4. Give your best energy to the best. Ask yourself, on a given day, where does my BEST energy go? Too often we women randomly give up our energies for whatever fires come first. Consider what areas, say five, are the most important on a daily basis. Then focus your best energy on fulfilling those areas. For me, my hand represents those vital needs; each finger represents one area: God, me, my husband, my children and contributions to others. Every day if I do something in each area, I feel connected.

5. Remove one stress in your life. We are amazingly enduring creatures AND we can be amazing whiners. It's up to us to eliminate stress from our lives, and we can do it. Choose one stress that is killing you. Look at it objectively and ask, "How can I abbreviate, delegate or eliminate?" There is positive and negative stress; the good makes us eventually stronger, while the negative depletes and makes us more vulnerable to sickness or depression. Remove one negative stress from your life, such as PTA commitment, tutoring, an extra work assignment, being the family therapist, whatever it may be, just let it go, and feel the stress go with it.

Staying connected to what is vital for you means staying balanced. Try just one of these areas and get started on getting connected, with you!

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