Connection doesn’t have to be deep, intense, or exhausting. Sometimes, it just needs to feel safe.
At home, a supportive connection might mean asking for quiet time without guilt. At work, it could mean proactively sharing your progress on a project to reduce anxiety.
When you notice overwhelm:
Take a Pause
Offer yourself compassion
Choose one small action that supports connection
Podcast Affirmation
Even when I feel overwhelmed inside, I am learning how to stay gently connected on the outside.
If this blog and video spoke to something you’ve been carrying quietly, consider staying connected. Subscribe, listen along on YouTube or Spotify, and return whenever you need a moment of calm, clarity, and encouragement. Thank you for being here.
In this video, let’s explore the importance of getting things done so you can free up mental space and focus on what truly matters. Whether you’re managing a busy schedule, balancing work and personal life, or just feeling overwhelmed by tasks waiting on the back burner, I explore the affirmation card with insights on overcoming procrastination and taking control of your to-do list.
How do you feel when tasks pile up? Are you an accomplisher who loves crossing things off your list, or is this an area where your work-life balance plan could improve?
Watch this video for inspiration, and don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments below!
This video is perfect for anyone looking to improve productivity, reduce stress, and build a healthy work-life balance. It will help you stay organized, feel accomplished, and move forward purposefully.
Let’s tackle those lists together!
This video’s Work-Life Balance Affirmation:
I get things done!
How does this card make you feel? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
To learn about work-life balance or explore these cards, check the description for more details.
🦋 Hi, I am Patti Oskvarek of Coaching For Inspiration with Patti. I’m a Leadership, Work-Life Balance, and Life coach who helps individuals achieve their dreams, goals, and aspirations and live more purposeful, balanced lives outside of work.
A few years ago, I was introduced to Reiki by a friend. She is a Reiki Master. I scheduled a session with her, and it was terrific. I had more sessions throughout the years. I would try to convince my husband to try it.
Then one day, we went on a road trip to Sedona. I said to him, is it okay if I schedule a Reiki session here. He said yes, and I will have one too. He had a healing with energy experience during his Reiki session. Since that trip to Sedona, my husband has encouraged me to become a Reiki Practitioner. It may have been for his benefit. He can have Reiki anytime he wants it.
I am sure a few of you have never heard of Reiki, and some of you have.
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a Japanese technique for relaxation, which also promotes healing. Reiki’s performed through touch, or hands are hovering over someone or distance. Warm and soothing energy flows from the practitioner’s hands into the recipient, promoting relaxation and releasing tension.
A Reiki treatment takes about an hour and is carried out with the recipient fully-clothed (except for shoes) and resting comfortably with pillows and a blanket on a massage table or other stable flat surface, which is a comfortable height for the Reiki practitioner to work. The Reiki practitioner’s hands are placed gently on or near the body and kept still for a few minutes. The recipient may feel heat or tingling from the practitioner’s hands or notice a flow of energy within the body. Recipients usually feel calm and relaxed during and after the treatment; however, some may feel energized.
What may happen during a Reiki session?
You may feel very relaxed and fall asleep
You may see colors
You may feel at peace or emotional
What is Distant Reiki?
The practitioner conducts Reiki to flow into a person who isn’t near them from a distance with their permission.
How can Reiki help?
Reiki balances and works on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels. It may assist with pain management, preventive care, and mental/emotional circumstances such as anxiety, addiction, stress reduction, relaxation, and more. It focuses on sending energy into the body for optimum health.
I enjoy being out in nature or just plain outside. Whether it is a few moments outdoors on my patio drinking coffee, a hike in the mountains, or camping lakeside taking time outdoors seems to rejuvenate me. So I am not surprised that others feel the same way.
Spending Time in Nature! Photo by Patti Oskvarek
There is a new craze called Forest Bathing (a Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku), which means spending time in nature and using all your senses. There is scientific research on this concept of Forest Bathing. According to the study being in nature restores our mood, refreshes, and rejuvenates us. It can lower blood pressure and decrease stress levels. When you feel overwhelmed, go outside, take a brief walk alone and see if this uplifts your spirit.
Spending Time in Nature! Photo by Patti Oskvarek
This weekend my husband and I went to a cabin in the woods. It was lightly raining, and the smell of the trees was so refreshing. After the rain stopped, we went for a walk to the nearby creek. The sounds of the rushing the water and the birds in the trees were very relaxing.
Me in the trees.
How to Forest Bath:
🦋 Go outdoors and find some trees or a large garden area with a variety of plants and trees.
Being in nature is soothing, especially when having a chaotic day. Making some time to go outdoors and get fresh air and a little bit of sunshine can uplift our spirit and decrease anxiety.
How about trying it today?
What did you notice?
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