If you’re like most people, you think of relaxation as something that you will do later, when you’re less busy, or when you finally take that vacation. This mini podcast will help you create moments of downtime in your busy schedule, because relaxation is a mindset that you can cultivate to gain perspective and find more enjoyment in your everyday life.
Make space.
Life is short – and if you’re not careful you’ll spend so much time doing everything you ‘have’ to do that you’ll run out of time for things that bring you joy. Make space. It’s never convenient. It’s always worth it. – Michell C. Clark
Nourish yourself first.
Your soul needs time for solitude and self-reflection. In order to love, lead, heal, and create, you must nourish yourself first. – Linda Joy
Lighten your load.
If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down. – Toni Morrison
Practice being happy.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. -Henry Ward Beecher
Keep on growing.
No matter what conditions look like around you, keep on believing, keep on persisting, keep on going, keep on growing. – Sandra C. Bibb
Use your blessings.
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. – W.T. Purkiser
Find peace in beauty.
Peace is always beautiful. -Walt Whitman
Go with your heart.
Wherever you go…go with all your heart. – Confucius
Be present.
Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself. – Paramahansa Yogananda