Hi Donna,
I practiced regularly prior to the winter holidays. I did not write the date on my questionnaires but I'd guess 6 months?
As a busy Mom who makes holidays for a bi-faith family + entertains out of town relatives and goes and visits relatives too old to travel I had no time to practice.
The result was within 4 weeks I was right back where I started from. MISERABLY STRESSED OUT!!!! Now I have to start all over again.
My results had been astounding! I am almost grateful for this experience as it really taught me that it is so important to my well-being (I liken it to the importance of showering, brushing my teeth and eating 3 meals).
I told my husband that we will no longer have such a hectic celebration season (for me). I am no longer able to please everyone so we must choose what is most important and do those traditions and rituals only. Maybe alternate every other year and visit relatives on non-holidays. I just can't kill myself year after year making a perfect holiday season for everyone.
I also found that I no longer have any interest in T.V. at all! In fact the background noise bothers me when my spouse or kids are watching. That was a real time waster for me.
I'm starting over as of today and tomorrow we are going out to eat so I do not have to prepare a big holiday. The other tradition is late this year so I have a month to breathe before that one.
I use a Palm and actually put Meditations on my Task Function as a sounded alarm. I need to remember to mute that when I go places. It helps to trigger it until I regain the habit of doing it twice daily.
I hope this helps
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