take a rest
Out of the Box
A Pause That Refreshes
Rest
Oh the days
when one day a week
was set aside
for rest.
For some,
it meant doing nothing in particular.
For others
there could be time for family to be
together.
Each of us
have 24 hours
each day.
Eight hours to sleep,
eight to work,
eight to do everything else.
Researchers are finding
that eight hours of sleep, give or take an hour
is really important for everyone.
With all-night screen time
available,
can you develop
sleep hygiene,
preparing for restful sleep
by turning off
all screens,
stimulating activity,
welcoming rest,
grateful for a full day
and enough time to restore
and be healthy and
productive
the next day,
and the next,
and the next!
Take A Rest!
When you feel life is too intense,
imagine it as a TV soap opera.
Turn the sound down until it seems manageable
or mute the sound and read the text.
It reads differently than it sounds.
This idea came to mind as I was sitting in a high-tech dentist chair and there was a soap opera on the TV screen. The sound was turned off and the script appeared in captions. The goings-on seemed less dramatic that way. Sometimes we can’t eliminate the drama in our lives, but we can turn the volume down.
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