Since 2007 I've been choosing a word each year to focus on.

I chose the word breathe in 2008 and as I've been trying to decide on a new word this week, I kept going back to that word. So breathe it is.

In the last couple of health classes I've taken, I have realized just how stressed out and tense I have become. At the beginning of my current class, Stress Management, I scored in the range that indicates I'm at a higher risk for heart problems. Something has to change.

It's been interesting to have to try different stress management techniques and honestly, the one that I need to work on the most is breathing deeply.

So my intention for 2014 is to...

Slow down.

Let go.

Breathe.

 

Comments

[Mom]

That's a great idea! Love you and hope you have a calm year!

[Louise McClure]

Hi Jill. An excellent word to focus on! My daughter, Georgiann, is finishing up her Masters in Social Work and she told me that they had a guest speaker in one of her classes and her talk was all about breathing. We forget to breath slow and deep. Here's to a New Year of breathing!

Louise