Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Stress Tip Series (#3) - by Yvette K.

Tip #3:


CELEBRATE! Last Tip I talked about “one thing” – this tip is the follow-up, and we Divas are good at this: CELEBRATE! Once that one thing (whatever it is) is crossed off your list, do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight! I don’t care if it IS dancing, hugging, smiling, crashing to the grass, putting a tiny check mark or crumpling up the whole sheet of paper with one word on it and making a two-pointer into the trash-bin…once you finish your one thing, ENJOY THAT MOMENT.

The moment of completion is HUGELY important in my opinion. It allows me to mentally release the completed task, and physically experience a rush of calming, happiness. I don’t know about you, but something is DONE. When it is a job WELL done, my stress is even MORE reduced and I feel GREAT – even if only until I turn to tackle my next task!

Moving too quickly from one stressful idea or task to another deprives us, mentally, physically and spiritually of the kudos we deserve! We also don’t get that opportunity to “learn” from our own bodies how amazing it feels to revel in our accomplishments and enjoy the transition from something complete, to a challenge that has just begun.


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