Stress seems to be ubiquitous these days, judging from how often I hear the word used. I see people who look anxious and being “busy” is epidemic. I no longer buy into the idea that being busy is a badge of honor or affirming to my self-worth.
In fact, it was not until I re-ordered my life and created more balance and time for myself and other things that are important to me, that I started to feel more self-acceptance.
For one thing, I was able to actually feel again, and get out of my head. What a treat! The issue though, is that first I had to free myself from the negative self-talk that was provoking the negative feelings that I was running away from in my busyness in the first place.
What most people do not realize,is that the negative self-talk going on in your head is contributing to your stress levels – and there is scientific evidence to prove this now. About ten years ago, I started meditating for many reasons, and one of them was specifically to slow down my busy mind. I wanted to learn how to deal with and release the negative self-talk.




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