3 Things you can do right now to change your present state-of-mind.

Are you stressing out? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you scared? These are all states-of-mind. I have great news... we can change our state-of-mind. We can do it right now.

Most people don't realize that our mindsets are all a choice. It sound crazy, but it's true. My journey has taught me that we have the choice to feel stressed out or we have the choice to be happy and excited about life. Some days it's really hard to remember this, especially when there is so much going on around us.

Stress was one of my biggest challenges - I lived in stress every single day but I've learned how to change my mindset. I have three things I do that help change my mindset quickly and I'd love to share them with you.

Here are three things you can do:

Option #1: Focus on your breathing

1. Go find a quiet place: your bedroom, the bathroom, your car, some place you can close your eyes and not be distracted.

2. Place your hand over your heart, feel your heart beat. It's probably very faint but that's ok.

3. Breathe deeply - inhale through your nose, pull down into your belly, hold for 5 seconds, then slowly breathe out through your mouth. Repeat 5 times

4. Focus only on your breathing. Quiet your mind (put your attention on your breathing). Keep pulling your mind back to your breath.

5. Continue until you feel your body relax. Be prepared, if you release your emotions through crying you might start crying. It's your body releasing the negative energy that is stored in your body.

Option #2: Do something that moves your body

How do you enjoy moving your body? Dancing, running, walking, jump-in-jacks? Move your body. Turn on some music, find something that moves you and then move. It can be slow and easy, or fast and intense. Just MOVE. Moving your body moves that energy through you, whatever you are holding onto (stress, anxiety, depression) will be released through those movements.

Option #3: GIVE - Go give your love, compassion, time, energy to someone else.

The act of giving changes our focus, hence changing our state of mind. When you give someone your advice, your love, your time, it makes you feel good. You are no longer in the ego mind, It simply just feels good!

These are my three simple things I can do at the drop of a hat and change my mindset immediately. I can go from being angry, frustrated, stressed out to completely loving, compassionate, enthusiastic after applying one of these three options.

Wishing you peace within!

Much love to you,

Mandee

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