Ask yourself these questions:<ul><li>What is peaceful about today?</li><li>What is peaceful about your space?</li><li>What is peaceful about what's outside your window?</li><li>What is peaceful about the sounds you hear?</li><li>What is peaceful about your relationships?</li><li>What is peaceful about you?</li></ul>The more you pay attention to things the more you'll feel them

Exercise #5: Mindfulness 

Imagine a jar, you have three things: Big rocks, pebbles and sandIf you fill the jar with sand completely to the top there'll be no space for bigger pebbles or rocksIf you fill up the jar with sand you can't fit the big things, but if you put the big rocks in first the pebbles and sand will fitThe jar is a metaphor of our time, energy and attention= Prioritize the most important things first and the rest will fill up your time regardlessWhat are your big rocks, pebbles and sand in your life?

Exercise #7: The jar exercise

Ask yourself what does peace look like to youTry to describe it, visualize it and imagining it You can draw it, create a vision board or simply write it down

Exercise #4: Visualize peace

Sometimes, our tech habits can take away our peaceInstead of being a victim of technology, you want to be in control  and intentional of itAsk yourself how you want to detox from tech today or this week<a href="https://medium.com/writers-blokke/dont-quit-social-medias-instead-use-them-wisely-907dcfbcfe5">Read more here</a>

Exercise #6: Tech/Social Media detox

Make a list of all the things that stress you out or give you anxiety and don't hold backWhile doing this, be honest and don't filter yourselfBenefits:<ul><li>It will help you become more aware of why you feel stressed </li><li>It can help you release your thoughts from your mind as you write them down </li></ul>Additional: highlight the things that are within your control and out of your control

Exercise #1: braindump

You can draw a circle: Inside the circle there are the things within your control, and outside, the things that are outside of your controlThis will help you understand if you are wasting your energy and thinking on the things you can do nothing aboutAlso this will remind yourself to focus more on what you can control "Energy goes where attention flows"

Exercise #3: What's within your control vs. outside your control

Ask yourself honestly what beliefs, mindsets or habits might be contributing to your stress and anxiety Make a to do list or simply write your thoughts, it's up to you. You have to investigate your mindIs it your perfectionism? Are you trying to people please? Do you feel like you have to prove yourself?As you get an answer, ask yourself whyAt the end, ask yourself what you truly want in the first place

Exercise #2: Investigate the beliefs, mindsets or habits

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