Saima Ikram
Sometimes when we interact with others, we are often scattered. We are anxious and completely lost in our thoughts. We are mostly not aware of the anxiety at that time but it shows in our behavior and effects how we communicate with other people. It affects every aspect of our life whether we are trying to complete our tasks, talking to a client, or spending time with our family.
This is the time when you need to stay centered to be alive, alert, and active. When you are centered, you achieve a present awareness and the inner calm prevails. There are many transformation practices that can help you to stay centered and find the inner peace.
1. Working out:
For your mental health, it is important to incorporate some kind of exercise in your daily routine. Once you start making it a routine, your days will become much brighter than the ones you don’t work out. It does not matter how small it is, just start doing it and you will develop the ability to turn towards doing major exercise.
2. Go outside in nature:
In order to bring peace to your inner self, it is very important to spend some time in nature. If you go outside and sit there doing nothing, it allows your mind to turn inwards and start processing the things that are being piled up from a long time. Once you remove all the unnecessary thoughts from your mind, you feel less burdened and inner peace starts to relax your mind and body.
3. Look out for things that make you laugh:
Laughter is no doubt the best medicine for reducing depression. The laughter element is liked by most of the people and can be a great addition to your day. Just make it a habit to laugh 30 minutes a day by watching programs or reading books that you find funny.
4. Do what you love:
Make a list of things of what you love and what you don’t love. Then center yourself by finding the ways to increase the things you love. Do those things in a healthy manner and they will remove all your stress. You will enjoy the moments you adapt those things and will feel relaxed n a moment of time.
5. Focus on other people:
This is a practice that is often overlooked. When you focus on other people, you shift your attention from your own self to others. This gives you more pleasure and satisfaction. Make it a habit of thinking about for few minutes how you can make someone else’s day better. Consider the things you can do to help others and bring comfort in their life. Once you practice it regularly, you will feel a purpose to live much bigger than just your own.
