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We all know that feeling in our bodies of “looking forward” to a holiday or the “I cannot wait” feeling before we watch a band play, a daytrip to the sea, a birthday, a gathering with your favourite people.

There is real joy & happiness in the build-up & not just the actual event. 

Can we find any calm in the midst of this & allow that to spread instead of fear?

I feel I could include a Brene Brown quote into everything I write or talk about & to quote her here, from her podcast Unlocking Us,

Brene describes a calm person as someone who “brings perspective into a complicated situations” & has “the ability to manage complex emotions”

She always nails it.

So how can we find our way to calm?

Instead of scrolling (which makes my eyes sooo tired), I “mist” around myself, I set a timer & I enjoy a guided meditation. If I’m meditating in public, I can zone out my surroundings far more with a guided meditation than a silent one, otherwise there are too many distractions for me.

Almost immediately I felt awake & less groggy in the morning. The “meh” feeling lifted, depression was not as intense, tetchiness lifts & my patience levels came back like an old friend, I felt so damn good I do not plan on returning to that nightly habit.

Here are some tips that helped me;