Feeling Stressed?

I’m not sure about you, but my most stressful moments seem to come at nighttime. You know the time. It’s 2 am or later and the mind starts to chatter like a chimpanzee! I really, truly, honestly, dislike that chatter.

Sometimes I can quiet my mind with meditation. Sometimes I can distract my mind with a show or book. Sometimes I can distract my mind through physical activity. The there are those moments when I use all my weapons in the arsenal and I just keep hearing the chatter.

It is in these moments that I choose something we forget is so easy to do Listen to what my mind is saying. Stress is all about the Possible possibilities; the worst case scenarios. Sometimes it helps to listen to the stressed mind, acknowledge it, thank it for trying to protect us and then let it go.

I have learned in recent months that ritual helps too. I write out the stressful stuff and then I burn it uttering a prayer like this:

I surrender this non-beneficial energy to the Universe.

I release it with LOVE and FORGIVENESS.

I entrust (myself, this situation) into the hands of (God, spirit, etc…)

Then as it burns I light a tea light and walk away. What does all this ritual represent? Whatever you need it to represent. I find it works for me. Find what works for you.

Feeling Stressed?