Rest
Reminders abound as I move from one vacation destination to the next, perusing one hammock-laden beach after the next — reminding me to take a load off my feet and relax. But why stop there? Why stop the daily ritual of resting and relaxing my mind and body after the vacation ends? I think I’m hooked onto a daily practice of chilling the heck out, and not just in front of a computer (or TV). Complete relaxation is a task in itself, too valuable to be pooled into a multi-tasking spree. A whole world of techniques, methods, activities to explore that serve solely to relax, renew, rejuvenate. Shifting from the flight-fight response to relaxation response, shifting from sympathetic to parasympathetic nervous system, crossing the chasm from struggle to ease… this is the daily relaxation that each of us needs to function and thrive in our worlds.