I've heard people say that when they have nothing to do, they become stressed thinking they should be doing something.
I say, this is your chance to give yourself the attention you deserve. Here are some things to think about when you're doing nothing to help ease the anxiety.
-When your not buzzing in the whirlwind of activity you can evaluate your situation more clearly. Take the time and reflect on your choices and organize your schedule. Reflection time is important because you want to make sure you're headed in the direction you want to go. When we're busy, we can often make choices or take decisions that are not in alignment with our goals and needs.
- Now that you have some quiet time and you're coming down off the adrenalin high, ask yourself, "am I tired?" If the answer is yes, use the time to catch up on rest. A rested mind out performs a tired mind any day of the week. It can actually take a stressed body a few days to calm down sufficiently to evaluate how tired you may be!
- Do nothing with someone. Meet people you don't often have a chance to talk to. Spending time with people we care about can really help us unwind. Stay away from people who bring you down.
- Who put it in your head that relaxing is a bad thing? This is a horrible message to send to someone, especially someone as busy as you. Just because other people can't relax, doesn't mean you have to follow. Feel the peace in relaxing and you'll still be going when the fatigue is catching up to others.
- When things slow down, our focus seems to fade a little. It becomes difficult to relax because we think we'll loose our edge and fall out of rhythm with our goals. That can produce a little anxiety. I don't think a couple of days of giving yourself a little me time are going to terminate in failure. In fact, if you don't recharge once and a while, your body's going to make the decision for you. Burnout and chronic fatigue can definitely put you on the side lines. Don't tempt it.
If when we're doing nothing we're evaluating our needs and taking care of ourselves, I'd say that's doing something, and pretty far from doing nothing.
Start with one thing today:
Do one thing just for yourself today. If your schedule is packed, choose one thing that can wait until tomorrow and replace it with absolutely nothing. Use that time to just check in with yourself and figure out if you're doing alright. I dare you!
I say, this is your chance to give yourself the attention you deserve. Here are some things to think about when you're doing nothing to help ease the anxiety.
-When your not buzzing in the whirlwind of activity you can evaluate your situation more clearly. Take the time and reflect on your choices and organize your schedule. Reflection time is important because you want to make sure you're headed in the direction you want to go. When we're busy, we can often make choices or take decisions that are not in alignment with our goals and needs.
- Now that you have some quiet time and you're coming down off the adrenalin high, ask yourself, "am I tired?" If the answer is yes, use the time to catch up on rest. A rested mind out performs a tired mind any day of the week. It can actually take a stressed body a few days to calm down sufficiently to evaluate how tired you may be!
- Do nothing with someone. Meet people you don't often have a chance to talk to. Spending time with people we care about can really help us unwind. Stay away from people who bring you down.
- Who put it in your head that relaxing is a bad thing? This is a horrible message to send to someone, especially someone as busy as you. Just because other people can't relax, doesn't mean you have to follow. Feel the peace in relaxing and you'll still be going when the fatigue is catching up to others.
- When things slow down, our focus seems to fade a little. It becomes difficult to relax because we think we'll loose our edge and fall out of rhythm with our goals. That can produce a little anxiety. I don't think a couple of days of giving yourself a little me time are going to terminate in failure. In fact, if you don't recharge once and a while, your body's going to make the decision for you. Burnout and chronic fatigue can definitely put you on the side lines. Don't tempt it.
If when we're doing nothing we're evaluating our needs and taking care of ourselves, I'd say that's doing something, and pretty far from doing nothing.
Start with one thing today:
Do one thing just for yourself today. If your schedule is packed, choose one thing that can wait until tomorrow and replace it with absolutely nothing. Use that time to just check in with yourself and figure out if you're doing alright. I dare you!
