The art of chilling out
I had a big old lie in today. Following that I read for a while. I meditated. I lazed about until 1pm.
I’ve also done a bit of tidying and cleaning. Enough to have a less chaotic environment and make the remaining tasks a little less daunting.
And I’ve cooked. Made a gorgeous homemade soup.
And I’ve been to Body Balance. Which did me the world of good as I found thanks to working out all week my Tai Chi and Yoga poses flowed much better than usual.
And I’ve chilled some more in between all of this.
And today I feel far better than I have for the past few days. I think it was down to my sister pointing out that perhaps I was trying a little too hard.
I’d been putting pressure on myself to feel fabulous. I was determined to have a positive mental attitude towards getting up early, getting stuff done and enjoying every single moment of the day. Unfortunately the regimental attitude defeated the object of chilling out and feeling better in myself.
It’s taken almost a week but I think I’m ready to start my holiday now. No more pressure to feel a particular way by a specific deadline.
Here’s to a healthy and thoroughly relaxing holiday for the next eleven days!
What a beautiful picture.
I know that kind of holiday, and the “I WILL relax” attitude. If there’s one thing guaranteed to stop you relaxing, it’s feeling like you should be
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