This week, to attain, maintain or regain my sense of wellbeing...
...use the short 'Ten Words' writing exercise to sort out your thoughts, centre yourself and express what is going on for you. By making yourself aware of what your current moment is all about, you will be able to move beyond reacting to responding mindfully.
**Ten Words Writing Exercise**
Step 1: Write down ten words that come into mind when you think about what you are experiencing in the *current* moment (that's right now). If you can't think of ten, just write down however many you can think of.
Step 2: Look at your words and choose the one that seems most important or most true for you right now.
Step 3: Write a sentence using that word that describes what is happening for you at the moment.
Step 4: Repeat this process with the other words until you have a clearer picture of what you are dealing with at the moment.
Once you are comfortable using this exercise, I will add it to my Personal Coping Kete for times of stress or distress.
