Rest, Renew & Release – A reminder for all moms
Posted by Teresa | Under Writing Lessons Thursday Jul 12, 2007Tonya Ramsey, owner of Life by Design, offered this challenge to all mothers at her bi-weekly chat Mom’s Coffee Break called The 3 R’s challenge
Greetings
Hi all!!
We had a fantastic Mom’s Coffee Break on Friday!! I offered up a challenge to those in attendance and would like to expand it to include anyone that wants to participate.
Here it is:
For the next week make a choice to practice the 3 R’s (Rest, Renew, and Release – descriptions below) add a comment here to let us know you are participating. Then come back and let us know how its going.
Everyday for the next week (7 days) :
Get plenty of rest: I challenge you all to get enough sleep, set a bedtime and stick with it!
Allow yourself to renew: Spend time doing something for yourself! Play with your kids, meditate…whatever helps you renew yourself…do it!
Release those things that are not working towards the betterment of your life: Now, is the time to release old thoughts, actions, habits, etc…that do not add positively to your life. Use “Letting Go” exercise (see below) to help you get rid of what is not working for you.
Letting Go exercise: Take some time in either meditation or reflection to figure out what you need to release. On a piece of paper at the top write RELEASE and put what you need to release. On the back at the top write ALLOW, and put what you want to allow in your life instead.
For example, if you are releasing negative thoughts, then you would be allowing, positive thoughts. If you are releasing hurt feelings, then you could put that you allow healing, and so on.
When you are done, burn the paper (in a fire proof container) and visualize what you are releasing, floating away with the smoke. Then visualize what you are allowing as glowing light entering you body.
You may repeat this as many times as you come across more things that you want/need to release.
For those that are participating in the 3 R’s Challenge I will be sending you a link to download for free Self-Nurturing for the Nurturer, a great e-Book that reminds us that we need to take care of ourselves.
Teresa ~
Thank you for helping me spread the word about the 3 R’s Challenge!! It is so important that mothers learn that taking care of themselves will help the excel at everything in their lives.
With Empowering Regards,
Tonya Ramsey
[...] something extra: About a month ago, Tonya did this 3 R Challenge and this is a great exercise to try and see what happens for you. And please feel free to comment [...]
Thank you Tonya for this challenge that you conducted. It really did help me with my ongoing efforts to find more balance in my life and you are a great reminder for me to do that. I enjoy your coaching me through our weekly brainstorming/coaching sessions. I would like to become more involved in helping others do what you have done for me…maybe this is something we could talk more about in the near future?
Thanks again!