Excerpts from The (almost) popular book, Being Mostly Cat.
Cats are selfish, self-centred, self-serving, generally all round Narcissists, yet we LOVE them. Having had a chat with a few top cats on the street, I asked them what the key to their successes were, the premier five are below. The book, if you want a little piece of joy in your hand, can be discovered just here…
Cat tip 1
Make YOU a priority- chances are, if you suffer with anxiety, you’re bottom of the pile when it comes to meeting your own needs. In small and simple steps, begin gently taking time for you.
Cat tip 2
Sometimes when we are in overwhelm and we just cannot stop the internal chatter, override it! Get your favourite song on, a song to invoke memories of joy then, SING ALONG! that way we are listening to our words as well the music- double whammy to happiness! Or at least a few minutes escape- enough time to recharge and reboot.
Cat tip 3
Ok, so it may seem basic, but if the sun is shining, grab that time, Vitamin D nature’s gift can help to stave off anxiety- it is well documented that so many of us in the UK lack this simple vitamin in the colder, rainy weather.
If you can, get away to the sunshine, think about how holidays could work better for you, small breaks instead of the standard two weeks, grab the sunshine!
Cat tip 4
The mind can’t really concentrate to full effect for much longer than 20mins, so take that break, get up, stretch have a doze, yawn, walk around- shake your body from dormant and give your brain a rest, a little power booster does the world of good and you can come back to your work feeling bang on point! Yay!
Cat tip 5
Appreciate just how much sleep YOU need, this may not be the same as your family and friends and it may be that everyone has different styles, take time out to think what it is you need. - What’s more, it’s not a competition to be the most knackered in the room, no awards get won, so really get to know yourself and your sleep.
