How I Am Finding Peace in the Middle of Chaos
I am in the midst of complete chaos. Yet surprisingly I have an inner peace that makes no sense – unless of coarse you believe in God.
With the turn of the economy over the last couple of years, my business has done a downward spiral. I have had to close 3/4 of my business. Making this kind of a decision it is a difficult thing, I only wish the decision was the end of what needs to be done. Consequently it is only the beginning.
Talking to clients, landlords, setting up garage sales, painting, cleaning and the list goes on. Oh yea did I say within a week this all needs to be done?
I take comfort in the fact the the entire country is experiencing very similar things in their lives. I guess misery loves company would be a good phrase.
How do I know I made the right choice? I looked at all the options, then I prayed and at each and every turn I took the road was a simple one. All the doors opened, it is my experience that you know you are going in the correct direction (God’s direction) when the doors open.
The MHA has some great suggestions on Managing Life’s Pressures on their website Mental Health America. One of their de-stressing suggestions is a deep breathing exercise as follows:
De-Stress Through Deep Breathing
Deep breathing is a great way to de-stress. It actually changes your brain’s chemical balance to calm you down.
Here’s how to do it:
- Lie down or sit on the floor or in a chair.
- Rest your hands on your stomach.
- Slowly count to four and inhale through your nose. Feel your stomach rise. Hold it for a second.
- Slowly count to four while you exhale through your mouth. To control how fast you exhale, purse your lips like you’re going to whistle. Your stomach will slowly fall.
- Do this a few times.
So, it looks like I will be doing a lot of deep breathing while I ride this wave of my life. How are you handling your life stresses?
Just remember to keep on swimming – and breathing – Life is Good!
Veronica
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Comments (3)
I love Dory …
Dory: Hey there, Mr. Grumpy Gills. When life gets you down do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do?
Marlin: No I don’t wanna know.
Dory: [singing] Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.
Marlin: Dory, no singing.
Dory: [continuing] Ha, ha, ha, ha, ho. I love to swim. When you want to swim you want to swim.
Marlin: Now I’m stuck with that song… Now it’s in my head.
Dory: Sorry.
Just keep swimming.
Dory! Yep – Just keep swimming. If you would like any commiseration on the joy of listing on Craigslist and piling for garage sales, I’m there with you. Thanks for the deep breathing exercise… 2…3…4.
It help! – Heather
As a meditation teacher, I can tell you that many people want to learn how to do this these days! Good for you with the kind of faith you are expressing in your life everyday. It is certainly helping you. I’ve seen for some time that this recession is helping us all to become more excellent. We have to rise to our highest calling, and it’s a great time for big dreams. Yep, chaos all around. It will pass, and where will we each be when it does?