As we embark on the holiday season, it is good to stop and give thanks. Thanks for family, friends, colleagues and all the good that is in your life. Thanks for the ability to perform a job that you enjoy and feel good about. Thanks for the all the "stuff" you have both tangible and not.
When giving thanks, you should also remember the blessings in disguise. This moments might not have seemed to benefit you at the time, but may have helped teach you a lesson or opened your eyes in some way.
The time between Halloween and New Years can be the busiest both professionally and personally for people in the plumbing and heating trades. This is the time that boilers decide to stop firing or toilets decide to act up just as your client's guests are due to arrive. This is the time that Mother Nature shows just how much wind, rain, snow and ice she can throw at us...maybe even in the same day. If this is your peak season, you are juggling taking on as much work as possible with personal or family needs.
Stress can bring about a whole host of issues including fatigue, illness and a general state of mental chaos. During this time, it may serve you to take a few minutes out of your day to give thanks. It is proven that those who meditate reap many benefits such as relaxation, improved health and better focus.
No need to try to get yourself into a crazy yoga position. All you need to do is think of everything, large and small, you are thankful for. By doing this type of meditation, in the morning when you wake up and before you go to sleep, you may find that the craziness of your life feels just a little less crazy.
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