A Positivity Blast

​​Are you or someone you know facing a potentially stressful or worrying time? Time to turn that around to a more positive time for all.  Just wanted to take this blog to go over a few things that I have found useful to remember.  Hope they are helpful for you during this time.

5. Things I have found useful to remember about stress and worry

1.  Stress A, B, C & D
A.  AWARE - Pounding heart, breath rate increase - here is my FRIEND stress here to help 

B.  BREATHE - Take 3 deep breaths and come to the present. 
B.  BELIEVE NOT - Stop & Please Don't believe those untrue, negative thoughts.
Thoughts like -' this is a disaster, I don't know the answer, I/they,  haven't done enough work, I/they have done too much work, I need to worry about them/myself etc. Worry about the future is never any use 
STOP - What can I do? Do your best to do what is there to do, without worry

C.  CONNECT with yourself and others kindly, from that wise spot

• Be a kind encouraging friend. Replace those negative worry thoughts with - I am doing my best. Oxytocin is there to give a nudge to connect to yourself and others - to reach out to others for help and to help them. 

D.  DO - Do my best, to do what presents from that wise, connected spot

• Instead of worrying about getting things like needn't to get it perfect, not answering the question well, not being prepared, not doing or coping well etc. do your best to do what is in front of you.  
• Do your best to show them what you know with gratitude for all you have done and your support team and trust it will unfold just as it is meant to be. - Answer the question, share what you know, send positive thoughts of encouragement to yourself or others, be grateful for the team supporting you.  

2.  Doing your best - What it means 

• We are all doing our best with the resources we have available at the time.
• Maybe we didn't know it would be best not to board the stress train or maybe we are having difficulty with the subject, getting organised or our motivation.  We are still doing our best.
• Rather than bash ourselves up, we can use these so called 'mistakes', or shortcomings, as a learning experience for doing a 'better best' next time. Maybe next time, we can do a better best to be more organised, ask for help and help others. 
• In the words of Malcolm X "Don't be in such a hurry to condemn a person because he doesn't do what you do, or think as you think. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today."  It is never helpful to condemn others or ourselves either.   

 3.  Worrying about others, never helps  

• It never helps others, when we worry about them. It is best to do our best to be encouraging and supportive with a cup of tea, hug, smile, running an errant or sending happy vibes. This is much more constructive than worry.  We don't want to give others more to worry about - us being worried about them. 
• Instead of worry about them or what you should/could have done, feel happy about having done  your best to have been that wonderful support.  And continue to do your best to be encouraging and supportive of them and you.  

4.  You can't worry about yourself and be concerned for others at the same time -

• Choose to do your best to benefit others over worry about yourself.  Blast them with love and positivity.   

5.   Everything happens for a reason 

• Anticipate everything will happen just as it is meant to, rather than worry and expect things to go wrong. 

Next time you are tempted to board the worry train to Station Devastation - Aware to Stop, Breathe, don't Believe those thoughts, Connect with kindness to help, or to ask for help and to be grateful to others.

Instead of worrying I am blasting you all with positivity and love.
Students, you have done your best to prepare, do your best to show them what you know and with gratitude for all you have done and gratitude to your support team. Trust it will unfold just as it is meant to.   
Support team what a wonderful job you have done to do your best to be encouraging and supportive of others and yourselves.  You have done your best for sure.  Trust it will all unfold just as it is meant to be.  

Maree xx
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Maree xx
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Have a peaceful, fun and happy week
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Maree xx ​