Women's Health | Healthy Lifestyle for Women

We all get frazzled. We all get overwhelmed and snappy. And we all need to
re-center before we share that feeling with the rest of the world.

Here are a few one-minute "wake-ups" that will help you to re-focus on what's
important.

xxx- What are you thankful for? List as many "gratitudes" as you can in one xxxxminute. Don't think; just write.

xxx- Recite one-liners: uplifting quotes or favorite Bible verses.

xxx- Close your eyes and listen to your life in all its noisy glory.

xxx- Change your mental scenery. Close your eyes and imagine that you are
xxxxsomewhere else. Somewhere with sand.

xxx- Drink a towering glass of cold water. Visualize it as an energy elixir xxxx(because it is.)

xxx- Light a candle and enjoy a mini-meditation staring into its flame.

xxx- Pray.

xxx- Smile for an entire minute (This falls into the category of "fake it till you xxxxmake it.")

xxx- Listen to a behavior modification tape. Mike Brescia's are wonderful:
xxxxhttp://www.momscape.com/thinkrightnow

xxx- Really look at your family. Leo Buscaglia once took a poll of college
xxxxstudents. "What color are your mother's eyes?" he wanted to know.
xxxxOnly 20 percent of them could answer the question. Take an entire
xxxxminute to look--really look--at your spouse or your kids. Strive to be
xxxxfully present with them, one minute at a time.

xxx- Read an uplifting children's book to your kids.

xxx- Read a devotional or meditation.

xxx- Be silent.

xxx- Turn on some classical music. Close your eyes to listen.

xxx- Jot a few things in your "Bliss Book," a personal journal that contains only
xxxxpositive thoughts, positive memories, positive ideas.

xxx- Ask yourself: How can I find more patience, calm and strength right now?

xxx- Write your own "wake-ups."




Copyright 2004 Susie Cortright

Susie Michelle Cortright is the author of several books for women and founder
of the award-winning Momscape.com, a website designed to help busy women
find balance. Visit http://www.momscape.com today and get Susie's *free*
course-by-email "6 Days to Less Stress."

Susie Michelle Cortright
susie@momscape.com

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