For Fast Acting Relief Try Slowing Down!
written by Sandy - August 25th, 2010 at 3:30 am
A message from Sandy. ” Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; Who looks inside, awakens.”—-Carl Jung
Perhaps it’s time to consider the value of relaxation and reflection. To make an effort to reduce the frenzy and sense of emergency that creeps into our daily lives. Time to add playfulness, serenity, and maybe a touch of laziness.(I hear the gasping! I’m gasping myself!!!) Laziness is probably the most luxurious and definitely the most difficult, but worth trying.
Slowing down to the “speed of life” may allow us to enjoy life so much more. Making time for self- reflection gives us an opportunity to tap into our deeper selves and in the end become more productive. I read somewhere that someone compared these kinds of self-nurturing breaks to emergency instructions we’re given on an airplane. The flight attendant always tells us to put on our own oxygen mask before helping our children. Why? Because we need to help ourselves first , so that we will be better equipped to help others.
Try this: List 5 things you would love to do for yourself–to nourish your mind and body–but think you have no time to do. Here’s a couple of ideas to get you started:
- Get physical
- Meditate
- Take long baths
- Pamper yourself
- Be bored
Now imagine how you would rearrange your schedule to include even one of these things. See if you can comfortable in your self- imposed time out. What ideas do you have?
“The hardest work of all is to do nothing.”——–old Jewish saying
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