This summer has been packed. Between working on the business, trying to fit an entire year’s worth of seeing people into a few weeks, and figuring out the logistics therein, it’s been like juggling monkeys.
But last Friday the Dude headed back to the sandbox and, as everything ground to a halt, I began to see how exhausted I was. And I remembered my friend Kayla’s post from this Spring about real restoration.
She talks about sleeping until you’ve had enough, and then wandering leisurely with family and enjoyments without suppressing particular activities just because they could be categorized as “work” by certain definitions.
Okay, that’s not precisely what she said. But it’s what I needed to hear and it’s what came through to me in her post.
When I’m needing to regroup, my instinct is to stifle certain activities because “I’m supposed to be resting.” When really, whether by writing or business planning or studying history or taking pictures or whatever, mental play is one of the most rejuvenating activities for me.
But only when I approach it freely and leisurely.
So last weekend I slept until I woke up refreshed (which was a LOT of sleeping) and read for fun and let my brain play with some business ideas that have been rolling around in my mind lately. And I’ve been more productive AND more healthy in the past four days than the past four weeks. Perhaps a little restoration goes a long way.
What about you? Are you in need of some re-juve? Could you make space for it this weekend?
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