Learning Relaxing
We often get so wrapped up in how extreme our anxiety is, that we forget we have dominion over it. I know firsthand how anxiety can make you feel defenseless and vulnerable, but I also know that it only occurs if you allow it.
If you control your perception, you can have control over its impact.
Happiness is a state of mind more than state of circumstances.
Selfies make you happy and happy people don’t get sad.
Emma Seppälä, author of The Happiness Track, spoke to us at Facebook the other day and I took a few notes:
- High achieving productive individuals seem to associate with high levels of burnout
- We are the only mammals who stop playing when we reach adulthood
- When you’re constantly in high alert mode, your body is being taxed at high levels all the time
- The belief of needing to be in high adrenaline mode makes it difficult for us to ever relax
- Impaired rest links to higher inflammation at the cellular level & an imbalance in neurotransmitters
- Instead, we can train our minds to become resilient in incoming demands
Take time to be idol as these times boost creativity. Creativity comes in a state of complete relaxation.
Taking time for yourself actually boosts your overall productivity.
Do things that make you relax. Having trouble coming up with those activities? When are you at your most creative? When do your best ideas develop? Perhaps it’s right before bed, or at the gym, or even while getting dinner with friends. Whatever it is, fixate on it, and build more time in your day for those periods.
I’ve found sheer acknowledgement to be extremely beneficial when trying to overcome certain emotions. The next time you feel stress manifesting itself tightly around your limbs:
- Acknowledge.
- Say to yourself, “I feel stressed”
- Take a breath and own the feeling.
And let me know if it works for you.
When all else fails, shake it up[side down]. 🙂
Now a question for you: When are you most relaxed?
