February 16
- Encouraging Colleagues
- Austin Powers
- Relaxed Shoulders
Relaxing my shoulders is a new thing for me. I recently have begun to occasionally ask myself: “Are your shoulders raised and tense?” Quite often the answer is yes.
Turns out, this is a sign that I’m carrying something with me that I don’t need to be. Stress, anxiety, lack of awareness…lots of things pop up. But the simple act of asking, recognizing, then releasing my shoulders has given me a tool for the rest of me as well.
It has become a good way for me to look at and evaluate what I’m doing. Am I trying to control something that hasn’t happened or already happened and either way I have zero chance of controlling it? Relax the shoulders.
And sometimes you come around the corner of the kitchen and see sights that relax the shoulders immediately. No prompt required.
