Lately I’ve been thinking about what message exactly I would like to give you in each post and the only thing I could think of was spreading positive vibes into this pessimistic world and also I want to help you get through life easier with more passion and motivation. So I thought that today I would share my most effective ways of calming things down when life is just too much and I feel overwhelmed. So take your cup of tea and let’s calm down.
The first thing I do when I feel overwhelmed is that I take a deep breath and look around because most of the times the thing that makes me feel heavy mentally is the mess around me. So I usually start with decluttering my space a little bit even when I know that there’s no clutter to declutter…
Mostly when I feel overwhelmed me and my friends just go for lunch and talk about it more in detail to get it out of myself. These girls’ dates are my most favourite ones. There’s nothing that makes me feel happier than when my girls are trying to make me smile even though I am so tired to have the corners of my lips up. But somehow they manage to make them go up. And they always encourage me to do whatever I want no matter how tall the wall is I have to climb to reach my dream.
When it’s Saturday morning and I feel all the stress and overwhelm slowly falling down on me from the past week the first thing I do is that I make myself a tea. No matter what the day is you know pretty well that if I have a cup of tea in my hand I am rather tired from life or I want to get cozy and organized. So this is like the first help when the negative vibes get me.
Then I usually start to clean the house from the top to the bottom. After a good clean up I usually let some air into the house to make it feel fresher and sometimes I use my diffuser with essential oils to make myself and my home feel more chilled and fresh. (Essential oils I use for this kinda vibe are: White Christmas and Lavender. Or sometimes I do Orange, Lemon Grass and Lavender.) It makes my home feel more friendly and cosy.
When the house is all nice and clean I always end it up with some baking while watching friends. And I have to tell you that there’s no better reward after a long day full of GYSTing (getting your shit together) than watching friends with a warm muffin in one hand and a cup of tea in the other one…
But on some days just cleaning doesn’t help so then I go for a walk and the only thing I take with me is my dog. I don’t even take my phone when I go for a walk because I need some time just for myself. And you guys the nature has some weird magic inside, because I always return home so calm and relaxed – it’s even weird what it does with me and my moods.
In like august I started to journal every time when life was just too much. This kinda therapy stayed with me and it really works well when my day is just really bad and I need to get all the bad vibes out. There are no rules – just me and the paper. Nobody’s judging or caring what is on the paper, because it’s only my place where the sentences don’t even make sense… Okay, now I remember that there’s one rule and it’s that it has to be at least 5x A5 long so that I really feel like I got a lot out of my mind. And in all honesty sometimes I am done with everything after the fourth page so writing the last one is like trying to solve atomic physics. It doesn’t make sense and only specialists understand it. So you can imagine what it could look like…
Sometimes there are day when this is really needed and you shouldn’t feel like you’re less important or good as the others because it doesn’t mean that when you have your shitty days your friends or boyfriend or family don’t have them too. Communicate with them plus be honest and you’ll see that everyone has their ups and downs as well as you, because it’s normal to feel that way. Just let the life be as it is and help yourself feel better!
And what are your best tips on how to calm things down when life is too much? Do you do anything special to feel better and more chilled? Don’t forget to share your ideas in the comment section below!
Hope you’re having a wonderful day and if not, maybe give a try to some tip I gave you in this post. Just scroll lil higher and have fun. Don’t take life too seriously. You only live once you guys!
Have an amazing day,
xxAria
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