This post from one of my favorite bloggers came through about the same time I put this into practice.
Breathing. We all take it for granted, yet, taking the time out to just breathe is so beneficial.
I had posted sometime go about how much easier it is to put Zack asleep when there is nothing else going on and I just focus on the present…on him relaxing. Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of life, that simple little task is forgotten, or hard to do. Sometimes when he is super cranky, and not going to sleep, I take a deep breath, maybe a second, and I relax myself. Once I relax, he seems to follow. We are then both at peace and sleep finds him sooner.
When we go to Costco and all those people are stressing me out (people claustrophobia, I call it), David reminds me to breathe.
Next time you are feeling even the teeniest of bit of stress, try taking a deep breath…it’ll help, I promise.
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Posted by Jessica on 07/08/2009 at 1:18 pm
The deep breaths do help…but I am the same way with people and crowds and feeling like I’m about to suffocate. The wide, open space when I’m finally out of the craziness is almost like a deep breath in itself.