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.

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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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