The Christmas and New Year’s Eve festivities
have just ended. Because of the
commercialized celebration, most of us were stressed (though we believe we had
fun). Thus, it is very important to distress
ourselves and be reminded that we need to live a simple life.
Living a simple life can help reduce your
stress and enable you to have an overall good attitude in life. We end up with
so many to-do lists everyday. Because of this, anxiety kicks in. The ability to
cut the anxiety that comes with the endless daily to-do lists will put you on
your way to simple living. We all want to accomplish more with less stress, so
hear some of my cut-out secrets to kicking anxiety out of the endless daily
to-do lists and live a simple life this 2014.
Set a Routine.
Some people would say that routines are boring. This may be true in some situations but if
you are talking about to-do lists, then setting a routine will help you become
an expert and enable you to accomplish more without the anxiety. Schedule a day
or time to clean your house, go to the supermarket, pay bills or run
errands. Keep to this schedule and soon
you will find that the task becomes automatic and you don’t have to put much
effort or thought about it; thus, it lessens your anxiety.
Be Organized.
You will spend some time to do this, but once done it will be almost
perfect and it will be easy to stay organized.
You likewise don’t have to spend time thinking where you kept
things. It thus saves you time and the
anxiety of thinking and never finding things.
Pray and Exercise. For us, single moms every
penny counts and every time with God is a precious gift. Thus, we can combine both by walking daily
for about 15 minutes and use that time to commune with God. This is an exercise of the heart, mind, soul and
body. It will help you clear the clutter
that may come your way.
Spend Time with Family and Friends. If you still have little ones, this is a
must. Your children need you more than
they need your money. Keep this in your
daily schedule and enjoy the moment while it last. Kids grow very fast and soon they will have
their own company but if they grew up with you spending time with them, they
will do the same with you even when they’ve grown up. Keep connected with the rest of your family
and friends especially with those from whom you get the gold nuggets of life; those
you learn from and give your encouragement.
Focus on What is Important, quit being
materialistic. Don’t work your heart out trying to get a big house, buy branded
clothes, designer bags, go on a Caribbean cruise. Remember, you don’t need these to live and
enjoy life. Life is simple joys spent
with your kids.
Stop and Smell the Roses. Enjoy nature; appreciate the refreshing wind
on your skin, the warmth of the sun, the blue sky and the colorful
flowers. Nature has a magical way of
distressing us. Appreciation of nature
is an antidote to loneliness and stress. Nature brings hope and peace to our
soul. Appreciation of nature brings a
smile on our face.
Say What You Feel. Be open with your emotions. Do not try to hide it. It is easy
to see when people are happy but it is sometimes difficult to know if a person
is sad because most people try to hide bad feelings. Never do this as this causes anxiety in your
life. This will cause you to feel
overwhelmed and could lead to depression.
Be open and say what you feel and get it over with. Do not stay long in a pity party.
Think Positive. Start the year right with positive thoughts
that you should carry starting now till forever. Should negative thoughts come to mind, erase
these immediately with thoughts of happiness, prosperity, love, joy,
peace. Soon you will realize that you
are attracting these positive things and are being mirrored in your daily life.
Start the year right, live a simple life free
from stress!
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