Morning Mantra: The Struggle Is Temporary

April is Stress Awareness Month. Take steps to manage your stress. Start with this mantra: "The struggle is temporary."

"The struggle is temporary." There’s a YouTube video for that.

On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest), how stressed are you right now?

If you ask me this question every day, I would probably give you a different answer every day.

Some days life is just more stressful. OK a lot of days feel more stressful when you're juggling a family and a career. There’s even a month to recognize that. April is Stress Awareness Month.

You just discovered that your favorite shirt has a rip in it. The strawberries you bought yesterday turned fuzzy and moldy overnight. Oh, and the most sensitive part of your foot stepped on a sharp corner of a toy. All before walking outside of your house for the day.

And I know that’s not just me.

These little stressors add up to a mountain of tension if you don’t have strategies to manage stress.

Yoga teaches us about the impermanence of everything and that the present moment is the only place life truly exists. Nothing is permanent—not a house, a job, a car or moldy strawberries.

Whatever you’re going through, know that it’s temporary.

This video is part of A Second for Yourself, a video series on my Stand Up for Your Self-Care YouTube Channel that inspires you to create mindfulness in your busy day.

Mantra: This struggle is temporary.

Journal About It: The Struggle Is Temporary

Get your journal and a pen and find a quiet spot. Jot down your thoughts about the following journaling prompt: "Everything is temporary." Do you believe things are permanent or temporary?

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