By Margaret Ann Lembo
That’s an interesting phrase, “work-life balance.” For me, my work is my life and my soul’s purpose. Yet I must take time to play, watch a movie, spend time in my garden gardening, and sometimes do absolutely nothing. The balance of having a life and relaxation often is intertwined into the work I do, which is why I schedule time each week to relax and recharge.
Everyone needs a moment to catch their breath and calm the incessant chatter of the mind. Clearing out the mental chatter and internal noise provides fertile space to hear and receive higher guidance. Be serene. Use that as a mantra. Be serene.
A balanced lifestyle and spending time getting fresh air and sunshine can help maintain your mental focus. It also boosts your immune system and your mental and emotional health. The crystals to support you in achieving these goals are many. Here are a few:
Chrysoprase boosts your compassion for yourself. Use it to become more aware of your recurring thoughts. Consider whether those thoughts are drawing unwanted situations. Gaze at the seafoam green color of this stone and open your heart as you increase your self-esteem and balance mental overload. Work with chrysoprase to clear feelings of being overwhelmed.
Citrine, a yellow variety of quartz, boosts self-confidence and happiness. Use this stone to enhance your awareness and identify recurring patterns that hold you back. With citrine nearby or in hand, decide to develop and focus on positive thoughts to replace negative beliefs. Let the golden rays of this stone remove any challenge or negative emotion that is blocking your path to happiness.
Green Moss Agate is the stone I think of when I connect with nature and fresh air. This stone is ideal to reclaim your balance through nature. This transparent agate with dendritic, or branch-like, or moss-like patterns, helps you remember to ground yourself and replenish yourself to regain mental focus.
Hematite removes scattered energy from your energy field. Use it to repel negative energy and thoughts from your mind and from the minds of others. Hold it to enhance meditation and to quiet the mind. The calming vibrations of this stone are grounding and help relieve hyperactivity. Disquieting thoughts and excess energy drain your calm and clarity. Become grounded by focusing on peace, and breathe it in deeply as you feel your roots taking hold and expanding into the earth.
Pink Calcite is a heart opener. Use it to relieve feelings of anger, fear, hurt, and frustration. Use this cotton-candy pink stone to soothe you and embrace you like you are in the arms of a mother. Think good thoughts while holding this stone, and all stones, with thoughts like I am kind and compassionate with myself and others. I am gentle with myself. I recognize that kindness leads to better life situations.
Find a state of balance between being busy, busy, busy, and working to allow for family, hobbies, and self-care. Be responsible for you personal commitments as well as your work commitments. By managing your time to include scheduled play, rest, and socialization, you can prevent burnout and improve your overall well-being.
With the holidays upon us, rest and regeneration are imperative to get through to the new year in good health. Wishing you a balanced life!
Learn more about these stones in one of my books or decks. For each of these stones, I have a card in one of my gemstone oracle decks.
BIO:
Margaret Ann is the award-winning aromatherapist and creator of Smudge in Spray and Archangel Michael Spray and award-winning author of The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones, Gemstone Guardians and Your Soul Purpose Cards, Essential Oils and Gemstone Guardians Cards, and many more books and decks on gemstones, angels, saints, aromatherapy, and the power of positive thought. She is the owner of The Crystal Garden — the conscious living store of the Palm Beaches, established in 1988, celebrating 37 years. Find out more about Margaret Ann at TheCrystalGarden.com and MargaretAnnLembo.com