I'm been thinking about sharing this little thing I do with you all. Sometimes I choose a word for the day that I feel could be helpful to me to focus on at different times during the day. I don't find that I make time for any formal meditation or relaxation exercises, but focusing on one word helps me lower my blood pressure in the moment. The most frequent ones I use are "breath, relax, compassion, focus, flower... " You get the picture. Somehow it seems manageable to bring a single word to the forefront of my mind through out the day. And here's the weird thing. It centers me. It takes me out of the chaos, and suddenly I am more present. My disclaimer is that two minutes later I may be harried again. It's not a cure all, but the power of the mind is phenomenal and directly linked to our physiological state. I haven't really researched this technique, but for me, it works. There are no rules; I just made it up. Try it and let me know what you think. I'm interested in hearing. So... today's word is balance.Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Word Wednesday
I'm been thinking about sharing this little thing I do with you all. Sometimes I choose a word for the day that I feel could be helpful to me to focus on at different times during the day. I don't find that I make time for any formal meditation or relaxation exercises, but focusing on one word helps me lower my blood pressure in the moment. The most frequent ones I use are "breath, relax, compassion, focus, flower... " You get the picture. Somehow it seems manageable to bring a single word to the forefront of my mind through out the day. And here's the weird thing. It centers me. It takes me out of the chaos, and suddenly I am more present. My disclaimer is that two minutes later I may be harried again. It's not a cure all, but the power of the mind is phenomenal and directly linked to our physiological state. I haven't really researched this technique, but for me, it works. There are no rules; I just made it up. Try it and let me know what you think. I'm interested in hearing. So... today's word is balance.
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Oh, I gotcha on this one. We did hypnobirthing for our last babe, and even though he ended up being a section after all, those words (release and peace) kept me sane through the 52 hours of labor, the surgery, the sleepless nights-- and even now I use them repeatedly whenever I feel the wave coming on top of me... the mind is an incredibly powerful thing.
My word today is boredom. I like yours better.
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