Finding inner peace despite having a busy life. - Contest #226.
Running a family and doing a full-time job takes away all my hours. Many of you ladies would relate how we need to run with the clock from dawn to dusk to finish off everything.
Having a moment for just for me - I can't remember where was the last time I had this.
This sounds horrible, a lifestyle. I wouldn't lie, I was never very concerned about my mental health, but focused on the financial side to pay off my debt until I got sick during the pandemic. That pause gave me a hard lesson to not ignore my emotions and bring mindfulness in life.
It's still not possible for me to have an hour of mediation session or go out on a mindful walk. But what I do is what I can fit in my schedule. And those are-
Take a two minutes of pause in between my work. It's easy to look away from the screen, walk around the workplace, or just close my eyes for a minute rather than having a half an hour session. Doctors say that having a 20 seconds pause is good for the eyes. And I believe, having a minute of pause is also good for our brain.
Doing extra work for nothing is the major reason for stress. For my peace, I learned to say 'no' and set boundaries. To bring my inner peace, I feel it's very necessary to create space for myself and my family. Doing this gives me a few extra minutes to do that.
Accept and roll on is my new motto of life to be peaceful. Facing the situation with a resisting mindset was only increasing my stress. Now, I accept even my biggest failure and look for a solution immediately rather than looking back and finding out my flaws. This practice works like a weapon, to be honest.
Another day-to-day practice feeling grateful for what I have. If I say this is the biggest practice and I put this over everything, even meditation, this wouldn't be wrong, for me. Because training our brain and setting a mindset to be thankful, to be grateful is the biggest practice.
It gives us a whole new angle to see life. I may not have much, but what I have is precious to me.
A busy life means, squishing everything in between and making room for work and family in a properly balanced way. Doing this is hard but not impossible. I may not do much for my mental health. But I'm learning every day and readjusting my life accordingly.
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