5 Tips To Calm Your Mind And Find Inner Peace
A restless mind gives no respite or rest. It makes us jump from worry to worry, from fear to anxiety.
Little by little, we weave such complicated webs in our brains that we lose that wonderful privilege known as inner peace.
However, it is possible that many confuse the concept of “restless mind” with curiosity and productivity. While it is true that sometimes that internal energy is a reflection of the desire to learn, in reality most of the time the restlessness is pure mental noise. It is confusion, fatigue and unhappiness.
Often, it is said that there is no worse enemy than the one we create in our head. Nonetheless, rather than seeing it as our own responsibility, we need to view this inner stress as a subtle combination of many things.
In our article today, we propose that you reflect on this in order to find calm. It is easy to do this; only one fundamental ingredient is enough: the will.
The restless mind and the stormy ocean of our brain
One of the most famous books that talks about such complex situations, in which mental noise mixes with depression, is that of Kay Jamison. This psychiatrist from the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore (United States) explains her specific case in this interesting work.
Below, and if you recognize yourself in these simple lines, we present 5 key tips that may be useful to you.
1. Get rid of unnecessary burdens
You have them, even if you don’t see them. As soon as you realize all the burdens you carry in your mind, you will immediately feel better .
- You are surrounded by people who, instead of enriching you, suck up all of your energy.
- Perhaps you are prioritizing aspects that do not benefit you.
- You have to understand that “less is always more”.
2. Stop for a moment and breathe, turn off the mental noise
Yesterday no longer exists. The past cannot be changed and the future does not yet exist. For this reason, you need to focus all your energies on the here and now, on where you are at this very moment.
- Stop and take a deep breath. Inhale strongly and hold your breath for five seconds. After that, exhale intensely.
- This simple exercise, believe it or not, helps clear your mind, oxygenates it and allows you to find calm.
- When the body feels good, it is time to establish a connection with yourself.
- Then, humbly ask yourself what you want, what you are looking for, what you don’t want, what your aspirations are.
We recommend that you repeat this exercise every day as soon as you wake up.
3. Build protective walls
A restless mind suffers because it is very permeable, because it allows the concerns of others, the selfishness and interests of those around it to enter.
When that negative energy bursts into us, it mixes with our personal weaknesses. This combination is really scary.
It is necessary to erect walls in this way:
- I move away from everything that is not in harmony with the person I am. I don’t want to deal with selfishness or false interests.
- I put up walls to shut out the people who trigger storms during my lull days.
- I build walls to block those who don’t respect me. I forgive them and let them go.
4. The silence that heals
Once a day and for at least an hour and a half or two, you need a bath of total silence.
- These moments of tranquility and inner peace will allow you to get in touch with your needs and calm your restless mind. Because a nervous mind that jumps from one black hole to another forgets to pay attention to itself. He no longer remembers what it’s worth or how important it is.
- Relax in silence and turn off fears, internal voices. Allow emotions such as satisfaction, inner peace, and the balance between mind and heart to envelop and pamper you.
5. Cultivate gratitude
This dimension is, without a doubt, the most complicated of all to complete.
Relax and reflect on the following aspects:
- If you are hurt by people who don’t love you, walk away. The solution may be simple, even if it requires a lot of courage.
- If what you are feeling right now is malaise, talk to your mind and choose not to feel that way anymore. Turn off what you feel and remember what you deserve.
- Be grateful for the little things that surround you and to which, at times, you don’t give the right importance.
- Be grateful that you are physically well, because you have the people you love and who love you next to you.
- Learn to give thanks for each new day that is given to you. Because these are new opportunities that are opening up on the horizon and that allow you to get what you want.
Be happy, stay calm, balanced.
