Take a Break
By Alison Nancyeÿwww.thelifekitchen.com
I just had a mini break in the mountains for four days with the kids and I can't believe how fresh and revitalized I feel as a result. I mean of course that's obvious that one feels relaxed and revived after a holiday, but how many of us actually take those holidays we dream about taking?
Take a break from technology
Four days of no email and no phone was pure bliss. Even though I have a ?healthy relationship? with my laptop and mobile, taking time out from them was LIBERATING to say the least. I really do feel so much lighter and energized.
The thing is even thinking about your work can sometimes be energetically draining. The stress that builds up in your mind about the ever growing emails or phone calls you have to deal with, can be exhausting. So allowing yourself to have 'time out from technology' is a big part of regularly taking a break throughout the year.
Have several holidays throughout the year
A great boss of mine from about 15 years ago did this ?radical? thing when he joined the company. It was a long established organisation with employees who had been there as long as the company had. Some people hadn't taken any kind of holiday in years. So he forced people to take a vacation. Many people were really unnerved and upset about it at first (imagine being unhappy about taking a holiday!) But he basically said 'too bad', every single person, including the company directors had to take their accumulated leave and take a vacation. Once people got the hang of it, they looked forward to regularly planning holiday time throughout the year, every year. The staff AND the organisation benefited GREATLY. People were simply happier and healthier as a result.
Often we work (hard) towards that end of year or mid year holiday, but really, to fully relax, and enjoy the bigger breaks, it's important to take mini breaks throughout the year as well. It can be as simple as a long weekend away or going to stay with friends.
Let your lifestyle define you, NOT your work
We can get so involved in our work that we almost become our work. It's as if our work defines how we live, rather than our way of life defining how we work.
Whatever breaks you decide to take, make sure you take them regularly throughout the year. Leave the computer at home and turn off your phone regularly so you can enjoy the silence and stillness of life and nature wherever you are and whoever you're with.
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