Stress Awareness Month: Take Time to De-Stress

Whatever your work or family situation right now, it is supremely important that we take time for ourselves, to switch off, to de-stress, to look after our own emotional and mental well-being.

Can I encourage you, today, even if you have a house full of children, to find a space - the garden, the bedroom, the loo, a cupboard - where you can take ten minutes (minimum) just for you.  Breathe deeply and let go of the world's worries; breathe again and let go of other people's demands and expectations; centre your soul, breathe deeply and let go.  Enjoy the moment.  Let it calm you, let it heal you.

As you breathe deeply, let go of worry, let go of anger or frustration, let go of unrealistic and unhelpful expectations - both other people's and those of your own making. Continue to breathe deeply and allow peace to enter your thoughts, your emotions and your very soul.  Leave behind the negative - leave behind the 'if onlys', the 'should haves', the 'could haves' - focus on the moment and turn your face towards the positive.

Only out of a full cup are we truly equipped with the energy, motivation and compassion to reach out to others.  Having fed your own soul, having filled your own positivity cup you can help feed the souls of others.