Developing a routine for transitions can help us to feel more in control of everything, and help us to make room for all that's important. Make room for those important kiddos waiting for you when you get home from work. Make room for those important tasks you need to complete at work. Make room for the ever important thing called sleep.  These transition routines can help us cope with change when we need, help us to form healthy habits, and help us to reduce our stress levels.

What are you doing in life that you don’t HAVE to be doing? What could you say “no” to? As I’ve said before, we are never going to get more time - if we want more time, we have to make it. So… how are you spending your time? Are you doing things you want to do? Are you doing things you love? Are you doing things that are bringing you closer to your goals? Learn how you can simplify your life - just a little - so that you have more time to do the things that bring you joy. More time for the things you love. More time for you to do what makes you happy?

Your attitude determines your altitude - how high you’ll go, how high you’ll fly, how successful you’ll be - successful in your job, successful with your dreams, successful with your relationships, successful with your health. Successful with life. The question is, how successful do you want to be? Learn how optimism and positive energy relate directly to your success.

When you take time to implement a little distraction, it helps you to number one relax, which might decrease your stress, but number two, it allows you to take the needed break in order for you to come back with a more clear mind. Problem solving becomes more manageable when you are able to be mindful. Learn how to use movement, your senses, simple distractions, and changing your scenery in order to decrease your stress level. Also, how to remove distractions that are increasing stress levels. 

Kindness is contagious. Make the world a better place by spreading kindness everywhere. Teach your babies that value - being kind. You will never once regret kindness. Learn what kindness does for your body and you mind. Parents, learn some ways to evoke kindness from your littles.

Practice withholding judgement and giving grace to others. Practice giving yourself grace with positive self talk - grace in you body, grace in your mistakes, grace in saying, "No," grace in failing so that you can grow. Treat others the way you want to be treated and treat yourself like you treat others. Give Grace!

Using your breath throughout the day can combat those stressors that occur, whether they are big or little stressors. Incorporating breathing as a daily practice (habit or routine) can calm the stress response and help you to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively. 

The Spirit involves a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves - the meaning of life. What makes you, you? What do you value? What do you believe? What is important to you? Who are you? Get clear in what makes you, you. Find ways to prioritize your spirit, get clear, and own it. When you are clear it is much easier to be still and know.

Focus on personal growth - the journey to self improvement, growth mindset - how you take the hill, and goal-setting - dreams without goals are just dreams. 

Part one in a three part series on self care - Taking care of your body means moving every day, drinking half your body weight in water daily, making good food choices or eliminate something that is not healthy, and use mindfulness to be present with you mind, body, and feelings.