Two Minute Exercise That Can Change Your Day

We've all been there...

You find yourself in a rush or caught behind deadlines and your focus entirely shifts. As I write three mid-terms this week I am experiencing first hand the pressure to use every minute potentially possible to studying for my test. Similarly, I am sure that many people out there are preparing for their next task or under the gun to get that next project complete. But, why do these tasks take more precedence than, well, you? Perhaps just taking two minutes will make you pull you up from those drowning thoughts of work and center on what's really important.

The trick? Taking two minutes to think about you. What is truly important to you? It's hard to imagine that in today's society we can't spend two minutes in our busy schedule to take care of ourselves. It's seems natural to us that we spend minutes in the morning getting ready to appear better for the world, though it's almost abstract that we may regularly take a moment for ourselves, the people around us, or the environment that we live in. It's this strange idea, taking time for oneself, that perhaps we should start to focus on in society. It can be as little as a two minute breathing exercise to calm you down, or a work-out in the gym, or reading a book in the woods.

Whatever makes you happy deserves at least some time in your day. And we all know that being happy is a great step in the right direction to changing the world around us in a positive way.