Stress. It has several meanings, but the one we will be focusing on today is the strain it puts on ones physical and emotional state. High blood pressure, heart attacks, etc. Stress can lead to many unhappy events, but it is preventable. Day to day worries don't go away when you stress about them. Chances are you don't come up with a solution while in the midst of stress attack either, right? There really is something to the phrase, "Cooler (calmer) heads prevail".
I was born with a heart defect called Tetralogy of fallot. It was repaired when I was three and I live a fairly normal life. Why do I mention this? Well, stress can be my worst enemy. Like everyone else stress affects my heart, but since my ticker is patched up, and for along time my face could have been the picture next to the word in the dictionary, I needed to find a way to find stress relief. Now don't get me wrong, I am fine, I just have to take extra steps to get, and stay, healthy, so for my stress, I thought meditation would be good to learn and practice regularly.
Visual meditation is also a good thing. By visual I mean closing your eyes and listening to the sounds of nature and imagining a peaceful place. I love listening to the ocean, but I have found, for me, that fountains or streams relax me. Listening to the soft flowing water evokes peace in me and helps me clear my mind.
We are all human, we have our weak moments, but when is enough enough? Isn't it easier to practice a few breathing or visualization techniques, than have to apologize for an outburst, because your stress got the better of you? For me meditation isn't just about calming your mind and achieving inner peace, no it is so much more than that, it is a reminder to yourself that you are a good human being and that you belong in this world to make your mark. Big or small, we all leave an imprint on this world, so smile, because whether you know it or not, you have touched a life for the better and it wasn't the stressed you that improved that person's life, it was just regular, happy you.
If we can create a problem, we can solve it, so take a deep breath, remind yourself that it will be okay and give yourself a moment. I found that this meditation today is perfect for those days when you just need to get lost in another world, so listen and breathe out your troubles.
The meditation. I also thought that this one would be better right from the source. Stress relief visualization
Until tomorrow...Love your heart, love you, and breathe.
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