5 steps to inner peace for busy mums

It can be hard with our crazy, busy lives to slow down and take time for ourselves.

However, making the time will make a big difference to you and your family.

Here are my tips:

1) Quiet time

Allocate at least an hour a day quiet time for yourself and your family. Turn off the television.

Read, reflect or my favourite is a meditation that leads into a sweet nap.

2) Restrict media (including social) for yourself and family

The chaos of the world will still be there for you to read in your allocated time.

I suggest to restrict how much of that chaos you read. It simply creates stories and images that aren’t going to guide you to peace.

3) Time in nature

Take your shoes off, roll around on the grass, connect with nature.

Embrace the colours, sounds of birds and the quiet peace it brings.

3) Find your joy

Remember to spend time doing something simply for yourself.

Whether it’s treating yourself to coffee and cake or simply taking a candlelit bubble bath, it is time to honour you.

4) Prioritise peace in your life

You are what you think about. Our thoughts become our world. Make inner peace a priority in your life by thinking and experiencing it often.

Do you have any other tips to add to these? Please share in the comments below.

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26 Comments

- - ella12 said
  - 01 Mar 2017
    2:53 pm
What wonderful tips, so important to take time out for our sanity.

- - meedee said
  - 01 Nov 2015
    1:07 pm
My favorite times when my kids were little were rainy days where we would make a blanket fort and sit inside it eating sandwiches and simply talking. Calm days are always valued.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 31 Oct 2015
    7:18 pm
Turn off your phone above all.

- - Carolineb said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    9:27 pm
Inner peace, I need to find some. I try to have a bath at least once a week.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 23 Sep 2015
    5:33 pm
inner peace – oh, goodo, I will jump in the bath LOL

- - Melanie said
  - 23 Sep 2015
    12:36 pm
Good advice. Thanks.

- - Missey Grace said
  - 13 Sep 2015
    4:45 pm
Totally agree to all these points – we need to invest slow time to our lives for the long haul.
My little tip: When I get into my car, before I drive off, take time to prep myself for a pleasant drive – even a 30 second quiet talk to myself is a great starting point.

- - mom103920 said
  - 12 Sep 2015
    12:11 am
Gosh, my quiet time is still productive – working around the vege garden, sometimes alone but mostly watching my toddler sampling the produce or feeding the chickens. This ticks all the above boxes for me.
- mom94125 replied
  
  15 Oct 2015 , 1:18 pm
  oh that sounds wonderful for sure. lovely experience for your kid
- - mom113055 said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    11:03 pm
relaxed

- - aliceou said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    5:42 pm
We really need some great time for ourselves.

- - mom87251 said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    9:49 am
Soak in a hot bath with bubbles

- - rovermum said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    9:25 am
Take time out to do what works for you eg. meditation, yoga, reading a magazine or book, watching TV. I love the end of the day when my boys are snug in bed and I have my quiet time to browse social media, read a magazine, catch up on a tv show. That’s my time.

- - mom101628 said
  - 09 Sep 2015
    9:21 pm
Love the nature idea – will try this in the coming summer.

- - mom150983 said
  - 08 Sep 2015
    11:42 am
Finding time for yourself is definitely important thanks for sharing

- - mom113055 said
  - 08 Sep 2015
    12:31 am
great peace

- - mom93821 said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    10:40 pm
Quiet time – just to be and to meditate and reflect. Good for restoring inner peace and calm.

- - linesmyk said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    10:38 pm
And music!:DNeed to add music to this list

- - linaianna said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    10:33 pm
Great read thanks fir sharing

- - dannsbuild said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    9:24 pm
Really quite an interesting read! Very good!

- - bec101 said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    7:24 pm
Good advice. I get my quiet time on the way home from work!