Five Minutes and You’ll Feel Better…

Five minutes can change your life (if you use them consistently! Otherwise, they can change your perspective on life!)

Part of effective stress management is creating habits that build resilience. Meditation, exercise, and journaling area ll habits that increase in effectiveness over time and help you to be more resilient with practice. This doesn’t mean that you need to practice stress relievers for a long period of time before you can benefit from them, however. There are many stress relievers that can work well in mere minutes. In fact, studies have all proven that three minutes of the following can measurably reduce stress:

1. Exercise
2. Mini-meditations
3. Stress relief breathing
4. A shift in perspective
5. Music that you enjoy

Part of why this is effective is that each of these activities can help your body reverse its stress response (if it has been triggered) so you can approach what you face with a clear head and a more proactive mindset. Try one of the above and see how they work for you!

As for my New Year goal for my website, I’ve been making some progress that I’m happy with. (You can see it at DailyPieceOfPeace.com.) How are you coming with your New Year’s goals? (If you need help, there are resources below in previous Peace Pieces. Go for it!)