Quarantine Peptalk

Quarantine Life got you down?
Write a "Depression List"

One of the best strategies to reduce stress is also one of the simplest: control the controllable.

Make a list of your current stressors. Next categorize them as controllable and uncontrollable. Stressors that are uncontrollable require acceptance and humility. When we put focus, energy, and time on uncontrollable stressors we waste our resources and cause more stress. Stressors that we can control require action. Taking action helps reduce stress and builds positive momentum.

When I was in high school, I used to ride the public bus with my friend and we would write down a "depression list" of all the things not going our way. Teachers who assigned too much homework. Parents who drove us crazy and didn't understand. Boys who liked us were not the boys whom we liked. Whatever these issues to us were at the time, they were our reality. We thought we were "depressed" until we reviewed each item with each other, then reevaluated and started to laugh out loud!

Perception is reality.

Venting to someone is great for the mind.

And then we need to reassess & move forward.....

With the weather finally turning, let's toast to one another, and celebrate the positive things happening around us. Our perception is our reality, and yet~we can seriously train our minds to look at the glass half-full. It takes practice. Breathing helps. Movement works, too.

Connect with an old friend.

One lesson though the Pandemic is that life goes on, and so shall we.
Let's appreciate those other women in our lives with a simple
phone call, text or message....
Stay connected~don't give up!

Namaste to all the powerful women in my life.

#keepthepeaceinyou