Allow Yourself Time: I took an extra couple days off recently. Just needed that time to relax and chill.
I think it is important that we know that about ourselves - when we need to allow ourselves to do that.
We tend to have a stigma about allowing ourselves to relax. We think we need to be busy and doing something all of the time for many different reasons. I think we need to be gentle to ourselves and allow ourselves some time - whether it is alone or with your family or friends.
First we got a lot of snow over a two day span that had to be dealt with on a few different occasions and then we ended up in the deep freeze (it was -49 Celsius with wind chill). The North Pole was only at -21 C. Wow!!!
When the weather is that cold, nothing works well - vehicles don't want to start or need to run at least 20 minutes before going anywhere, it takes way longer to accomplish anything, you need to put extra clothes and stuff in your car in case you have problems, and for some reason, you are tired all the time - even if you don't go anywhere. It's like your body goes into hibernation mode! Lol
Due to the snow and cold, it gave me the opportunity to reflect, rest, relax and just be lazy. It is funny how we need to give ourselves permission to do that. We don't usually allow ourselves that down time - time off - we push ourselves to the limit day in and day out until we get sick and are forced to rest, relax and be lazy.
Allow yourself that time to reboot before you get sick and then you can actually enjoy your time.
We reboot our phones, our computers, give many other things and people the time they need but we tend to overwork ourselves.
Make yourself a priority in 2024 and take time for yourself regularly!! You deserve it!
