09 Sunday Aug 2015
This article explains the first half of my holiday. A noisy brain, internal rules about what I “should do” instead of what I needed to do. I particularly like the point on rest not just being physical – and slthough difficult, stopping the mental, spiritual and emotional angst/business is necessary.
I intend to be more mindful of my negative inner talk and reverse it for the second half of my time away.
The Underappreciation of Rest in Today’s Society.
04 Saturday May 2013
What a shame it is to have a schedule on a Saturday. I have appointments in the morning. It’s now 1am and I’d rather keep reading but a deadline looms that will only allow a maximum of 6 hours sleep. Another chapter and struggle through tomorrow? Yes/No?
Yes. I choose another chapter.
06 Sunday Jan 2013
04 Monday Jun 2012
28 Monday May 2012
Quite a bit of synchronicity around at the moment. All of it is pointing to the need to start looking after myself. No-one else is going to do it for me, right? Reminders are coming through the lives of friends and family, workmates too. Slow down. Nothing, NOTHING, is more important than health. Not a half hour of flex time being saved, not getting the early bus, not “doing everything that needs doing”.
I think that’s the lesson for me. The only person who sets the rules that start with “I have to…” is me. I can let things go – but I should never let go me. My time to stop, rest, sleep, eat properly and exercise is not less important.
09 Wednesday May 2012
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22 Sunday Apr 2012
18 Sunday Mar 2012
Downtime. That’s what Sunday’s were invented for. I’d like to say this is what my Sunday was like today, but no. It was filled with the chores I don’t get to during the week commuting to and from work, or the hectic errand filled time that is called Saturday.
Sundays are becoming endangered. There’s a risk of it not being a day of rest, but a day of catch up with every other bloody thing that hasn’t got done. Worse still, Sundays are being spent inside my head – mulling over what happened the day before and/or planning all the stuff to do on the dreaded Monday that follows.
I need to reclaim my Sunday. Say ‘no’ to everyone and do the want to do’s, not the have to do’s. Who’s with me?
14 Saturday Jan 2012
Never do I have a nap on weekends or holidays. I read or do craft or write. Never nap.
I did when I was younger but remember fighting it. I remember feeling worse for the short lie down. I spent the time struggling to become awake, scared of sleeping too long, worried about all the things I should be doing instead.
Until today. Weird. 2 hours asleep and although I looked more tired on waking, I felt a lot better. You never know, I may even do it again tomorrow.
