 Everyone has experienced when life throws too many challenges at the same time, and we just freeze, and find ourselves unable to think clearly.
It can be hard to make decisions when we're overloaded, but we need to be kind to ourselves and remove pressure. Take time to be quiet, and listen to beautiful music or a meditation, and allow yourself to feel calm again.
Then make a list, and choose whatever has the highest priority. Write that on a separate page, so you aren't distracted and overwhelmed by how much needs your attention. Everything can wait until you're able to deal with them individually. Focusing wholly on one issue at a time is the only way to reach satisfactory solutions.
 As soon as you have solved one problem, give yourself a treat, and feel proud that you've faced up to it, and come through the other side. Instead of remaining frozen with fear, as soon as you find the answer to one thing, you know you have the ability to resolve the rest. Remember to take breaks often to clear your mind. When you sit quietly ideas will come to you, and you will become used to sifting through them until you know you have the right one. If you don't find peace, your mind will be too full of confusion, and you won't be able to think logically. Once you lift yourself out of your frozen state, you will find things begin to flow again. It takes action to bring results, but only by being methodical will you achieve the right outcome for you. Doing anything out of blind panic will only make things worse.ZPoint is an excellent way to detach from worries, sadness, and stress. Within minutes you feel calmer, peaceful, and fully relaxed. ZPoint can restore sleep, even after months of disturbed nights. Send for the eBook on the right to learn more, and contact me with any questions.Please look for ways to help your neighbours whilst we have these heavy snow storms. Being useful to others is a very good way to break through feelings of overwhelm. Enjoy this cat video - it definitely loves the snow a lot more than me!"Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 Everyone is used to slow breathing exercises to calm the body down, but this technique is perfect to refresh your energy instantly. (Audio opens in a new window.) The cat perfectly illustrates how to allow your tongue to hang out to its fullest extent, but without any force. (I suggest you perform this on your own, and preferably avoid mirrors too!) This stress buster is an excellent way to let everything out before starting a Z Point session. It encourages you to recall all the emotions associated with your issue, and enables you to focus clearly.
 You can work your way through a deep fear with this breathing technique. Breathe in very slowly, for approximately the count of 4, hold for the count of 4, then blow the breath out in short, gentle puffs for approximately the count of 5, ending with a longer breath to completely empty the lungs.
Z Point can remove a fear completely, and leave you feeling as completely relaxed as this cat. Sign up on the right for the free eBook to learn more about this peaceful, simple process.
"Who will tell whether one happy moment of love, or the joy of breathing, or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies." - Erich Fromm
 Observing the actions of a cat will benefit your health enormously. They stretch themselves to their fullest extent regularly throughout the day.
When we become absorbed in our work, we can remain in one position for too long, and then we wonder where that stiff neck came from ... It's worth making a habit of stretching. You could set off a timer every hour to remind you to stop whatever you're doing.
Even whilst sitting at work you can stretch your neck without attracting too much attention. Breathe in before you bend your head, and release your breath as you reach for each shoulder in turn. This uses the Feldenkrais method to get in touch with your body, and achieves the most benefit with the least effort.
 Maybe you can't achieve all the contortions of a cat, but standing on tiptoes, and reaching up as high as you can will invigorate you. Reach first with one arm, then the other, and you will feel the kinks release from your body.
Stretching before you get out of bed will ease out the knots of sleep, and you will have fewer aches to start the day with.
Z Point is a great way to stretch your mind, and allow it to release something you're stuck on. I've seen when the underlying issue has drifted away with Z Point, the extreme pain caused by tension has also been relieved.
Get in tune with both your body and your mind, and reach for your fullest potential.
"What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds." - Wayne Dyer
 Having a playful outlook on life is the best way to make the most of every experience that comes your way.
Start with a smile - it's always welcoming, and acts as lubrication to smooth over new introductions, or tricky situations.
Always keep a look out for anything funny that happens - laughter is excellent exercise! Studies have shown that children under the age of five laugh up to 300 times a day, but adults laugh only 15 times a day - now, that is very sad!
An early report by Paskind et al revealed that post-laughter relaxation can last up to 45 minutes. One of the best additional benefits that I love with Z Point is the release of laughter, and sometimes uncontrollable giggling can erupt! There isn't a better way for me to lose the stress of a problem, have fun, then feel wonderfully relaxed afterwards.
 Even if you don't feel like rolling in the grass, get in touch with nature as often as possible. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in England believe that ecotherapy can benefit your health.
Walk on grass, earth and sand with bare feet to benefit the most. Being out in the open air is essential to feeling as good as possible. Vitamin D from the sun is one of the best protections against diseases such as cancer and arthritis, and we are now being told to use less sun block to allow it to work as nature intended.
Find some leaves to kick, feel the wind blow through your hair, laugh like a child, and have fun today!
"The goal of life is living in agreement with nature." - Zeno (335 BC - 264 BC)
 Cats often yawn throughout the day, as they then settle themselves into yet another comfortable position.
If we did the same, we would be letting go of the tensions we pick up unconsciously. Have you ever woken up in a really good mood, thrilled because the sun is shining, and you're excited to be starting a new project?
Then the first person you smile 'hello' to responds with a grunt, the second ignores you, the third dumps all their problems on you ... Now how do you feel?
Even those we love can be tiring, so we need to be able to re-charge our batteries easily and quickly, then we can brush off the negativity of others, and be supportive and loving again.
 The deep releasing felt during the Z Point Process is often experienced as yawning. It feels wonderful that without any effort, all the niggles and annoyances you've collected leave by themselves.
You feel light, unburdened, deeply relaxed - and very happy! The more you experience this sensation of freedom from everything which gets in the way of your happiness, the more you know - this is what really matters - so yawn and release today!
"That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy." - George Foreman
 Are you hiding away like a scaredy cat? Sometimes stress can creep up on us unawares, and we keep juggling each new challenge until one day the load has built up into overwhelm. When life is too difficult to cope with, it's often easier to withdraw, and become unwilling to face up to everything.
Z Point can clear these feelings, removing the root causes of stress and anxiety, and putting you back in control. Lifting the weight of worries off your shoulders feels amazing, and once you are free to think clearly, you can deal with one thing at a time, and start to move forward again.
The Z Point Process is long lasting, so once everything has been cleared it remains cleared. Life will always keep throwing rocks in your path, so finding a way to, not only cope, but feel empowered by your ability to manage each thing calmly is the ultimate foundation for peace of mind.
 Not many of us are as saintly as Mother Teresa was, and she still endured many hardships each and every day. This puts life into perspective.
We know there is no happiness to be found from hiding away - so come out and roar! Live life boldly - it's too good to miss out on!
"God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try." - Mother Teresa
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