It’s Sabbath Sunday and today is my day of rest! I don’t know when you block out to do something different and restful, but today is my day. Lately I’ve been reading article after article about how stress affects the nervous system, weight gain, unclear thinking, and on and on. So, the moral of the story is to manage or minimize your stress. But how do you do that?
For me there are lots of ways to manage it. I work out at least 3 times a week (the goal is 5). Exercise or movement seems to be the most often talked about way of managing stress. I think movement is important but I also think the act of taking a break or unplugging in itself helps too.
I think every person needs to find their source of stress too. Mine lies in procrastination. When I do not feel ready or that I’ve waited too long everything just goes spinning. I usually come back around and still get it done, but at what cost? Usually there is take out involved which means more trips to the gym to maintain.
So for today I will not define rest in simply doing nothing. Instead today will be for getting ahead so there can be peace and contentment where frazzled nerves once burrowed.
How do you stay content?
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
