Stress Reduction

How do you handle stress? When multitasking becomes micro-managing and there is just too much to handle: what do you do? You can't just lock the bathroom door and scream: ”Calgon, take me away!”

First take a second and STOP! Nothing can be fixed with a broken tool.

Simplify! Dump the unnecessary stuff. How can you help someone with their load if your arms are already too full? You can't give someone a ride if your car is loaded with trash. Clear the table & clean out the sink so that you have room to cook!

Sometimes all you have to do is sit down – close your eyes and make yourself take deep slow breathes. Let your muscles relax for a minute. Let go. Back when my flight instructor was teaching about tail spins, he told me the fastest and most effective thing to do was to let go of the controls! The airplane will quickly find its balance.

Often we need to let go of things to find our own balance.

What is the difference between standing on the ground and standing by the railing on the observation deck of a tall building? Psychically it is the same. But one makes you weak in the knees as the muscles constantly over-correct.

It is the “thought” of a great height and thus possibly a great fall that causes our problems. Let that thought flow on out of your mind the same way it flowed in. Don't hold on to it. Don't clutch the “What-ifs” with such a death grip. A mind less cluttered allows you to serve. For you know in that service is your joy and happiness.

Focus On Service

“Your soul desires only to joyfully serve,

and to swim in a constant stream of bliss.

This stream continuously feeds you everything

you need. Put your entire focus upon staying

in this stream of giving and receiving in every situation,

and in all you do.”

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It is possible to think without OVERthinking. Just as you can anticipate without OVERreaching. Once you relax you will find your balance and you can float.

It took so very long to find your calling, your joy. Don't let it be pushed away by external pressures. Unnecessary strife can be caused by that overthinking.

Two things will help you: Communication and Patience. Yes, slave knows: give me patience and give it to me NOW!

Often we just can't get all of the communications that we want. Sometimes there are things we don't understand. That should not keep us from asking questions. We all need appropriate communication to keep us guided. 

Knowledge provides a barricade against assumptions. Assumptions will lead to overreaching and overreacting!

Patience can be reached by the same techniques we used to find our balance. Let go. Focus on what is here and now. Do what you are to do now. Don't try to gaze into a crystal ball to guess what is coming next or try to prepare for a “What if”.

“Living today is quite hard enough.

“Tomorrow will either be smooth or be rough

Enjoy what you have, for I gather that’s fine.

“Live and experience while you have the time.

“You can’t live tomorrow or yesterday,

What good would it do to try anyway?

                                                                                          socialslave

Stop

Simplify

Find your balance

Focus

Recognize as best you can, when your own shortcomings start to   de-rail you from your path.

Communicate!

Have patience.

Here are two images that slave would like to give to you. May they help when things get too tight.

The aspect of control is not dropped upon the intended, but instead is placed upon them, wrapping them in a loving blanket, so to speak, allow them to feel protected, as well as captive.

Osiris

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Faith: When you walk to the edge of all the light you have and take that first step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will happen – There will be something solid for you to stand on, or, you will be taught to fly.

Patrick Overton

Once you have recharged and regained your balance there is no limit to what you will be able to do.

To satisfy and restore. To nourish, support and maintain. To gratify, spoil, comfort and please, to nurture, assist, and sustain …..I cook!

 Faithfully

socialslave