I didn’t realise how tired I was this morning until my Mind Calm Sitting. Being still in awareness, I saw how my racing thoughts, my eagerness to ‘get everything sorted,’ were a result of weariness rather than any real urgency.
This is often the case. We are tired because we are so busy, then we keep busy to avoid feeling the tiredness. A regular meditation practice allowing us to sit quietly in awareness, rather than in our minds and the thoughts that fill them, can help us to see things more objectively.
There is still work to do and I have a work commitment tonight, but I am shelving non-urgent projects until tomorrow. I have a yoga class tonight which is a wonderful excuse to wear comfy, stretchy yoga clothes all day in preparation.
In between, I will make time to sit in the garden, to meditate, to eat healthily and give my mind and body time and space to rest and refresh. It can be hard to let go of busyness but it’s much harder to deal with a crash resulting from keeping going for too long without proper rest!
If you would like more inspiration to take care of yourself in this way, and to learn how to find your own stillness, do keep in touch. Find me on Facebook at Harriet Stack Mind Calm Coach or hit the ‘sign up’ button below.
Have a restful day!
Good point Harriet.. I’ve just moved and realised how exhausted i am from months of uncertainty then so much activity, it’s easier to just keep going than make time to rest which can bring up all sorts of worries.
Really enjoying your blog series.
Thank you Rosemary! Yes sometimes it seems more of an effort to rest but it is worth persevering!