Imagine what would happen if you drove a car non-stop, at maximum speed. No standing, no oil and part changes. How long would that car work?
And what happens to a cell phone after a while? His battery is low. And it won't work until we refill it. The more we use the phone the battery consumes faster.
That's how we humans function. We have a certain amount of energy at our disposal and when we consume it we just stop and can’t go any further. A small number of people reach that stage, but that is why the vast majority function at a minimum.
The vast majority of people use only a small percentage of their potential.
We use weekends to do the backlog of private and household chores, so that only vacation is usually left for vacation. That can never be enough. It is impossible to make up for 350 days of non-rest in 15 days. Even if we take into account the stress around the trip, it takes time to adapt to the new environment, and then time to adapt to return home. The stress of getting holiday money (if we can do it at all), the stress of vacation checks arriving by the end of the year, I won’t even mention it. It turns out that even from annual leave, most people do not take a break, but only get extra tired.
Is it even possible to rest nowadays?
Yes, it is possible! And very simple!
How?
First, it is important to give yourself permission to rest! Today, it is almost modern to "be in a hurry", "not to have time for yourself", "to be tired". The reason for this is that most people equate fatigue with value. We worked hard and with quality only if we were sooo tired. If someone is fresh and rested, it means that he is not doing anything, or that he is working superficially.
Nothing further from the truth!
It is possible to work hard and with quality and at the same time stay rested!
How?
By resting regularly and before you get tired!
Regularly means taking time every day for yourself and your vacation, recharging your batteries. Here we come to the following problem: How to rest?
Rest can be passive (sleeping, lying down, absence of any activities…) and active (engaging in some physical activity or activity that is different from the work we do).
All of this usually takes time and we may not be able to set aside enough time each day for any of the activities. Sometimes we are not in the mood to play sports or hobbies. That is why it is important to do something on a daily basis to help us recharge our batteries.
How to set aside time for yourself?
Here, too, it is first important to give ourselves permission to set aside time for ourselves. Permission to be important to ourselves. Permission to be kind and gentle to ourselves.
If we love ourselves and set aside time for ourselves, it does not mean we are selfish. On the contrary, it means that we do everything in our power to live our lives in the best possible way and thus provide our neighbors with the best possible version of ourselves. Mothers who know how to take care of themselves and nurture themselves pass this skill on to their children! Is there a better legacy? Workers who know how to take care of themselves are more productive and their work is of better quality and more creative. Partners who know how to take care of themselves are more pleasant to be in a relationship. They do not expect you to take care of them. They know how to love as adults.
When we have given ourselves permission to set aside some time for ourselves every day, we come to the following questions: how is it done? what does that actually mean
One way is to introduce the habit of listening to some relaxing music every day. Music is very powerful because it penetrates to the deep levels of the human soul. It is recommended that it be some instrumental, without words. The sound of nature also has a strong and deep impact on us. Choose something you like (there are many beautiful instrumentals on you tube) and listen every day. It is desirable that it is always the same music, because over time, through a certain number of listeners, a strong connection is created between a certain music track and a state of peace and relaxation. And over time, that effect intensifies.
Listening to music allows us to focus away from everyday thoughts, while actively listening and paying attention to sound we cannot think ordinary thoughts and worry about everyday worries.
Why?
Because it lowers our brain waves to an alpha level of functioning. At that level we are calmer and more relaxed, thoughts are slower and we are closer to our authentic being and our creativity.
Ten minutes sounds small, but it is enough to refresh, rest and recharge the batteries.
And no one can say they can't set aside ten minutes a day for themselves.
Try it now, listen and watch the video that follows below, and see how it affects you.
If you like it, try listening to this or that music of your choice every day for the next seven days.
Only ten minutes a day.
You will be amazed by the results!
win a lotery, and you do not feel any need for recharge :D