Things to do on a daily basis: REST!

“A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop”. Most of us have settled into the usual routine of working 5 days a week and getting everything else done over a weekend. However, rest is an activity that needs to be undertaken on a daily basis and by rest I don’t mean plonking in front of the TV, or sleeping twelve hours a day. Believe it or not but these activities do not provide the needed rest.

a rest

Yes, it is important to get your six to eight hour of Z’s, but the rest I am referring to is to rest your mind from rushing into the future, stop trying to rest by doing something. Take ten to fifteen minutes a day and just be mindful of yourself. Practice doing nothing! No, really doing nothing is probably the hardest thing you will learn to do.

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