As adults we are constantly met with life’s complexities, alarm clocks and to do lists. There is always something to do or some place to be, right? So how do we know when the busyness of life becomes too stressful, anxiety inducing and unbalanced? For one, we are most likely to feel it in our body (tension), our mind (negative loop patterns), health (disrupted sleep patterns or low energy) and our emotional health (feeling unhappy or stressed).
Stress and anxiety are a part of life and our fight flight response (sympathetic nervous system) have purpose and place in certain situations. In its extreme, think saber-tooth tiger, or grizzly bear on the run and headed your way. Stressed and running for your life would be normal.
However, it is when our whole life becomes one big knotted ball (or so it seems), that we become overwhelmed with stress and our anxiety starts spilling into our day to day activities. If this state of being persists for long periods of time patterns start to form and what was once considered abnormal is identified as a normal state of being.
To be able to identify how we feel and what we need means we can creatively deliver the medicine needed to balance our state of being for rest and digest.
That’s the kind of power that can intersect a negative loop pattern and re-establish a path of strength to do what’s right for oneself, make good decisions for ones state of being/ health and meet life’s adversities with a sense of curiosity and nurtured rejuvenation.
In Art Therapy we often talk of nurturing the ‘Inner Child’ and it is said that if we can identify those little joys that nurtured us as a child, it is most likely going to calm your nervous system and bring a smile of happiness to us as an adult.
The key to finding a happy balance in modern life is simplicity. — Sogyal Rinpoche
Colouring in is to be embraced for its simplicity, ability to calm the mind, reduce stress/anxiety and soothe the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest). It is this simplistic creative restoration that balances out the complexities we face, repetitive to do lists and the external alarm of life. Colouring in says grab a cosy corner and a cup of tea, collect your finest colouring in pencils and bliss out paying attention to how your breath slows right down, effortlessly, by every stroke of colour.
So why not take a colouring in break and allow your worries to melt away?
We have free colouring in pages here at Temple Lah for you to download right now,
and embrace peace and tranquility.
Temple Lah, Nourish, Oracle Feature Card
Affirmation
“I recognise what it is I need, and feed my soul for a healthy and balanced life.”
Crystal: Pink Mangano Calcite
Keywords: Balance, Enjoyment, Kindness
