I bet you didn't even know you left yourself!
So many people, especially women who play multiple roles, aren't even aware of being disconnected from themselves!
But, you know it the instant you hit your arm against the wall and it hurts!
Or, you're wondering what someone else is thinking and you notice you haven't watched the last 5 minutes of your show.
Or, you feel slightly out of it when you're reading a book, having to read the same line over and over...
Or, you're wondering what someone else is thinking and you notice you haven't watched the last 5 minutes of your show.
Or, you feel slightly out of it when you're reading a book, having to read the same line over and over...
These are signs that you've momentarily left yourself. Gotten outside yourself. Focused elsewhere. That's where our senses come in, to lead us back inside ourselves!
5 Ways Back Inside:
1. Kinesthetically: Feel your feet on the floor. Wiggle your toes. Arch your feet and feel the stretch of your calves. Take a deep breath, and say, "Here." Check in. How "here" are you? Repeat, if necessary!
2. Visually: Choose a color that you love and see how many times it appears in the room you're in.
3. Olfactory: Choose a scent you love, such as lemon or jasmine and keep it close by. When you want to feel more enlivened, take a deep breath of it, or mix it with water and put it in a spritz bottle to spray in your room. Japanese companies use the scent of lemons piped into their offices to keep their employees more alert. Lemon scent increases alertness and ease. Jasmine creates a sensual, alive, vibrant feeling. No wonder people love it in their tea!
4. Taste: Keep wake-up mints in your pocket. When you find yourself zoning out, choose one and intentionally bring fresh thoughts about your life to mind!
5. Gratitude: I love this one the most. I like to call out randomly to my partner or friends, "Okay! Think of 5 things you're grateful for!" Then, make sure they're 5 different things each time, and when you say them out loud (or share them with another person), make sure you feel them in your heart. Take a deep breath and take in the joy you feel in each one.
Gratitude is a great gateway to love!
Whichever method you choose, intend to bring yourself back online, so that you can enjoy, with gusto, your life!
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Dr. Heather Schwartz is a Licensed Psychologist and Life Coach in Portland, Oregon who coaches soulful women to discover and honor the gifts of who they are in the world!
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