Did you know that humans are meant to rest and sleep more in the winter? With the evolution of reliable and bright indoor lighting, we have mostly forgotten this. But, before all that, we would bed down earlier, retreat indoors and focus more toward interpersonal relationships and resting to recover from the hard work of harvesting food to survive the…
Resting can look like going for a walk, to maintain your activity levels, to doing a gentler workout with lower weights and lower sets and reps, to just indulging in a book with a warm hot chocolate and enjoying the peace and quiet. Resting need not be productive or busy. Winter is a time of hibernation in order to relax…
Let’s flip the internal script we often have inside our heads that lead us into believing that not only we need to work damn hard to deserve any kind of rest, but that we should be busy, constantly. That the only worth in life comes from being busy. Busy working. Busy socialising. Busy paying bills. Busy running errands. Busy with…
‘’Instead of asking, ‘Have I worked hard enough to rest?’, I’ve started asking, ‘Have I rested enough to do my most loving, meaningful work?’.’’ Nicola Jane Hobbs I have borrowed this quote from a business networking group I run with two other local businesswomen. It inspired me particularly this month, following on from a busy Christmas period, immediately followed up…