P.S. Don’t try this at home!!!

P.P.S.  DO try something YOU want to try.

Now, what was it, you say,
that gets in your way?

Find out what your real, actual constraints are and develop a new plan to address those constraints.  Get help. Learn new strategies from successful people.

Generosity — Training in Big Success

Listen to the League of Extraordinary Minds

Attitude, Gratitude, Resilience and Joy

Nothing but illusions,
well, change those delusions!

Good luck re-thinking your obstacles — now — On To Your 2010 Successes.

No surprises here, but taking time to practice simple relaxation techniques can help you sail through the holidays, having your friends wonder how you get so much done, and still remain so cool.

You can find a gazillion great stress management resources out there.  Here are a few to get you started.  Find ones you like and use them regularly.

Consistency seems to be the kicker here.  Getting the hang of using relaxation exercises means getting into the HABIT of using them.

Impress yourself, your friends, family, and colleagues: Become amazing and mysteriously capable of staying calm amidst the chaos.

You can improve your bottom line, your relationships, your grades, and certainly your quality of life.  Start checking these out, and then springboard into your own discoveries.

Enjoy the peace.

Breathe! — increases everything good.

Send your friends here and start a trend.

Smile, it increases your face value.

Breathing Relaxation Exercise In less than 5 minutes, you can be breathing slower and more deeply, energizing all your systems.

(Note:  DO NOT listen to any relaxation exercises while driving,
operating machinery, or performing activities
which require you to be alert to task!)

Here’s a longer one, with nature sounds and cool music.
Amazon Rainforest Relaxation Video (26-min)

The river (4 min) This one has Native American voice, filmed in Slovenia.

Relaxation – Tranquility – Reiki – Mind Body & Soul 4 (5-min) Classic relaxation music style.  Great Reiki affirmation at the end.

Stress Beats Holiday Stress (5-min) David Riklan gives seven tips from Relaxation and Stress Relief in Five Minutes of Less.

Buy them, get them at the library, watch on YouTube, make your own.  Use ‘em!  These videos may encourage you to explore more stress management habits, such as better sleep patterns, or yoga, or mini-mental-vacations.  We will post more relaxation tips for you in the future.

Which of these (or one you discovered) is your favorite?
Happy Peace-Breathing Holidays!

There are many voices of resilience which last well beyond an individual lifespan.

Mary Travers has one of those voices.

From Kentucky, to New York, to places all over the world, Mary sang from her heart and listeners’ hearts were captured.

Authenticity was a major facet of Mary’s long and resilient career.  She and her pals Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey turned authenticity into a calling card.  A tough fight at times, with the new trends of popularization and commercialization of folk music ‘Moving’ on the scene.

Peter Paul and Mary were able to become wildly popular while retaining their commitment to a focused calling — articulating the dignity and value of all persons and all peoples.  And suggesting, of all things, that we treat each other as brothers and sisters.

Their close harmonies have always had more than musical significance.  They are symbols of how working together can bring new beauty into being.

Take heart and find a way to voice your authentic self, in the context of something larger than you.  It will give your Resilience Rating a boost!  (See our post on Making Connections and Resilience for more about context support).

There is so much listening to do.  Some of it involves Mary Travers, both wearing her ‘Peter Paul & Mary’ hat, and in her solo work.  Some of the listening has to do with finding our OWN voice.

Listen to the signals that hint at your own authenticity and resilience.  Then find the courage to voice them.  Perhaps revisiting Mary’s voice will encourage you.

Enjoy a sample of Mary’s voice, from 1966:

(and from our almost-shameless commerce division) If you’re interested, you can
Click here to Browse the Peter Paul & Mary Store at Amazon.

Share your Favorites, or anything about finding your voice, in the Comments below.