19th June 2016
When you dance to
your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat. Terri Guillemets
Did you start you
smile list after yesterdays blog? If not you should it's fun! We've really had some great meetings this
week talking about our Smile Box (comfort/happy/cuddle box, whatever name my
members chose for theirs). I've really
enjoyed listening to hearing what they're going to put in theirs! What's a Smile Box you're thinking, well... It's a box we're going to fill with things
that cheer us up, give us comfort, make us feel loved and warm inside. It's is a great way of taking are of the needs
of your inner child. A way of comforting
yourself in other ways than eating and/or drinking!
We chatted about the things we'd put in ours,
what's
could you put in yours? Things that
calm, relax, uplift and comfort us.
Things to remind us of the good stuff, those awesome moments in life
we've had. Let's be honest everyone has
down days, those times when our lives aren't running as smoothly as we'd
like, and for whatever reason we find ourselves feeling stressed, depressed,
alone, anxious, unloved or unsupported. And even though we find ourselves surround by
others, they're just not able to comfort us in the way we need, or we may be
too upset to tell them what we need.
When
this happens most of us turn to food and/or alcohol, so maybe having a ‘comfort
box’ could really be helpful to help us get through it. Go find yourself a box, then sit and think
what are the things that would normally bring you comfort? It's probably a good idea to put your box
together when you're in a good place and feeling happy. Then in readiness for those more difficult times,
you can store it somewhere safe. I've
got me a pretty box which is going to be an ornament in my living room (once
I've tidied it up).
What
can you put in there? Anything, but in
case you're looking for ideas, how about;
- Photos of anything or anyone that makes you smile - friends, family, holidays, days out, good times, you can't beat a photo to recall a memory/
- Candles or incense sticks.
- Painkillers ( I usually get headaches with stress and pain can make me feel low)
- Pamper stuff, like bubble bath, face pack, nailpolish, posh perfume or aftershave
- Music - a favourite cd maybe, or different music for different moods, make your own playlist, we have good technology these days, no more are the days of the cassette player and you're fingers on the record and pause button waiting for the charts!
- New PJ's, dressing gown, blanket, socks. Something to make you snuggly.
- A favourite book, what about a kids books, maybe a fav from your childhood.
- There was talk of a teddy bear, but I'm sorry no one puts teddy in a box! He can sit on top of it though :)
- Old cards
- Make a scrapbook maybe with your smile list, quotes and lyrics that you like, photos, ticket stubs, you get the gist.
- Something to occupy you, crosswords, colouring book, crafty stuff
- And of course, it's ok to have a bit of chocolate or a little bottle of wine - remember a bit of what you fancy does you good, too much, not so much!
I've already seen photos of the ones my members are doing, you can buy a pretty box, or decorate your own, one member told me she has a box that a friend made her and it's covered with photos from her life, that's a lovely idea.
And
the best thing is you don’t have to wait until you are feeling rotten before
you use your ‘comfort box’ – you can use it to make yourself feel good at
anytime, call it your happy box. Use it
anytime you feel like a bit of happy.
So
today's challenge is to list what you want to put in your box, and then start
to collecting those things and you can add to the box at any time of course.
Here's
to a wonderful Sunday, happy Fathers day to all those amazing dads out there,
I've got family coming, so I'm off to M&S to buy a readymade buffet I
think, there's no way I'm cooking for 5 after the week I've had :)
Enjoy
your day BeYOUtiful, healthy and happy remember xx
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