Don't Hold Yourself Back

Sometimes life can really get us down. We can become so absorbed in the cumbersome parts of our mundane being that we cannot break free to accomplish even the simplest of our goals. As we continue to take on vast amounts of responsibility we can forget to just enjoy life and what we are doing. Some of the smallest successes seem impossible. Yet it is in the small successes that we learn to feel in control again. As you come through the stresses of life it is important to remember to take time to just stop and breathe. Some people say it is "stopping to smell the roses", but for me it is taking time out to sit in the parking lot on top of a mountain, or looking at the clouds make shapes. In some cases it is just taking time to read a book. These things are so simple yet sometimes we just do not have the luxury to afford them. When we finally clear away or organize all that holds us back we begin to have time to focus on self again. This is one of the best ways that you can love yourself. Motivation and life start in you. If you cannot make yourself happy then you will never find happiness! Today's post is about taking time to invest in you. Don't Hold Yourself Back! Learn to live within the moment. Even in a moment of drowning in stress and tears, find a way to press pause. Bring out your crazy side and say in this moment of I am crying and going crazy from everything that has to get done, I press pause. Take your moment, read a book, step outside, breathe in the natural air, then you can go back in and continue what you were doing before. This helps to relieve stress and anxiety when the world has given you more than you can handle! And if you are really into your crazy moment of pressing pause, take a few moments to accomplish a little thing. Something simple like publishing a book or scrubbing the bathtub. When you get done you will find that you have lifted your spirit, grounded your emotions, and helped open your mind so that you can go back to the heaviness of your thinking!

Blessed Be!