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It's time
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effective method for relaxing involves thinking pleasant
thoughts and sending your mind to places that are relaxing
and peaceful. |
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all have heard about the idea of visualizing an empty
tropical beach. The weather's warm, and the sound of
the surf crashing to the shore is soothing and
relaxing. There's a gentle breeze blowing in off the
water, cooling your skin as you lay back in a hammock
that's stretched out between two palm trees. You lay
in the shade, your eyes closed, thinking peaceful
thoughts. |
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place may not be a beach. Your most relaxing place
may be a clearing in a forest, or a mountaintop meadow, or
a large rock in the middle of a river. Whatever type
of place you may want to think of, try to find the peace
in that place. |
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it's warm, feel the warmth on your skin. If you
prefer a cold or rainy place, feel the pleasure of being
bundled up against the elements. Perhaps you're
reclined under a blanket on the couch with a cup of hot
chocolate in your hands, watching the rain or the snow
fall outside. |
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of the sounds that you hear, the flowing water or the
blowing wind. There may be crickets or birds or
coyotes or wolves howling in the distance. |
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solitude is peaceful and relaxing, and not at all
stressful. In your mind, you see yourself enjoying
the peace and quiet that being alone can bring. For
this moment, you don't want to think thoughts that someone
else puts into your mind, no matter how much you love this
person. You are where you are, and you are enjoying
it, and you are as relaxed as you can be. |
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