough time to do the things you need to do.

Much less the things you want to do.

But let me give you one piece of advice:

Quit Stressing Out!

Take a deep breath...

Breathe in....

Breathe out...

Take a moment just to be where you are.

In the middle of whatever...

Just take a minute.

And remember:

Stressing out won't solve any of your problems.

Stressing out won't make you handle any of them any better.

Stressing out won't help your blood pressure stay down.

Stressing out won't make anything become any easier.

Stressing out will only make you feel worse.

It makes you angry at the world for absolutely no reason at all.

It drains away all your optimism.

And puts you in a bad mood.

And, finally, it puts you one step behind where you've fought so hard to be:

In a place of health, balance and mental wellness.

Don't give up that fight.

Remain persistent in the face of stress.

Control it, don't let it control  you.

Quit Stressing Out!

And Feel Better :)