Calming and Peaceful Insights for Stressed Nurses and Caregivers

Wishing all My Friends a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday

Enjoy your day with family and friends, let others help you with preparations and details, team work is great for calming.

Take a few minutes to be alone with yourself to reflect on all you are grateful for. Watch your family and friends as if they were a movie, this little bit of detachment will empower you to get more good feelings and warmer memories of this day.

Remember not to let other people’s drama get in your way. You can not control their drama so just let it go.

Be thankful for the people that they are, look deeper then their outward appearance, you will find you love them more this way and you get more in your life as well.

If you are alone today, nurture yourself, be grateful for the quiet time and Know that you are not Really alone, the Divine Source is with you and in you.

With much gratitude,

Ellen

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Alarm Clocks that will not 'Alarm' your Stress Reactors

Nothing like getting totally stressed out before you even get out of bed in the morning. The loud very annoying buzz sound that your alarm clock makes can jangle your nerves as well as your ears. Besides making us move quickly, ( some of us don't move as quickly as we did when we were younger).

You do have many choices now a days.
There is still the windup bell ringing, ear stressing, teeth clinching alarm clocks.
The buzzer/tone alarms that have a graduated tone. they go from semi loud to 100 decibels in a few seconds. This is ok if you have to have a loud alarm clock from years of abuse to your ears.

Seriously, for a more pleasant way to wake up in the morning or after a much deserved nap, get an alarm clock that will play your favorite CD, at a volume you can really control.

Better still and something I use myself. Is an alarm clock that offers nature sounds.
These have a variety of choices.
Mountain stream, rain forest birds, ocean waves, thunderstorm, and spring rain. You will find that you will start your day a whole lot less stressful and a lot happier.

I also recommend the nature sound alarms for when you meditate, you can set them as timers as well. Hey, have your clock multitask for once.

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Water Features for Inside and Outside the House that create Calm and Relaxation

Remember when you sat by the ocean watching the water flow up to the shore or splash around the rocks--

I remember cool mountain streams flowing slowly and gently over the rocks and moss. The sounds, sights and feelings of calm were wonderful. The clear cold water running over my bare feet, the soft velvety feeling of the green moss.. Oh the memories!!

Visualizing and remembering the calm is great when you are using this during your daily meditation time.

Another way to get these feelings of calm is to bring the out doors inside. There are several ways to accomplish this.

Small water features with a pump inside, these run on electricity, they some times come with lights, but most have small smooth stones you can arrange for the full effect of the water sounds.

Get a DVD with ocean sounds or mountain streams. This will give you a continuous visual and sound experience that will calm you almost instantly. These DVD's also have quiet music as well as the nature sounds.

If you are fortunate enough to have a park or a resort close to were you live they may have water features. By all means go and have a picnic or bring a favorite book.

Always share these times with your children, partner or a friend. Calming relaxing moments that are shared mean so much more and build wonderful memories.

This is all part of your allowing yourself to self- nurture. Recharging you internal "energy" and filling your 'giving cup'.

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Pets Reduce Stress- Five Reasons Why

1) Pets give us a reason to nurture.

2) They are a friend and confidante .

3) Rather low maintenance.

4) Give unconditional love.

5) They are down right healthy to have around.

1) Taking the dog outside so he can have his bathroom break at the “bark park” or in the back yard, helps you feel responsible and useful to another living creature. The tail wagging or your cats purring eill give you the non-stressed feelings of something good.

2) Sometimes stress means no one to talk to. Well, who better then your pet? Those brooding sad eyes and big ears listening to your every word, they feel your sadness or your joy. Never criticizing or arguing their point of view. Your favorite tabby will never risk her tail to share your secrets with anyone. Your four legged friend will meet and greet you as if you were a celebrity on the red carpet. There is no chance for feeling stressed when you feel this great.

3) Teaching a dog to be “house broken” may make you feel impatient at times. It will be over quickly and you never have the thoughts of disposable diapers. Doggy maintenance is minimal, A cat on the other hand, just needs to know were the cat box us and the reassurance that there is fresh cat litter in her box. Simple duties, when you compare your maintenance to theirs. Brushing your pet helps your relax and it makes them look great.

4) Love relieves so much tension. The best type is unconditional love. It multiples itself as well. Your pets don’t need flowers, candy or cards to understand your love. All you have to do is touch your dogs head or tickle under your cats chin. You have instantly brightened their day. They of course will do anything to please you and return your love,

5) There are numerous reports of the health benefits of having pets. Your blood pressure is lowered, that is text book knowledge . You get plenty of exercise walking your dog as well. Try an experiment; sit quietly on the sofa or a comfy chair with a book or magazine. Then see how fast your cat will come over to join you. You both will feel relaxed. See, you have created warm fuzzy feelings

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A Bubble Bath Gone Wrong!!

I decided to take a bubble bath, on a Monday evening a few weeks ago.

I remind you nurses how great a good long bath is, to relieve stress and prep yourself for sleep.

The bath was fairly long about a half hour, with plenty of bubbles. I found that I was starting to fall asleep in the tub so I rinsed and got out of the tub, dressed and went to bed.

The next morning was the morning from hell, I was getting ready for work and I had a rash and hives on by back and arms. Well, like a good nurse I took some benedryl and went to work.

The rash and hives continued to "grow" all day and the itching was very uncomfortable. The benedryl just was not cutting it.
So like a very stubborn nurse I waited until I got home to do any thing about the hives and itching.

My son was watching me suffer and noticed the hives spreading. he said "mom enough already I'm taking you to urgent care".

Well to make a long story short I got a script for Predisone and a strong antihistamine, five days worth. The medications of course did the trick. True,I looked like someone from a science fiction movie.

The moral of my story is rinse will after a bubble bath, use small amount of bubble stuff, and rinse, rinse , rinse!!

I don't profess to know every thing, I learn the hard way most times.

I hope my story will spark you to share your own stories.

Oh,I decided to use bath salts in moderation the next time I do a tub bath!!

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Finding Calmness In Your Closet or No Stress Dressing

1) Calming Colors:

Always choose clothes in the colors you are most comfortable with. Colors that also ‘go’ with many of the other clothes in your closet I I’m not talking basic black here. I’m saying cool greens and blues, soft pinks, and quiet yellows.- colors that calm you the minute you see them. Yes, these colors will probably ‘go’ with your basic neutral colors of your wardrobe, as well. If you really want to be low maintenance and organized hand like colors together in your closet for easy visual and easy grab and go.


2) Visual Appeal :

Patterns and textures that make you feel ‘busy, confused, or itchy’ are never good choices. Also if you feel like you really stand out unless this is your goal steer clear. You want clothes that will set the stage for a stress free life. Clothes that make you uncomfortable or awkward before you even leave the house will insure you to have a very unpleasant evening or event.


3) Size- Really Matters:


Wear clothes that fit. don’t be someone your not. You’ll spend your day pulling and tugging at hemlines, straps, your neckline and if course closing buttons. What fun is that?
On the other side if you choose to hide yourself in your over sized clothes, your living in a mobile cave. Putting a shell around yourself and radiating misery. That is no you!


4) Practical is What Practical does.

Going to the gym? For heck sake don’t stop off at the supermarket this will only distract others but you’ll get a nasty chill.
If you have to really think if an outfit is appropriate or ‘right’ it probably isn’t. You’ll be worrying about your choice instead of enjoying yourself.


5) Enough is Enough already:

Layering on the jewelry or the accessories can weigh you down, have you fussing with the necklace in your soup, and generally making you feel bad.

Bottom line here is dress just for yourself then the crowd. True, this is extremely hard to shallow and is very bad karma for the people who market clothes. But geesh, you’re the one wearing and caring for the clothes not them.

Truly any ordinary outfit you feel good in, will look fabulous when you have a brilliant sincere smile on your face and a calm twinkle in your eyes. Stress free confidence is the ultimate goal here.

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Busy Living or Living Busy, How do you Define your Stress?

As nurses and as people we know we are living busy! If you slow down enough to ask yourself why, you may not like the answers.

Are you just doing busy work? The Equivalent of moving one pile of dirt to another spot?

Are you procrastinating and afraid of getting something done because you have a fear associated with that something?

Are you justifying something to someone? As in “ see I’m too busy to commit to a project or event".

Are you trying to control an issue, situation or someone?

Are you afraid of succeeding and are you allowing yourself to sabotage your success.

I point out these questions as ideas for you to ponder and think about. Now you have a point of reference, so you can address the problem or problems you might have. Once you “see” the problem you can start to resolve it.

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