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Stress and work burnout is probably nothing new to any of us, as most of us suffer some type of emotional stress throughout our lives. These pressures may include work related stress, financial pressures, the development of a chronic illness or just life picking you as it’s punching bag, but whatever the case might be it is important to take a step back and just refocus.

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This refocusing process can be achieved by just taking a moment to be mindful of the environment around you. It has been proven time and time again that creativity and art therapies are a wonderful way to just refill that emotional tank. This is probably where most of you are going “I can’t sing” or “I am not musical or arty”. The secret is… You don’t need to be. We all have these tools available to us. One simple example of this is most probably in your pocket right now… Your phone, or more specifically, the camera attached to your phone. Yesterday I talked about how photos help us remember happier times, but it can also be very therapeutic.

I found this really great article about how to use photos to just help you be mindful of the moment. Go read it (click here) and use it to just PLAY this weekend.

May you all have a lovely weekend!

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