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Stress Relief from the
Inside Out, Part VI:
Flowing with Ease and Grace
by Ilenya
Marrin, DSS
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Stress Relief
Flowing with Ease and
Grace
In Part I of this series we briefly explored the Stressed
Out Lifestyle. Part II applied a simple concept to gain a bit of altitude in
observing your stressful situations. Looking at life as composed of three
things, being, doing and having, (see the table below) provides an uncluttered
foundation for exploring stress in your own life. Wally Minto, author of the
Alpha Awareness Results Book, shared this idea with me in 1981 and I've
adapted it for cultivating the power of personal peace. Part III addressed the
benefits of giving yourself time for simply "Being," Part IV related to
prioritizing your "Doing," and Part V, examined how to simplify your "Having"
for greater stress relief.
In Part V, I suggested a rearrangement of
our table, moving Peace, Love, Joy and Truth from the "Having" column to the
"Being" column where they really belong as qualities intrinsic to your essence.
This article, Part VI, will tie everything together with a bit of philosphy and
a few more practical ideas for stress relief.
Revised Categories
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| Being |
Doing |
Having |
Breathing
Observing
Understanding
Peace
Love
Joy
Truth |
Working
Giving
Receiving
Spending
Time
Spending Money |
Happiness
Health
Wealth
Relationships
Things |
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Start with Being for Stress
Relief
While it seems to go against the flow of action in
contemporary life, it is actually more natural to start with being and allow
the doing and having to flow from your state of being. You've been well trained
to do it the other way around and now, all stressed out, frazzled and
frustrated, you might be motivated to try turning inside first for stress
relief!
Remember that you are peace, love, joy and truth! Stress
relief and considerable happiness can flow when you begin to give yourself
space to remember by using techniques such as meditation, watching your breath,
or just being quiet and still.
Pick some form of quieting your mind and
begin to do it even for five minutes a day. With practice, you will come to
appreciate these quiet moments and the answers that appear as a result. These
quiet moments yield a quality of ease and grace that, with repetition, will
bring wonderful stress relief to your lifestyle.
Stress Relief through Being Leads to
Your Power of Personal
Peace
When you come to the ground of your being, whether through
meditation and prayer, walks in nature, "sleeping on" your problems and
honoring the guidance that shows up, journal writing, or "just sitting," you
start to have the clarity and understanding that will help you make better
choices. Stress relief is no longer needed because you're living in the power
of your personal peace.
You'll see and be able to choose the paths that
are wisest for your unique circumstances and your true heart's desires. You'll
be clear on what are your genuine responsibilities. You can release any false
sense of obligation, which will bring tremendous stress relief.
When
your personal knowing of what is right and appropriate for you comes from that
center of your being, it is much easier to cut out unnecessary activities and
give yourself time for the things that are really important to you. Stress
relief will appear almost as a by-product of your process.
Simplifying
life becomes a natural process. It is no longer forced as when you try to
"control" your life or use "will power" to attempt creating new habits. As you
live from your center, from your essence, your stress levels will easily and
naturally drop to healthy and manageable levels.
Once you have some
practice at consciously "Being," you will find it easier to examine the other
items in the "Doing" and "Having" columns. You can observe the status of your
health, wealth, relationships and things, and start making choices that support
your priorities. You can clear the clutter from your things with a sense of
harmony and joy instead of confusion and dread.
You can let go of
relationships - friendships you have outgrown, a marriage that bit the dust
three years ago - with a sense of inner peace and an appreciation of the
appropriateness of action even though there might be challenges in the process.
You can stop spending on things that are not real priorities, not your
highest values, and build your financial wealth in a conscious manner. You can
make choices for health with more natural loving awareness of the needs of your
body, mind and spirit. Your stress relief will appear quite naturally as you
put the pieces of your life together from the inside out.
Here is the
short form reminder list of my strategies for
Stress Relief from the Inside Out
1.
Breathe
2. Observe
3. Understand
4. Study your stressful situations
5. Remember you are peace, love, joy and truth
6. Make wise
choices from the inside out
7. Take action to bring stress relief
8.
Enjoy personal peace and greater fulfillment
Being, then doing, then having the positive
results is a life-strategy for loving yourself from the inside out for greater
personal peace and well-being.
It is a process of relative grace and
ease. In short, remember to BE, then DO, and then you HAVE what you really need
and truly value, in a natural flow that will bring stress relief with relative
ease and grace.
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