Where is your mental happy place?

Life can rough. Family, friends, work, health, finances - need we say more. There are a lot of demands on our time and energy. How do you catch your breath? How do we get a break? Or is that even possible in our fast path world?

If you can't escape physically, what about mentally? What can you do to re-energize? Here are a few things we do to just get that break at least mentally.

• Breath. Sounds too simple. But we are not talking about that shallow breathing we do. Sit or stand and take deep breaths. Feel your belly expanding. 
• Stretch. If you can do the Sun Salutation great. If you can't even simple head and shoulder rolls are good.
• Visualize. Picture yourself at the beach. Hiking. Sitting in the forest. Visualize some place that will put a smile on your face.
• Write.  Start a gratitude journal. Be specific don't write I had a good day. Write exactly what happened to make it a good day.
• Read.  There are great quotes out there or find an inspirational book. Keep it in your pursue.
• Music.  Just listening to music can change your mood. Make up a happy playlist. 
• Walk.  If you can get outside do it. Even if you just walk around the block do it.

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. Do what you have to do to keep emotional, physical and spiritually happy.  This is your life.