How do you find solace after a hard day? What helps you stop to breath and find your own thoughts? It is so very hard sometimes to find ourselves let alone hear ourselves.

My mind seems to go 90 miles a minute and wears me out. There are so many thoughts polluting my mind that sometimes my voice is fully muffled. How can I follow my gut instinct if I can’t even hear it?

I have to find a way to stop and breath. There’s meditation, yoga and for me music. Alas, music soothes the savage beast.

When my soul aches or my heart breaks or my cup runnth over there are songs out there that help ease the pain or celebrate the joy.

I’ve found that when I’m hurting but can’t seem to find an outlet for the emotions to pour, the right song pushes the button and the flood gates open. Sometimes just feeling the emotions was all I needed.

Music would be my number one release.

Yoga, well that was a hard one for me to get to, but it really does make a difference. I was always intrigued by it but certainly intimated by my lack of ability. The trick I’ve found is to take a few positions and focus on learning them and getting comfortable doing just a few. You can always add or change when you get bored. It’s a lot less intimidating. I actually had a personal trainer put together a workout for me that I can do in my home. I don’t use a DVD so I have complete silence and that’s a lot better than a video.

I use to have a lot of shoulder and upper back pain from being on the computer all the time. The yoga really helps with pulling those kinks out and it takes so little time and a hell of a lot cheaper than getting a massage every week.

Meditation, oh how simple it sounds but quiet frankly is still eludes me frequently. I think part of my problem is being afraid of what knowledge I’ll gain from the trip. A good example, I’m not a terribly patient person…. When I find what I want, hmmm want it now! Whether it is good for me or not…. The last time I really meditated I found a very clear and concise answer …. The answer was “wait and be patient,” it was so loud and clear in my mind it felt like it had been spoken aloud. I derived so much comfort from such clarity of thought; I’ve been able to be patient on this item. The down side, how long do I have to wait…..