Sometimes people tell me that they feel peaceful in my presence. This got me thinking about how I come to this ‘peaceful’ place within myself. The answer was simple: I require lots of alone time to rejuvenate and refresh. I am not a hermit by any means, in fact I love getting out and being social but sometimes keeping up with my children’s schedules and the pressures I put on myself as a business owner can run me down. I don’t always feel peaceful. It’s a feeling I have learned to cultivate over the years in different ways.
Here are 5 simple, yet powerful ways that I use consistently to keep me in the “happy” place.
- A simple morning ritual. Setting my alarm a little earlier so that I can get up before anyone else is well worth the effort. Sometimes all it takes is 10 minutes of quiet time to make a big difference. I LOVE Roy Deleon’s Praying with the Body morning prayer rituals for this.
- Always have a journal handy. Journaling has become one of the most empowering habits I have developed over the last 18 months. All you need is a spiral notebook to keep with you. When I am wrestling with decisions that need to be made or I just need to vent, my journal has become like a best friend. When I tap into that inner wisdom that flows onto the paper, wonderful insights and ideas unfold. (more…)
